Scammed: fake versus genuine Kanken 

I had a fake for 4 months. The plastic inside started to break and so did the stitches. Today I bought a real one and the difference in quality is huge

I was scammed with a pair of Dr Martens shoes a few years ago and the feeling when you receive a fake is horrible... I paid the same as originals and were totally made of plastic, I was just looking for my size 😢

I always say if it’s too good to be true it is. I almost purchased from them.

I bought a classic from a website. It was around the £35 price mark. I thought it was a bargain. So I ordered it and waited and waited. Later I noticed that they’d taken my money but my order had failed. I contacted them and they said they had the order and would send it. It eventually arrived but it was clearly a fake. I managed to resell it (I did not claim it was authentic). I then ordered a real one from the actual website and when it arrived I could immediately tell the difference. It’s very easy to be taken in by the cheap things online. You really have to do your research. 👍🏻 Good video 😊

The fake bag has a weird shiny fabric in the video. While the real one feels a bit waxy and looks far more sturdy/squarish.

Oh no.... I think I bought one from them... I’m sad, not because the brand itself but I really loved the idea of my money going to arctic foxes and the environment, and I know in some of these knockoff places the workers aren’t treated amazing. Man I love my backpack still but I hope I learned from my mistake for the future 😕 I guess I’m just holding onto some hope it’s just an older version but I dunno. Thank you for spreading the word though!

I bought a LV bag gtdupe years ago. I took it to the LV store in my town last week to have it repaired. The store clerk inspected my bag and immediately told me that the bag was of good quality. She pulled a current bag out of inventory and compared the tags and I found zero differences

This vid is so useful. I got a Kanken sling yesterday and made a comparison with the Mini I purchased 4 years ago. I discovered the Mini is not original 😢. I paid so much attention when I got it, I thought it was genuine. But a couple of details are so ambiguous. Too late to return it and to have my money back. What I learned: better to buy on the office website and avoid Amazon.

i'd been scammed once on IG for some clothing. Many of these factories steal designs from boutique brands and steal their pictures, usually you can tell when the model's head is cutoff from the product image. They send you a really cheap knock off and the only way you can get your money back is through paypal dispute. For Kanken, the way i can tell at first glance is the logo, the eye of the fox is sharp, the one circle on top of the A in "Kanken" should be touching, and the back of the buttons have 2 concentric circles - on the fake ones, the circle of the A is detached and the eyes of the fox is rounded and the back of the buttons are not similar at all. The material tag inside should also be silky and seams are always sewn if its authentic. Ive seen authentic Kankens without the swedish flag too btw, so I dont usually go with that.

It always stinks when that happens! I had to learn the hard way too! I hope you can get some results!

My kanken bag is arriving this week for school! this video was really useful :) thanks!

So I have a real Kanken backpack I bought around 3 years ago. This has been my school bag and last year I bought a Kanken sling on eBay for like $28. It’s almost exactly authentic material to like my backpack. The thing was it was in the forest green color Kanken didn’t even have for the sling until recently. Even though it is fake, it’s pretty close which I do not mind since I have a real Kanken already

I knew in the first second - no accent's over the "A" s ( Ä) - very important detail !

Oh no I just fell for that and just bought one but how long did it take to come??

They make the fake ones so authentic 😅 but you got the fake for the price of an original sling? I got a backpack from this brand for 20 euros knowing that is not the original, of course. Souvenir shops in Greece are full with them. I got it during my vacation this summer.

Excellent attention to detail! Thank you. I think my backpack is real, I paid $90 on the Fjallraven US website, but it came in a plastic bag, as opposed to a box, so that got me wondering…. Also, my backpack has plastic hardware on the straps. The stitching is excellent on my pack, but I just can’t tell whether or not mine is actually authentic.

I just bought one off amazon, I’m in the UK, I have saved your video and will be watching closely when it arrives, thank you 🙏 for this video.

Thank you so much for the information. Best video on the market!

