{"id":284,"date":"2017-12-27T00:27:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T18:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lasersec.in\/blog\/?p=284"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T07:01:16","slug":"alert-discounts-on-online-products-is-fun-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/alert-discounts-on-online-products-is-fun-but\/","title":{"rendered":"Alert!!! Discounts\u00a0on\u00a0online\u00a0products\u00a0is\u00a0Fun\u00a0but&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-297 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Alert-Discounts-on-Online-Products-is-Fun-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Alert-Discounts-on-Online-Products-is-Fun-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Alert-Discounts-on-Online-Products-is-Fun-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Alert-Discounts-on-Online-Products-is-Fun-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Counterfeit<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>products<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>are<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>immune to the present consumer base where people<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>are<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>often duped into buying<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>these<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>products<\/span>.<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>These<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>are<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>usually being mass produced and sold illegitimately at various places.<span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span>With<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>its venture in the<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>online<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>market, fake goods<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>are<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>being sold exponentially, sometimes at reputable sites too.<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>With<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>that being said, this debauchery can<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>be<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>somewhat contained<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>with<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>proper anti-counterfeit technology or<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>with<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>awareness campaigns by the brands in order to educate the masses.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In order to<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>be<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>a bit more aware, one can follow<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>below<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>tips<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>to judge the authenticity of any brands they are<span><\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>buying<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>online<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIP 1: Check the seller&#8217;s identity<br \/>\n<\/strong>Don&#8217;t forget to verify the contact details of the seller or the authenticity of the website. Most importantly don&#8217;t fall into the traps of<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>discounts<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>and free shipping because that&#8217;s how the fake product sellers lure their customers in.<\/p>\n<p>Always buy from official sellers who<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>are<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>trusted and not shady. And in legit sites, the<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>online<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>platforms provide proper seller details along<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>with<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>other tracking details. So don&#8217;t delve into the game of<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>discounts<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>unless the seller offers appropriate information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIP 2: Look for customer reviews<br \/>\n<\/strong>Before buying from any seller, always check up<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>on<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>their ratings and reviews. Internet hyperbole is somewhat right especially when there<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>are<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>various vague and exaggerated reviews. A good rating<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>with<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>critical analysis of the seller&#8217;s pain points might just prove the seller&#8217;s authenticity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIP 3: Always pay from secured URLs<br \/>\n<\/strong>A secure page will have a small padlock icon<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>on<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>the top left corner of the beginning of any URL<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>on<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>the address bar of any internet browser. Only then you continue<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>with<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>payment, otherwise, step down from paying through such portals. Try using debits cards since in cases of fraudulent transactions; the money can<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>be<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>returned. Not only this, once you receive the parcel make sure to check for the obvious signs like <em><a href=\"http:\/\/lasersec.in\/product.html\">anti-counterfeiting seals and holograms<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>Even though we come as woke millennials, we often fall into traps of counterfeit shops.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\">But<\/span><span>\u00a0if one can follow\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\">these<\/span><span>\u00a0steps then it is more than just a heads-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Counterfeit\u00a0products\u00a0are\u00a0immune to the present consumer base where people\u00a0are\u00a0often duped into buying\u00a0these\u00a0products.\u00a0These\u00a0are\u00a0usually being mass produced and sold illegitimately at various places. With\u00a0its venture in the\u00a0online\u00a0market, fake goods\u00a0are\u00a0being sold exponentially, sometimes at reputable sites too.\u00a0With\u00a0that being said, this debauchery can\u00a0be\u00a0somewhat contained\u00a0with\u00a0proper anti-counterfeit technology or\u00a0with\u00a0awareness campaigns by the brands in order to educate the masses.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[293,381],"tags":[71,28,61,60,68,19,14,24],"class_list":["post-284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apparel","category-tags","tag-anticounterfeit","tag-counterfeit","tag-duplicate","tag-fake","tag-hologram","tag-hologram-sticker","tag-holographic-solutions","tag-lasersec"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":298,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284\/revisions\/298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasersec.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}