tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post4088489260182941812..comments2024-03-17T13:45:38.865+05:30Comments on A Cynful Fiction: Fake Olay? Reader QueryCynthia Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09119795827982633341noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-41506281531055967102017-01-05T15:50:27.548+05:302017-01-05T15:50:27.548+05:30My Olay doesn't hav this warning of keeping ou...My Olay doesn't hav this warning of keeping out of reach of children.. I want to know how u contacted P&G and in how many days did they get back to u. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18112954409507333020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-1858624650113676612017-01-05T15:50:18.809+05:302017-01-05T15:50:18.809+05:30My Olay doesn't hav this warning of keeping ou...My Olay doesn't hav this warning of keeping out of reach of children.. I want to know how u contacted P&G and in how many days did they get back to u. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18112954409507333020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-87072639137927604232014-04-03T13:30:19.413+05:302014-04-03T13:30:19.413+05:30hey,
why cant you report to www.brandsandfakes.co...hey, <br />why cant you report to www.brandsandfakes.com<br />It will take action on your complaint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-26664569376103640772012-09-18T19:48:54.941+05:302012-09-18T19:48:54.941+05:30yes u r right its a fake one!!! i got the same bot...yes u r right its a fake one!!! i got the same bottle(as in the picture)for rs.699,but didn't use it as i doubted its originality.i talked to the shopkeeper about it but he denied!!still i am having the bottle with me i dont know where to claim for the money i spent on this fake product n how to teach these shopekeepers who sell duplicate products..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-53530623578171577172011-05-01T16:04:43.259+05:302011-05-01T16:04:43.259+05:30Kritika- Oh that's great. LOL glad there's...Kritika- Oh that's great. LOL glad there's no bad grammar on the new one. So cool that the shopkeeper gave back yr money!<br /><br />♥xx♥Cynthia Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119795827982633341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-60206040748010818002011-04-30T23:06:22.809+05:302011-04-30T23:06:22.809+05:30And also, this one says Keep out of reach OF child...And also, this one says Keep out of reach OF children. <br />Lol. No bad grammar here. That one was definitely a counterfeit !Kritikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-19000620027820420732011-04-30T23:05:16.489+05:302011-04-30T23:05:16.489+05:30Hey C ! Thought I'll just update you.
So I ca...Hey C ! Thought I'll just update you. <br />So I called P&G and they tracked my complaint and looked up the batch number and manufacturing date. And guess what ?! It doesn't show up on their system. Showed an error and a gap of two months between both which cant be possible if its an original. The lady also mentioned that they havent changed the packaging and it HAS to have the Kritikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-17905509142889053552011-04-24T22:40:02.543+05:302011-04-24T22:40:02.543+05:30I have no idea why they fake Olay?Olay price here ...I have no idea why they fake Olay?Olay price here is arround 11USD,and in south east asia P&G factory is in thailand.There are factories of:Unilever Indonesia,Mandom Indonesia,Kao Indonesia,Sara Lee Indonesia,etc but not with P&G. Is your Olay made in thailand too?There are some counterfeit products,usually"pricier"brands like MAC,Bobbi Brown,The Skin Food,and Etude.But not withAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-36472117615227193232011-04-24T22:24:56.272+05:302011-04-24T22:24:56.272+05:30arunima- Oh I didn't think u were dissing it o...arunima- Oh I didn't think u were dissing it or anything like that. I just don't think mine is fake. It does have manufacturing date at the bottom- 08/12/16 (YY/MM?DD)<br />Thanks...I appreciate yr helpful suggestions :)<br /><br />Kritika- glad that u wrote to them. Hope u get a response soon.<br /><br />cpl- ya boys are so oblivious :)<br /><br />♥xx♥Cynthia Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119795827982633341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-41690519713420128362011-04-24T19:45:39.755+05:302011-04-24T19:45:39.755+05:30anyway...since the bottle that u bought in 2009 lo...anyway...since the bottle that u bought in 2009 looks identical to the one I bought in 2011 it is quite possible that fakes were repackaged with bad product in old bottles that Olay produced in 2009...ppl please beware!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098265524507082309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-76254009375190369352011-04-24T19:22:39.296+05:302011-04-24T19:22:39.296+05:30Cynthia - the real Olay bottle has the manufacturi...Cynthia - the real Olay bottle has the manufacturing date on the box as well as the bottom of the bottle...writing it on the box only is not enough...by law (as far as i know) it has to be on the container from which the product is dispensed...at least it is on every other Olay bottle that I have... In fact, the bad/fake bottle that i have (which i bought a few weeks back!!) has the same label Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098265524507082309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-13704244215491306652011-04-24T18:23:43.033+05:302011-04-24T18:23:43.033+05:30The only point I can make is that, fake or not, re...The only point I can make is that, fake or not, real Olay is not "too thick" for anybody. Okay it might be too thick for people who re oil factories, but Olay just gets absorbed so quickly and makes your face feel as if you haven't put anything on it. I have a friend who has extremely extremely oily skin but she loves Olay as well.