If you wanna buy a Kanken, either buy it from the website or their store or stores that are like Indigo, Sport Chek, or Urban Outfitters, they are legit carrying the real bags. And remember, if it's too good to be true, it's mostly is!

I just bought a Kanken backpack last month...in the Super Grey color to me yours indeed looks different color & the the stiching on yours looks terrible. And the grey color is more of a matte texture, sort of more of a canvassy feel to it. than yours is....And the nametag looks just like your yellow sling...... Yes, you are correct, your backpack is a fake & I don't blame you for being mad! I was going to get mine off a website, & I imediately canceled it( I chickened out!) & went to the Journey's store in the mall & bought my Kanken...I'm really glad that I did. Sometimes it's better to go to a physical store to get something, where you can actually look at the product, & be able to look, touch, & feel it first. On the website it isn't possible to do that. ...It was worth the extra money for the piece of mind it gave me to know that it wasn't a fake one....After seeing yours, There are way too many scammers out there, these days! ....We all have to be really careful, because of it.

Hello! I like your videos a lot! I have a question for you. As I see, inside your original kanken, there is a lebel with the space for contact information. On the bottom there is the amblem in colors - everything is exactly the same as it is in my kanken (purchased from official retailer for the UK). However I've seen a lot on videos on YT where there is no amblem on the contact lebel inside the bag, backpack or sling bag, and yet all those bags were also bought from official retailers, e.g. Urban outfiters. I'm confused... what do you think about that? (sorry for my English, I hope you can get my point). Thank you!

What color was your Kånken Sling? Thank you very much for the information about fake Kånkens!! It will definitely come in handy for me 💗

I just go the mini backpack yesterday in the same color of your sling! I love it so much and can’t wait to start using it

I'm considering buying a kanken but I've learned that there's a tonne of fake ones. that's insane! I will buy from the official site even if it costs pretty good and will sleep good during the night knowing I've spent my money for good🤣

I saw on another comparison video, the faux packs do not have the purveyor emblem on the inside tag. Thanks.

I just checked my daughters backpack- the hardware is plastic but there is not any hardware on the top of straps. The straps are sewn directly to the bag at the top. The seems inside here are raw edge tho. I purchased it at Dillard’s so I really hope it’s real! Haha

7:11 the older ones have it like the fake! I buyed mine in a official store and they have the letters like the fake!!

Mine just came in I think it looks fine I got a lot of compliments I got it off the same website

I have seen so many videos on kanken about its authenticity. The circle above the A in kanken touches the A in mine too. But i have seen some videos where the circle above the A in kanken doesn’t touch. Can anyone tell me which one is real and which one is fake ??

I agree with the comment below. There's a site that will keep changing its name and will even add "official" to its URL. What I do now, I will go to their contact info, authentic Kanken site will have a location tracker of their actual stores near you.

The hardware of mini,classic are plastic..im also hve classic kanken no 2 all black and classic greenland,they're metal

I could tell it was a fake by the first second i saw it. Extremely bad. (I have grown up with Fjallraven. The backpacks have only hardwear. Nothing plastic). Anyways. Your yellow one is adorable!

Were you able to get your money back?

Shame on them....I am so sorry that happened to you

Im soo happy that i didnt get the fake one my auntie knows whats fake and real

I dont like the part where you expect original stuff with such a price slash. I feel your anger is unjustified. I like how you mention details on the seam part to differentiate fake and original though. Because I haven't seen it on other similar video.

I am sorry you got cheated. We all have one time or another. Tell us what's happens

You have proof of fake vs real and PayPal will take that into major consideration

I'm lucky that a shop near me has sales on them pretty frequently, I've purchased a few of them whether for myself or as gifts for others, and have thankfully never had to pay full price, though I gladly would since they're very good quality

I had got fake first one but it was pretty good bag but I just got real one yayyyy

Oh dear 😕

Just sell it to someone who will be more glad to have it than you 😉😀 a fake for 20$ for someone who's looking to buy anything that isn't the original 120$ is already a steal 😊