Deporvillage, legit?

ugo.santalucia
ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
in Road buying advice
They seem to have some Sidi shoes which are out of stock everywhere else at very attractive prices... are they legit? Are they UK based?
left the forum March 2023

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,872
    Someone asked the other day: https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13115831/deporvillage

    I can't help seeing it as Dopervillage.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
    Ah OK... based in Spain...

    I guess I don't need them that badly then...
    left the forum March 2023
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
    there should be a fuxxing law that forces online retailers to specify clearly where they are based and where they ship from. It shouldn't be up to the customer to investigate... it's so frustrating
    left the forum March 2023
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,217
    ugo.santalucia said:

    there should be a fuxxing law that forces online retailers to specify clearly where they are based and where they ship from. It shouldn't be up to the customer to investigate... it's so frustrating

    A good trick is to scroll down to the bottom and see if the company name is PLC, Ltd, GmbH, SARL etc.
    If it's not obvious from that, find the T&C link and it should give the company address e.g.

    Business address:: Plaça de la Ciència, 1, 1º, local 4, Edifici Impuls, 08243 Manresa (Barcelona)
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    I got some Sidi buckles from them last week, postage was expensive. But they arrived when they said they would.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
    problem with buying shoes is in case they don't fit... can't face a return...
    left the forum March 2023
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    edited May 2021
    de_sisti Posts: 1,200 17 May

    brian.mcclements said:
    Anyone used the above? I am looking for a pair of Sidi 5 mega which they have stock.TIA:

    I ordered 1x Sidi Trace 2 Mega Wide Fit MTB Shoes Black Size 46 EU from them. Delivery (April 2021) took just eight days (from ordering). Very pleased and will use them again.
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    thistle_ said:

    ugo.santalucia said:

    there should be a fuxxing law that forces online retailers to specify clearly where they are based and where they ship from. It shouldn't be up to the customer to investigate... it's so frustrating

    A good trick is to scroll down to the bottom and see if the company name is PLC, Ltd, GmbH, SARL etc.
    If it's not obvious from that, find the T&C link and it should give the company address e.g.

    Business address:: Plaça de la Ciència, 1, 1º, local 4, Edifici Impuls, 08243 Manresa (Barcelona)
    But...Amazon is based on Luxembourg or somewhere, as is Ebay, but they have subsidiaries in the UK, etc.
    I agree, in these post-Brexit days, it should state where stuff's coming from.
    It's just a hill. Get over it.

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