Gardai in Donegal have issued a warning to the public regarding the possible advertising and sale of “spurious copy” Chainsaws and Generators to unsuspecting customers in the county.
Chainsaws may be offered on the market will be copy replicas of established market leaders but only have a operating life of only 40 / 45 hours. There is no back up, guarantee, quality and compliance with health and safety standards may also be in doubt.
Local Garda Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Paul Wallace has advised the public not to be duped by advertisements by unscrupulous persons who use authentic sales platforms to advertise these phones, chainsaws, and generators.
Commenting Sgt Wallace said ‘We have certain information about the purchase of this type of equipment in Europe, which originates in the Far East. This again looks like the recent Iphone scam and people may get caught’.
The quality construction and design of equipment such as a chainsaw or an electricity generator is of paramount importance from an health and safety point of view and purchasers or users should not be ‘conned’ into purchase of sub standard equipment that does not reach industry and European norms.
This type of equipment should only be purchased from authentic dealers where the purchaser can be assured of a quality product which reaches all necessary environmental and safety standards and is guaranteed to do the job intended.
Anyone coming across the chainsaws or generators should contact the Gardai.
(Source – Donegal Now – 24/03/2014)