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Mary Ellyn
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Warning: Fake X-polesWe want to warn students about some fake Xpoles on the market.
Previously these were sold under the name of "Xpole" on ebay and most are now sold under the name of "Xtreme"
They look a lot like Xpole and often are even supplied with copied and sometimes original versions of the XPole brochure and DVD.
You can read the description of the differences to look for in the letter from Xpole which I have copied below.
Please be careful...anyone who unscrupulously takes advantage of people by stealing a name brand is not to be trusted to provide you with a quality, let alone safe product.
We have heard of many problems with these poles coming apart while in use, the spinning mechanism not working, or parts not fitting flush together.
Keep in mind also...you get what you pay for. If the deal sounds too good to be true...then it is too good to be true!
There are other more reasonable poles on the market that are safely produced if the XPole is out of your price range.
If you see a new Xpole for sale that is less than $299 for chrome or $329 for titanium, please beware. We are all contracted that we cannot sell the Xpole for less than this price or we cannot be authorized dealers.
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Mary Ellyn
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Here is the official letter from the company that makes the original Xpole. Keep in mind that this was sent a couple of months ago and the fakes have gotten better at disguising their copies!
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As some may have heard there have been some Fake X-Poles on the market, these have come from EBay, We have one of these fake X-Poles here and they are very dangerous. We are in the process of dealing with this. We have had them removed from eBay and are now taking action to have this stopped and to help protect the safety of all the dancers. If your student has bought a pole from ebay for less than £159.99 the likeliness that this is fake is very high.
The main ways to know if the pole is fake is :
1) The upper dome is made of plastic, it has black rubber around it and the silver section is very thin plastic. ( this will crack on pressure being applied)
2) The base is not articulating.
3) The base does not have our little X's on them.
4) The joints are not welded together therefore they will come out and the pole will just be a tube.
5) The instructions are a photo copy and the DVD is also a bad copy.
6) There are only 2 ball bearings - this means the pole will not spin under pressure.
If your customer has bought one of these poles they will not be covered for any injuries caused to them selves or to their property, They can not exchange the pole and Vertical Leisure will not be able to replace any faulty parts.
If you do have a customer complaint regarding an X-Pole which has been bought from eBay or not from yourselves please ask them for there serial number which will be on the upper dome. Ask them if the base has the X's on them ect and check the pole. If this is a Fake I would recommend that they get a full refund via PayPal and send the pole back to who they bought it from.
If any school / company / person is found selling Fake X-poles we will not only take legal action (already pending with one company ) we will also not supply them with Real X-poles, X-stages or any product from Vertical Leisure.
Should one of these fake poles fail and someone is hurt this will reflect on the whole pole dance industry. Remember the negative reaction to dance poles in Tesco's imagine what would happen if someone was to harm them selves on one of these. Everyone's hard work over the past few years would be lost. We are not just concerned for our product but as a dancer myself am concerned for the future of pole dancing itself with rubbish such as this on the market.
X-POLE is a quality brand and we do not want our customers confusing this rip-off version with the quality and safety associated with genuine X-POLE products
If you have already been approached by a company offering CHEAP X-poles please be aware of the above information. To help us have this stopped please try and get as much information as possible regarding the company/person trying to sell these to you. The more information we get the better. If you are approached to commence selling the new imitations, please gather as much information about the poles and the distributors as possible. Written or emailed information is best.
Be very suspicious if the distributor wont leave you with a sample to test, if they wont let you personally assemble & play with the product/parts, or if they don't leave you with any tangible information (e.g. brochures detailing the product and / or its assembly).
Ask about replacement parts, warranties and insurance |
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