Serious scam alert
Serious scam alert. I ordered a pair of hair clippers on May 4 that popped up as being around 40% cheaper than anywhere else because of a Google discount code that was being promoted (I imagine this is why the product/store was prominent when I searched it via Google Shopping). The website seemed legit; I did a lil research, and because they use standard Shopify software masked behind Cloudflare, the transaction looked incredibly professional, smooth, and automated. I paid via PayPal.
After a few days of it not being shipped, I contacted them and requested they cancel and refund as it was taking too long.
As if by magic, it was instantly marked as shipped (red flag) and I received a message saying there had been delays 'due to bad weather'. I noticed a banner on their website that apologised about shipping delays, but that was also a red flag.
When I checked the tracking number they provided, I could see that the product wasn't actually shipped for around 2–3 days. They clearly just generated a shipping label from USPS to satisfy the automated requirements to mark the order as shipped on their end, before actually handing anything over. Another red flag.
By the time the product arrived in my country, it had been almost 2 weeks since I ordered. When I got a notification and photo from the courier that the 'parcel' had been posted through my letterbox, I knew something was awry - the big clipper set that I ordered certainly wasn't fitting through my letterbox. Reddest flag.
When I got home and opened the package, to my lack of surprise, it was a cheap comb worth about 1 dollar/euro/pound. This is a classic bait-and-switch exit scam designed to generate a "successful delivery" tracking number to trick payment processors. I immediately filed a dispute on PayPal.
What is strange is I did my research at the time and I'm sure I ended up here on Trustpilot and the store had decent reviews. Now, this is a fresh profile filled with 1-star reviews. It is highly likely they hijacked/purchased a previously trusted domain name to inherit its good reputation, or the business went rogue to cash out. Either way, it's a very deliberate, organized scam.
May 16, 2026
Unprompted review