£4 pouch for Desire HD

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May 11, 2011 at 6:53 AM
Not too sure whats with the bad reviews of this. I've got this case and it's pretty good. No complaints about it what so ever. OK at first was a little stiff to get in and out but after a few days of phone coming in and out it does loosen it self a bit.
 
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sromer

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May 11, 2011 at 8:59 AM
avatar7 said:
Not too sure whats with the bad reviews of this. I've got this case and it's pretty good. No complaints about it what so ever. OK at first was a little stiff to get in and out but after a few days of phone coming in and out it does loosen it self a bit.
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they say it's not the official htc one
 
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robE9

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May 11, 2011 at 9:31 AM
yeah , i have my pouch for 3 months too and really no complaint, saved me a couple of times when i dropped my phone accidentaly.
 
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May 15, 2011 at 7:46 PM
They're fake. Don't buy!

I ordered two as I already have one and it's the best pouch I've ever had.

Going through the process of getting my money back.
 
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alexluckett

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May 15, 2011 at 8:26 PM
Alsybub said:
They're fake. Don't buy!

I ordered two as I already have one and it's the best pouch I've ever had.

Going through the process of getting my money back.
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They claim they're official, and manufactured directly by HTC, even though they blatantly aren't:

MyiStore4u on email said:
Dear Sir,

We are sorry to hear about your issues.
We have fully refunded you.

Please be assured that these cases were directly manufacturered by HTC.

Kind Regards.
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I've just got a full refund from them pretty much instantly, and I get to keep the case as "a gesture of goodwill".

Just updating first post to warn people.
 
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alexluckett

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May 22, 2011 at 3:07 PM
PeatCoal said:
Do the fake ones still have the HTC stamp on them? How do you know they're fake? I have a suspicion mine might be..
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Yes they do. I'm sure it's fake, as I previously ordered a case directly from HTC, and I compared it to this one.

The material is different, size is different (my device simply falls out of the fake one, whereas with the original it was kept inside). The general feel of it just says "fake" all over it.

I've taken a picture of the cases side-by-side. They don't look too much different in the picture, apart from the size, but you can really tell when holding them. The real one is on the left (looks a bit tatty as it got damaged slightly), fake on the right:

 
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PeatCoal

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May 22, 2011 at 3:28 PM
alexluckett said:
Yes they do. I'm sure it's fake, as I previously ordered a case directly from HTC, and I compared it to this one.

The material is different, size is different (my device simply falls out of the fake one, whereas with the original it was kept inside). The general feel of it just says "fake" all over it.

I've taken a picture of the cases side-by-side. They don't look too much different in the picture, apart from the size, but you can really tell when holding them. The real one is on the left (looks a bit tatty as it got damaged slightly), fake on the right:

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Hi, thanks for the input.
Does the real one feel like real leather?

Mine does look like the one on the left. The reason i thought it was fake was that i'm fairly sure that it's made of plastic, both from its feel and especially from looking at its edges, which merge into the case's main body and seem to be just be plastic that hasn't been stamped with the leather print..

 
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alexluckett

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May 22, 2011 at 4:19 PM
PeatCoal said:
Hi, thanks for the input.
Does the real one feel like real leather?

Mine does look like the one on the left. The reason i thought it was fake was that i'm fairly sure that it's made of plastic, both from its feel and especially from looking at its edges, which merge into the case's main body and seem to be just be plastic that hasn't been stamped with the leather print..

http://tapatalk.com/mu/02641e02-e597-439a.jpg
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Yeah it does. I got a second opinion from my mum, she agrees with me - although she did say that if it is, then it's not very high quality. Bonded leather?

Mine does look like yours yes. The edges of the case are plastic though I think, to make it durable.
 
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May 22, 2011 at 9:33 PM
I bought one of these and strangely it is not the same as the ones pictured. It doesn't have the cut away on the bottom and feels too large for the phone (if that s possible?). There is no way it is real leather either. Still for 4 quid it does its job quite well - no complaints really but the cheapness does show.
 
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May 23, 2011 at 9:46 AM
sbdags said:
I bought one of these and strangely it is not the same as the ones pictured. It doesn't have the cut away on the bottom and feels too large for the phone (if that s possible?). There is no way it is real leather either. Still for 4 quid it does its job quite well - no complaints really but the cheapness does show.
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If you got it from the link in the OP, then it's definitely fake. If I were you I'd send it back, but it's obviously your choice, just make sure you don't put it in your pocket upside down ;)
 
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