| Hair straighteners - most women own pair and since | | | | company that you are buying from. Check if they |
| the ceramic plated ones were invented they have | | | | have a contact address in the UK. If they have a UK |
| become an essential part of many peoples' beauty | | | | telephone number then give it a call, ask them some |
| regime. GHD straighteners in many peoples' eyes are | | | | questions about the GHDs you are wanting to order - |
| by far the best on the market, and due to the | | | | they should be able to answer all your queries. Also |
| consumer need for them, as with many leading brands, | | | | check if they have a company registration number. |
| fake GHDs are too easily available. | | | | As with all online shops check there is a golden |
| It is virtually impossible to tell a pair of fake GHDs and | | | | padlock in the right hand corner of the website. This |
| a pair of genuine ones apart as they look very similar. | | | | means that they have a secure payment system. If |
| Those companies producing the fake ones are doing a | | | | the padlock doesn't appear then you could be giving |
| very good job of creating them. The fake GHDs are | | | | your credit card details to anyone. |
| generally not as effective as the real ones, perhaps | | | | All companies should have a clear privacy policy, |
| not heating up to the right temperature as quickly or | | | | required on all websites that take your details and also |
| not at all, and then not keeping this temperature | | | | a clear returns policy. If the returns policy appears |
| consistent. They can also be very dangerous, | | | | ambiguous then give the company a miss. You want |
| sometimes having electrical faults that can cause fires | | | | to be safe in the knowledge that if anything goes |
| in the home. | | | | wrong with your straighteners then you can return |
| A pair of fake GHDs will not be covered by the 2 | | | | them and get a new pair, have them fixed or get a |
| year guarantee that you get with a genuine pair | | | | refund.eBay can also be risky as you can't tell from a |
| therefore you have no comeback if anything does go | | | | picture whether GHDs are real or not, even some of |
| wrong with them - meaning you will be left out of | | | | the fake ones have genuine looking holograms on |
| pocket and without a pair of hair straighteners. They | | | | them, come in all the same packaging and look real in |
| may not even arrive on your doorstep. | | | | every other way. If you buy them from eBay then ask |
| Using companies that create fake GHDs can leave | | | | the sellers questions and check their feedback just as |
| you at risk of credit card fraud and identity theft, an | | | | you would when buying anything from eBay. |
| ongoing problem in today's society, with consumers | | | | There are plenty of genuine distributors of GHD hair |
| buying more and more goods and services over the | | | | straighteners, you can find a list of them on the official |
| internet. In most cases, if you find a website selling | | | | GHD website. There is also a list of all salons in the UK |
| GHDs for a real bargain price, the old saying comes in | | | | that resell for them. |
| to play - if it seems too good to be true then it | | | | If you take all these precautions then the pair of GHDs |
| probably is. | | | | that arrive on your doorstep should be genuine, and |
| So what can the consumer do to ensure they receive | | | | then you can enjoy the excellent features of this |
| their pair of genuine GHDs? Do some research on the | | | | essential beauty item. |