<br />So , we still dont know if this fake or not. Kritikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-64209812805727047392011-04-24T16:54:36.760+05:302011-04-24T16:54:36.760+05:30I still have my olay 7effects cream in my bathroom...I still have my olay 7effects cream in my bathroom mirror cabinet and I don't use that any more cause it felt too thick for me. But over all its fine. I always check the packaging cause i'v too noticed so many other stuff which comes in fake packaging.I remember when I was in Chandigarh for few days trip I really needed a conditioner so bad and I saw the sun silk conditioner in yellow Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525237545618915530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-78112484320249498702011-04-24T12:47:10.670+05:302011-04-24T12:47:10.670+05:30Arunima- I bought mine in 2009, that's why it&...Arunima- I bought mine in 2009, that's why it's cheaper. How can it be fake when I was just launched in India and not even popular yet for people to dupe?! Manufacturing date and ingredients are written on the box.<br /><br />♥xx♥Cynthia Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119795827982633341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-26979085046213375732011-04-23T22:18:54.241+05:302011-04-23T22:18:54.241+05:30OMG ! Thanks for the info Arunima. I felt weird wh...OMG ! Thanks for the info Arunima. I felt weird when I used this one, though i used it only once it was enough to make realise that either the product is fake or they changed the ingredients or the composition. Yep, mine looks like the one in the post and I have a pretty darn good feeling that its fake. So i have written to P&G and posted the same to Olay as well. Lets hope I get a reply or Kritikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-10217972429939871032011-04-23T18:21:13.141+05:302011-04-23T18:21:13.141+05:30In addition, if you look at the bottom of the fake...In addition, if you look at the bottom of the fake Olay bottle (like the one in the picture) there is no date of manufacturing or expiry date. Another major thing which a company like P&G CANNOT miss out. Again, please be careful with this product! My vehemence here comes from the fact that the original Olay Total Effects has really helped my skin and I would hate to see cases of once bitten Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098265524507082309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-7748312868645016192011-04-23T18:14:09.348+05:302011-04-23T18:14:09.348+05:30Hi...I bought the same bottle as the one in your p...Hi...I bought the same bottle as the one in your photographs...mine cost Rs. 500. Once I opened it I pumped it several times but in vain. No product came out. I opened up the bottle (after a lot of effort) and the product inside was orange and completely dry! I immediately went and bought another bottle and there was A MARKED difference between the writing on the back of the second and the first.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098265524507082309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-72784170087770380432011-04-22T23:22:09.030+05:302011-04-22T23:22:09.030+05:30speak to shopkeeper but I am not sure if they can ...speak to shopkeeper but I am not sure if they can really help there even in case they are selling fake products...writing to P&G with the batch number and whole of your experience will help even if it is a fake or even if it is not suiting you...better to give a feedback regd the product in case they might have changed the formulation...and yes some batches are diff...it happens with every Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073971437436995242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-5300754399250294762011-04-22T22:57:15.531+05:302011-04-22T22:57:15.531+05:30I don't know if anyone has seen this but on th...I don't know if anyone has seen this but on the news a few days back they showed how the police caught a HUGE shipment of Fake Skincare products in India. And most of them were...yes, OLAY! According to the newspeople, Fake products are very common esp if you buy them in smaller cities. And they showed a lot of fake Olay Total Effects bottles. The one in question might or might not be a fake,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-57079199932740047052011-04-22T21:18:30.283+05:302011-04-22T21:18:30.283+05:30Thanks all for your suggestions
Kritika- Yes u do...Thanks all for your suggestions<br /><br />Kritika- Yes u do that :)<br /><br />♥xx♥Cynthia Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119795827982633341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-56594475154536714112011-04-22T20:48:24.314+05:302011-04-22T20:48:24.314+05:30I think even if its real olay, sometimes the maniu...I think even if its real olay, sometimes the maniufacturing date is incorrect..,maybe its actually ane xpire product and its being passed off as a recent product...thatys why the smellPeachesandBlushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130780211365889285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-58030118941793891082011-04-22T20:27:39.637+05:302011-04-22T20:27:39.637+05:30this is totally of topic but I love your hear. soo...this is totally of topic but I love your hear. sooo pink! :D<br /><br /><br />you should take it back to the shopkeeper.<br /><br />thanks for sharing!<br />Oh BTW, new follower here. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://misskatv.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://misskatv.blogspot.com</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151850466871304575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-74688001278208348132011-04-22T20:08:19.709+05:302011-04-22T20:08:19.709+05:30Yes, speak to the shopkeeper. But in either case y...Yes, speak to the shopkeeper. But in either case you should write to P&G..Hungover on Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622819680324959874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-71993532152296941002011-04-22T20:06:53.627+05:302011-04-22T20:06:53.627+05:30Thankyou Cynthia for posting my query ! :)
And tha...Thankyou Cynthia for posting my query ! :)<br />And thankyou guys for helping out as well, I'll contact P&G and the shop owner as well :)Kritikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070011977124999282.post-33250329247279358902011-04-22T19:57:44.315+05:302011-04-22T19:57:44.315+05:30There are a lot of shop owners all across mumbai/p...There are a lot of shop owners all across mumbai/pune/delhi who sell fake makeup maybe they've started selling fake skin care too.... Id advise to speak to the owner first and then P & GEVE-O-LUTIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922388315844866419noreply@blogger.com