I bought some baselayers from Manaslu Clothing because the whole brand presentation made it look like legit German designed outdoor gear. They claim to be inventing the gear aswell.
When the order showed up the piece had “INSULARING” printed on it instead of “INSULATING”.
At first I thought maybe I just got a bad batch or a fake item or something, but then I started digging around online and found the exact same products on Alibaba, the supplier even sent an image they use in the product listng. Same stitching patterns, same panel layout, same style photos, same everything and it appears this spelling mistake is on every single item they sold.
I don’t even care that manufacturing is overseas, basically everyone does that now. But don’t build your whole image around premium German engineering/outdoor quality and then ship products with a spelling mistake across the entire production run.
Like nobody caught this?
The whole thing feels way more like private-label Alibaba reselling than an actual outdoor gear company designing technical clothing themselves.
Curious if anyone else here has ordered from them or noticed the same thing.
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How do people even find those brands 😭
Congratulations, you found dropshipping.
dont tell me you fell for an instagram ad
*edit* Also: your whole account is dedicated to Manaslu and only Manaslu. Since creation 1 week ago. I dont believe you that you did not find any proof of dropshipping by others in that week if you are that invested. considering its very public and very much caught. there is even a whole tiktok channel to expose them [https://www.tiktok.com/@manasluclothing](https://www.tiktok.com/@manasluclothing) so, whats your agenda in all this
That whole Manaslu website screams dropshipping: [https://manasluclo.com/](https://manasluclo.com/)
Sorry you fell for it.
What did you expect? 🤣
It’s called dropshipping. Buy a 4€ product from Alibaba, put a logo on it, sell it for 40€.
Fake it till you make it. Did you reach out to the company? They have a refund policy, so maybe just send it back?
> because the whole brand presentation made it look like legit
and the different addresses in the imprint (Hamburg) and contact information (Essen) did not raise the slightest alarm for you?
Alibaba is the premium of Temu.
Bro, 11 out of 10 products on Amazon come from AliExpress and they don’t care to take care of the fakes…
In General, if you see anything in an ad online, assume it’s a lie. It usually is.
First time encountering a dropshipper?
Literally all clothing and accessories that are marketed are like this.
Rich people don’t buy clothes from ads.
And no rich people do not buy Gucci and Balenciaga those are ads where they wear those clothes for a price.
Rich people brands are pretty incognito.
Find a good store and spend a bit more money on less clothes and look on YouTube how to spot quality clothing.
If you want to buy decent shoes for example I can recommend Portuguese brands because they are handmade and locally sourced.
(I’m Portuguese)
Unfortunately you stil spend premium if you’re in Germany because I’ve personally seen leather shoes that you can buy in Portugal for 80euro costs 300 here.
But they are quality and 100% leather.
But yeah every single shirt you buy here will be made in Bangladesh which is not a problem if you know that upfront.
As others have said 90% of the economy now is slapping some boring modern logo on things and claiming it’s quality when in reality it’s poor people clothing
Return it under the 14 day right to withdrawal window.
Pretty much everything is made in China. Most of the ‘premium’ brands Europe-wash their products, calling them designed in /insert a European country/ and the product label quietly asserts the product to be made in China. Everyone took Apple’s idea, designed in California, and ran with it.
btw there is a whole tiktok channel dedicated to exposing them. seems like people caught it [https://www.tiktok.com/@manasluclothing/video/7626816389608688903?_r=1&_t=ZG-95P7UAwSQLY](https://www.tiktok.com/@manasluclothing/video/7626816389608688903?_r=1&_t=ZG-95P7UAwSQLY)
Also: your whole account is dedicated to Manaslu and only Manaslu. Since creation 1 week ago. I dont believe you that you did not find any proof of dropshipping by others in that week if you are that invested. whats your agenda in all this
I always check where the seller operates out of. You’d be surprised.
>made it look like legit German designed outdoor gear
What exactly made it look that way?