Hey Man, I think I'm in the same boat. I have two pairs of Skitch model vonzippers. The fisrt pair broke so I ordereed replacements on ebay. The new ones are lighter, say "made in italy" (old ones said "made in china") and the hinges on the new ones are cheaper feeling. I jsut sent a long email to von zipper... Hope you got your stuff sorted out. -Ryan
@sdguero28 So i got a call back from VonZipper today. They were really cool on the phone and offered this explanation:
They currently manufacture shades in China AND Italy
Models have been moving to China over the last couple years
In general, and particularly for my model (Skitch), the Chinese version is higher quality
Since I was expecting the Chinese version and I got the Italian one, they are happy to fullfill a warranty claim and replace my Italian made Skitchs with Chinese ones.
Sorry to hear about all of this. we have been in the Sunglass Industry for 12 years if you send them in to us we will look at them for you. We will even give you a credit towards a new pair from an Authorized Dealer!!
uhm dude I bought my Von zipper stache at a surf shop which is an official dealer and it my sunglasses came with the sticker on the lens , it came with its VZ box and guarrantee and its von zipper pouche ,,,, if im not mistaken it said made in china ,, and if you look up in the internet everybody says that theirs also said made in china :S ,,,, i think that your local surf shop is the one that ripped you off that would explain why the store owner kept insisting that they were real
@sbuysgm i did contact them and they initially asked about more details and have since ignored my responses. I am working with my credit card company to resolve the issue.
Hey Man, I think I'm in the same boat. I have two pairs of Skitch model vonzippers. The fisrt pair broke so I ordereed replacements on ebay. The new ones are lighter, say "made in italy" (old ones said "made in china") and the hinges on the new ones are cheaper feeling. I jsut sent a long email to von zipper... Hope you got your stuff sorted out. -Ryan
sdguero28 1 week ago
@sdguero28 So i got a call back from VonZipper today. They were really cool on the phone and offered this explanation:
They currently manufacture shades in China AND Italy
Models have been moving to China over the last couple years
In general, and particularly for my model (Skitch), the Chinese version is higher quality
Since I was expecting the Chinese version and I got the Italian one, they are happy to fullfill a warranty claim and replace my Italian made Skitchs with Chinese ones.
sdguero28 1 week ago
@sdguero28
They are also happy to fulfill the warranty on my other pair that broke.
So in conclusion, the VonZipper model I have is different in China vs Italy (for the better), and Vonzipper customer service was helpful on the phone.
So now I'm just hopeful that I get my replacement shades in a prompt manner!
sdguero28 1 week ago
Sorry to hear about all of this. we have been in the Sunglass Industry for 12 years if you send them in to us we will look at them for you. We will even give you a credit towards a new pair from an Authorized Dealer!!
TheSunglassGarage 1 month ago
dude...the black one is a fulton...the redone is a elmore...for what i can see...vonzz are made in italy...it cant be made in china...
jpdarkop0209 1 month ago
dude how do you expect the wayfare models to fit the same as fulton it doesnt even matter if their fake
ryanmall16 2 months ago
uhm dude I bought my Von zipper stache at a surf shop which is an official dealer and it my sunglasses came with the sticker on the lens , it came with its VZ box and guarrantee and its von zipper pouche ,,,, if im not mistaken it said made in china ,, and if you look up in the internet everybody says that theirs also said made in china :S ,,,, i think that your local surf shop is the one that ripped you off that would explain why the store owner kept insisting that they were real
NuArubianDevil 4 months ago
next time dont order online...ok stop crying.LOL!
rollingleaf71 7 months ago
the "Shift into netural" only come in matte black, but those lenses also defintaly look Von Zipper substandard.
JPCinDrock 8 months ago
Great video, do you think the real ones fit a wider face well? I'm looking at buying some.
MyMegaProductions 8 months ago
If you are unhappy, contact the Italian company with all your documents etc
they will do something
sbuysgm 9 months ago
@sbuysgm i did contact them and they initially asked about more details and have since ignored my responses. I am working with my credit card company to resolve the issue.
udannlin 9 months ago