In recent months, many sites and physical points of sale have started selling fake Sonny Angels. We will give you some tips in this article to distinguish real Sonny Angel from fake.
How to recognize fake Sonny Angels?
There are two scenarios where you can find yourself facing counterfeits: purchasing directly or on the internet.
1. Verify the merchant
The first instinct to adopt when purchasing Sonny Angel is to ensure that you are buying from an official retailer. The official list is available here , you can directly check if it is an official reseller.
Avoid resellers such as fairs, funfairs, markets, etc., as they are never official resellers.
2. The Sonny Angel must be protected by opaque packaging
On most counterfeits we see transparent plastic packaging. These are in no way real Sonny Angel, all our products are sold in boxes closed with opaque plastic.
Example of protective bag :
3. Mistakes and typography
The first step in your verification is to review the text, images and fonts on the Sonny Angel packaging. They may look completely different than what appears on an official box, or the text may be a little blurry, smudged, or misplaced due to a printing error or poor quality.
Here is an example of official packaging:
4. Verify that the characters really exist
Our regular and limited collections are available on our website, even when out of stock our product sheets are still available. So if in doubt you can consult our product sheets to check if the products really exist.
Example of fake Sonny Angel:
5. How to protect yourself from fake Sonny Angel sold on the internet
If a Sonny Angel is sold for much less than its market price, you are probably facing a counterfeit. Even if the photos sent by a seller seem to you to correspond to a real Sonny Angel, there is no guarantee that it is the one you will receive in your mailbox.
To protect yourself from these problems, there are some precautions to take, even if zero risk does not exist:
• If zero risk does not exist, it is still better to buy your second-hand Sonny Angel from people you trust and avoid other platforms like eBay, Vinted or LeBonCoin and especially Aliexpress and Shein
• Be especially wary of sellers with no transaction history or no reviews
• If in doubt, request as many additional photos of the Sonny Angels you wish to acquire as possible. If the seller is honest, he should understand and comply.
We are all counting on your vigilance.
The Sonny Angel France team