Are they fake or imitations?
1240331
Yes they are fake, however they are the next best thing to real. No fading in the direct sunlight, stretches well, and performs as advertised. My daughters friends have all ordered them.
1240332
These are all rubber material. It will be difficult to say if this is fake or imitations. What I can say is that it smells a lot better than another vendor that I bought from. I recently bought a set directly from Rainbow Loom and they are definitely real. The quality of the tool is really good. Hope this helps.
1240333
They are not real rainbow loom but they are of great quality and the company has great customer service
1240334
Since I don't know if Rainbow Loom was really the first ever to "create" loom bands, I cannot say if they were fake or imitations. What I can safely say is they are unbranded. The Rainbow Loom bands are a little thicker, I think.As to whether I am satisfied with the bands for the price, yes I am :) The bands are generally evenly sized, the glow in the dark actually glows and I have had only one band break so far (then again, I don't make fancy designs).
1240335
Not sure what is meant by fake. They are the bands that the kids are screaming about, only this is a GREAT selections of many colors. I used them for a party of 15 teenagers and they were soooo excited not only to see sooo many bands, but also the different colors. They are sturdy and lasting. Hope this helps!!
1398965
Absolutely not! These are knock-offs. Much, much, much thinner than the real thing. I am returning.
337530
I think they're fake because I found my originals. They don't sound the same.
1228744
It depends on the vendor. When I bought a pair from iDeal Xpert, they were fake. But I took a chance and bought again from MyParana, and those were real and new! Over the past several days I haven't seen Amazon itself selling any, but we customers should help each other know who sells the real ones and who doesn't!
1800298
The ones in this pic are the real ones. As long as they come with the box and do NOT have a black ring around the wrist they are real.
270810
They are legit. Even if they were knockoffs, I've had 100% work out of 200+ disks so far and data integrity looks good as well. Personally it wouldn't matter to me if they were knockoffs with that record.
1801581
If you get em from amazon, they're real. I have a pair myself, and they work just fine.
1625681
No, they're not real; however, they look as real as they can. My daughter loves them.
1228742
They are genuine IF you buy directly from Amazon and not through third-party sellers. Some sellers are legit but most are not. Also, if for any reason you think that you received a counterfeit from Amazon (which is rare) you can just simply return them.
1435579
I never ordered the fake, but that is one of the things I read about them was poor fit. I was just trying to warn others not to buy. Good Luck!
123057
Yes, these are genuine. You are right to ask, though... there are reputable stores that have sold fake versions of these (doubtless they were unaware of their lack of authenticity). I bought one from a popular online tech store at the same time I bought this one. The Amazon one was real, the other was not. I've spent the past 3 hours going over the details... there is no doubt about this unit's authenticity. (and it performs much better than the fake!)
1541935
They seem to be genuine. It is exactly like the genuine ones though you never know. They function as genuine and the quality of print is as same as ones I have used before.
747370
There is a chance they could be fake, and amazon wasn't informed, but most likely they aren't fake because amazon wouldn't want to have a bad reputation. :)
817442
The ones I received were in original appearing foil packing, in an original appearing box. Either they are genuine, or great fakes!
679522
I don't know how I'd be able to tell them apart from fake ones but I have a friend who got there same ones from the mall and ours are identical in appearance and quality. Also since mine completely destroy my Sony headphones that cost over twice as much I'm sure they are real
1548908
I'm not sure I can completely answer your question, but we have a set of these and love them. They are a great conversation piece anytime we use them with friends and family. Ours arrived in a box that appeared very legitimate, but I'm not sure if they're a knock-off or not. I know I've been really happy with them over the past 6 months and none of them have broken and we use them multiple times per week.
291321
I didn't open them up, sent them to my grandson, but he didn't say they were fakes, so I really do not know for sure.