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Complaint Review: EGA Emporio - Charlotte North Carolina
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EGA Emporio
Via Monteleone, 512 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
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EGA Emporio -Italian Fashion- Donilo Rippa - Girgio Armani Emporio knockoff suits and jackets Charlotte North Carolina
I was approached by a man in a gas station parking lot who was very friendly and sharply dressed in a black suit. He was probably 45ish, black hair, very clean cut, and spoke broken english with a strong italian accent. He motioned to me and acted very humble and in need.
He then asked if I spoke Italian. I said no, but I am and wish I did. He went on to show me a card that read "Italian Fashion" and in the middle his name "Max." He went into this story about how he was attending a fashion show in town and he had a bunch of samples that were given to him he wanted to get rid of.
Of course, I was a bit skeptical but he kept going on about how he needed to get to the airport but he did not have the room for all of the clothing. He mentioned that he wanted to get his son a laptop with the money. His plan was to give me a gift of two Armani suits and four leather jackets. He would only charge me for one of the suits which would be $800.
I told him I did not carry that much cash on me. I then began to question where he was working and where he was going. He pretended to be offended and showed me an Italian passport which was pretty impressive. He then put the clothing in my back seat and asked how much money I had. It was rare for me to keep $500 on me, but I happen to have it that day.
Anyway, long story short, I gave him the money and he gave me four leather jackets and two suits. Even if knockoffs, not too bad a deal. Of course it makes it worse now that I ran across this website. I am usually very sharp and not one to be taken advantage of, but this guy was WAY convincing. I had a few flags pop up in my head, but he got me.
I did end up writing down his license plate which was on a rented car with Virginia plates because I suppose deep down inside I thought something shady was going down.
Easy come, easy go.
J
Charlotte, North Carolina
U.S.A.
He then asked if I spoke Italian. I said no, but I am and wish I did. He went on to show me a card that read "Italian Fashion" and in the middle his name "Max." He went into this story about how he was attending a fashion show in town and he had a bunch of samples that were given to him he wanted to get rid of.
Of course, I was a bit skeptical but he kept going on about how he needed to get to the airport but he did not have the room for all of the clothing. He mentioned that he wanted to get his son a laptop with the money. His plan was to give me a gift of two Armani suits and four leather jackets. He would only charge me for one of the suits which would be $800.
I told him I did not carry that much cash on me. I then began to question where he was working and where he was going. He pretended to be offended and showed me an Italian passport which was pretty impressive. He then put the clothing in my back seat and asked how much money I had. It was rare for me to keep $500 on me, but I happen to have it that day.
Anyway, long story short, I gave him the money and he gave me four leather jackets and two suits. Even if knockoffs, not too bad a deal. Of course it makes it worse now that I ran across this website. I am usually very sharp and not one to be taken advantage of, but this guy was WAY convincing. I had a few flags pop up in my head, but he got me.
I did end up writing down his license plate which was on a rented car with Virginia plates because I suppose deep down inside I thought something shady was going down.
Easy come, easy go.
J
Charlotte, North Carolina
U.S.A.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Sugar
San Francisco,California,
Same thing in San Francisco
#2Consumer Comment
Fri, June 28, 2013
The same thing just happened to me here in San Francisco, although I had a pretty good idea something was suspicious. I bought 3 "Armani" jackets from an Italian guy here. They are knock offs, with the "EJA" label, although it is pretty convincing...the jackets are all labeled, and one of them has a lining with "EJA" stitched into it all throughout the stitching.
The Italian guy claimed to be coming from a fashion show and had extra jackets to sell. I was "doing him a favor" since he would have to pay tax to go through the airport. In any case, I only paid $160 for all three jackets, and all three are a perfect fit and look pretty good on me.
I feel badly for the guys here who paid more, but honestly I balked at the idea of his first price of $200. If he had asked me for anywhere near $500 I would have laughed in his face.
It's hard to tell what the jackets are made of (2 brown, 1 black) but since even a cheap jacket from Zara costs $59.50, I don't feel too bad.
Mark
London,Europe,
United Kingdom
emporio rip off, london
#3REBUTTAL Individual responds
Sun, February 12, 2006
Hi, I had a similar experience the other week, in London. A man with an Italian accent approached me offering the four leather jackets and a case full of shirts and ties, also a suit. I take it these are not originals, as I was very near to giving him the cash but had a bad feeling just before handing the cash. He said his name was Luca. I must admit the Jackets did look genuine. Please respond.
Cory
San Antonio,Texas,
U.S.A.
All I Can Say Is
#4Consumer Comment
Thu, February 09, 2006
That boy sure do get around. I think he was in London last week. I like the part about speaking Italian. Let's take a poll, How many people in North Carolina speak Italian? One, two, three at the most. And they're his "brothers" selling jackets and suits in other parts of the state.
