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Any good knockoff Sports Bands out there?

LanWolf

LanWolf

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I received 2 moko bands form amazon.de (bc store) yesterday. Both had flaws, the white had indents on the bands, looks like a production process problem, the orange had loose black rubber thingies, they were laying around in the box at arrival. The white i tried on my watch, but after removing also a black rubber thingie came loose.
Both bands going back. I hope it is just this pair, based on the good experiences here, so i am getting a new set.

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igrover

igrover

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Just received a purple MoKo sports band today. The color is a little too light but passable. And you can certainly tell the difference between this band and an Apple band as the MoKo is much softer and is not as rigid as the Apple band.

One question I did have about the MoKo band is if anyone else has noticed that MoKo band is slightly larger than the Apple band? I am using one hole tighter on the MoKo band than the Apple band.
 
Skorpio

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igrover said:
Just received a purple MoKo sports band today. The color is a little too light but passable. And you can certainly tell the difference between this band and an Apple band as the MoKo is much softer and is not as rigid as the Apple band.

One question I did have about the MoKo band is if anyone else has noticed that MoKo band is slightly larger than the Apple band? I am using one hole tighter on the MoKo band than the Apple band.
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Not for me. I use the same hole on the same M/L strap. It does stretch slightly more, I wonder if that can be the difference?
 
limatime42

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Welp, just bought the fog and midnight blue bands. Hopefully they are the same quality as Moko. Will post pics when I get em if nobody else has.
 
LanWolf

LanWolf

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Yellow Moko. (Got white too). These seem good.
Picture doesnt show the color too well. It is a good solid yellow, darker as on the picture. I am very happy with it.
Much better as the orange, which was was a washed out orange.
 
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fabiopigi

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The URVOI bands arrived today. Quality is good, the regular on OEMs. I really dig the colors. the red could be a tad darker, but the dark blue is amazing.
My collection now definitely lacks some yellow and green tones ;)
 

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vistokid

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fabiopigi said:
The URVOI bands arrived today. Quality is good, the regular on OEMs. I really dig the colors. the red could be a tad darker, but the dark blue is amazing.
My collection now definitely lacks some yellow and green tones ;)
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What size did you order? SM or ML? How do the sizes compare to the Apple ones? Thanks
 
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I finally ended up returning the red and orange MoKo bands. I went crazy having to constantly attempt to get the magnets to click in. I broke down and bought the Apple bands instead, and probably will do the same with the white. I am glad to have their purple though since it is a unique color - and will be happy to keep the Barbie Pink if it ever arrives. It was ordered on Sept. 22 and according to Amazon should have been here by Oct. 6th. Despite their claim it was shipped a week ago, I am still waiting for it. :(
 
Rogifan

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I find blatant ripoffs so sad. I know this happens in the fashion industry all the time but geez couldn't you make your product slightly different so it isn't a complete clone? Or do these companies have no ideas of their own other than making a quick buck cloning an existing product?
 
LanWolf

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That happens beacause of the top dollar price Apple asks for their bands. If a sports band was 25 bucks, id buy them of Apple, if the leather loop where arround 50-70 id buy them from Apple.

But not for these absurd prices they ask. 500 bucks for a ss link ? Sorry, not even in a thousand years. 150 usd ? Direct!
 
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fener33

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LanWolf said:
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Yellow Moko. (Got white too). These seem good.
Picture doesnt show the color too well. It is a good solid yellow, darker as on the picture. I am very happy with it.
Much better as the orange, which was was a washed out orange.
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Where did you buy you're yellow band? I'm also from the netherlands, but can't find moko on sites that deliver here
 
LanWolf

LanWolf

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got it on Amazon.de , got the white too. Orange was sent back, it was not deep orange (dutch: erg flets)
also bought an OKCS black matte adapter for my NATO strap form amazon.de
Delivery in about 3-4 days.
 
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ihonda

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Was in the Akron store yesterday rocking my yellow Strapped & Co band on my SS. The manager approached me and was asking questions about it because he saw it from across the room and kept saying how cool it looked. He fired up Amazon and ordered himself one.
 
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ihonda

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Here is the NEW orange sports band from strapped & co. This is very different from their other bands, this one feels almost identical to the material OEM uses and it fits perfect. No overhang at all. The color is REALLY orange. Much more brighter and more oranger then the OEM orange. I absolutely love it.

This should be in the Amazon market place within the next week or so.
 

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antnee

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Thanks! Just ordered the same colors from the link you shared. Is the midnight blue identical (or close) to the apple band?
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I picked up a RED and Navy Blue from this seller and I was really impressed for price and quality.
 
mlovergaard

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limatime42 said:
Got a fog and midnight blue clone in the mail yesterday. Quality is exactly the same as the Moko sport bands. I'm impressed and thinking of picking up a couple more. Bought on eBay from a US seller.

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Yup got the Midnight Blue from there too, and really love it, the quality is amazing, much better than Moko, I must admit I was a little disappointed with the quality of the Moko.

I just ordered the Turquise, Purple and Rose from there, looking forward to them.
 
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