Bird Feeder Scam Exposed

In this video, Chris exposes a bait-and-switch scam run out of China where a cheap bootleg bird feeder is being marketed using pictures and video of a premium Yankee Flipper bird feeder.

➤➤Bootleg bird feeder on AliExpress 👉🏻 (that listing was removed) ❌

DISCLAIMER:
💳 – We purchased a product with our own money

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[ofiasdfnosdf]

That’s why I never buy through FB or Aliexpress - damn those corrupt people

[SandyVaccaro-er]

Bravo!!... Good for you! I'm so pleased to see you caught these scammers red-handed. Moving forward, I will certainly be a smarter shopper.

[UVAFoozle]

Sick and twisted for them to use your video. This needs way more views, I got a similar ad on Twitter and could tell immediately it was a scam, they even used clips of different feeders. But to be honest the target demographic of birding is typically older people who might not be as familiar with internet scams like that. Frustrating to not be able to claim much as it's a foreign company. Hopefully we can allow get major social media platforms to stop allowing this shit.

[juanchapez]

Thanks for exposing these folks. Best advice is to be smart when you shop online. Always look into the seller/selling company. That will usually tell you all you need to know to determine if you should purchase from them.

[stevehenkel]

You should report it to Perky Pet / Droll Yankee. They might want to apply some pressure as well.

[JimHalo]

I know how you all feel. I ordered an E bike ( because of reviews from another YouTuber) from my spouse and when I tried to return it, it was a company based out of China but their address was a residential house in California. Talk about a headache, but I did finally get my money back working through the credit card company.

[beckykuhns]

You should go into business as a scammer detective. Grest job. More! More!More!

[gluuuuue]

Lol, I bought one o' these bootlegs (through Walmart of all places). Since even regular bird feeders are kinda pricey, and the bootleg ends up roughly of similar construction and strength, I figured it was just rolling the dice. Since I've never had an original, I had no idea whether this was the same size just without the motor, battery, or sensors components. Of course, seeing the original in the hands of youtubers finally confirmed it's not the same size, lol.

[jfeldmeth]

Chris, I wish I had seen this video BEFORE I got taken in by this exact scam via FaceBook. The company that ad linked to was "Lurtus" but like the others you named on your video it used the hilarious squirrel proof videos of the Yankee Flipper to sell the inferior knock off . It took weeks to come (obviously from China) and arrived with no motor, battery, or sensors! Ugh! I'm embarrassed that I bought two (a 'special ' price if you got two rather than one!). I am writing to the company contact re return and refund. We will see whether I get anything back. In the meantime, I found your video and just ordered a legit Yankee Flipper to replace the fake ones. Thanks SO much for posting the video warning.

[Dave--FkTheDeepstate]

I hate lying scumbags!
Thanks for the video.

[Adam-wuxr]

I accidentally clicked a sponsored link in google for a high end sweater company (instead of clicking the actual company’s site). Website looked the same as the real site and prices were the same which is why i didn’t know i was on a scam site. Thought something was strange when PayPal was an accepted payment form but was really scratching my head when DHL was shipping it. I shipped directly to my sister since it was a gift and when she received it had no branding and looked and felt like the cheapest sweater in the world.
After arguing with the company for a few days where they offered to credit $25 of $100 I disputed to PayPal who refunded the full amount.

[heidifritz]

Oh, thanks for the information. I’m sorry you were directly involved. Thank heaven someone alerted you.

[TheDeadbone]

I was just on my way to review then purchase a Yankee Flipper... Came across your video; thank you for saving me from the cheap knockoffs :)

[frankvardeman]

Thank you. I have a real Yankee Flipper. Can’t stand those fakes ! Thanks for showing us this scam!

[BARBARAMURPHY-vvqy]

Saw the FB ad. Sounded too good, my scam alert antenna activated. 😅 Searched and found your video. Thanks for the information!

[joeystellmacher]

Thank you so much, I tryed finding a short non powered one like this and couldnt find one, now I know why...lol, they are ruthless

[brendaperez]

Thank you so much. I am purchasing the original one!

[ronhauser]

Thank you for posting this. Good Job 👍👍 👍👍

[Pawpawpresident]

Crazy! Had the same thing happen with a yard art ornament!😡

[realitycheck]

You have explained my exact predicament. I thought the video and product was so funny I ordered two! The company I ordered from was called Reserivation and it took three weeks to arrive supposedly from Spain. The products I got were just as cheap as you described. Filing a complaint with PayPal took me nowhere. After many back and forth responses the company said they would refund but I would have to pay the shipping back to China, which they said would be very expensive. I then appealed to my credit card and hopefully will get more help than reserivation and PayPal offered.