I watched this video to check if the Kanken bag that I bought was fake, everything looked real except for the Swedish flag inside so I got really worried if I wasted my money, thanks for this info!
just0dara Thanks I got concerned because I just bought mine from the Fjallraven flagship store in New York and I noticed that there is not any mini flag inside the bag and I also see that the logo doesn’t glow in the dark.
To everyone freaking out because they are missing the Swedish flag inside their Kånken bags - No need to worry at all! I am from Sweden and I bought mine from the official Fjällräven website and it’s “missing” the Swedish flag inside. I actually don’t know if the Swedish flag is supposed to be there at all to be honest because on their own product pictures NONE of them have the Swedish flag inside and I have never seen that in the shops as well. Just so you all know that you can calm down! :)
Archie Goodman ,I totally agree 🙈 Although I understand why many say it that way because the letter Å is just an A with a dot. I think the easiest explanation on the pronunciation is to try and say it like you say “o” in words like more, for, door etc. :)
I bought a fake one but it was only $20 so obviously i'm not mad. unless you're being charged the same price as a real one and then receive a fake one, then I can understand why people get upset. personally i'm happy with my fake one.
『 r x s e s t u d i e s 』 I bought mine in the store (not online), but it's also available in "urban outfitters" or adventure stores. I know these sell the real one.
I have a "fake" one from e bay and it's waterproof, the tag is colored, the stiches are very well made, it reflects and it has everything as the real one on the buttons and it's WASA 6...the only difference is that i paid mine 20 dolars
I got one kanken two years ago and another about two months ago. My old one doesn't have double stitching or the Swedish flag and the inside label where you put the name doesn't have the line about the climate or whatever it says. I got both from the legit site, I think they've made some adjustments and updates. But yours is definitely a fake attempt at copying the old kanken.
Brittany Guy yes only the new kanken has the flag next to the label the old ones doesn't have the double stitching/ and is not contain into a fabric piece
Yesterday I was pretty sure I bought a fake one for 30 euros , but seeing your comparison it really looks like the real one, the stitching is just like the real one, the tags are the same as the real one with the color name and stuff, it has the swedich flag, so now im really wondering if it isnt a real one, probaly not because normally they are 90 euros, i think i have just gotten a really good fake then
Oh No. I feel like when these videos are made the people who make the fakes know how to improve their product. But it’s good you’re helping ppl. I’m so glad mine is real.
I just got a kanken it passed all of signs being original except for the buttons,the fox on the buttons are all facing in different directions only one button is facing the correct way 😂
My Kanken is Water resistant/stitching looks like the real one as well as the buttons but the only thing throwing me off is the tag. The crest isn't as colored as the one in this video. So did I get a fake one?
My uncle got a real one for me, and I told him only Vsco girls got them but he got it for me, still confused about vsco (2019 so long ago) but I fell in love. So good on my back because I mentioned that o had back issues from carrying a bag to school for 10 years now. So he was very thoughtful and got for me. So I’m very thankful because I love it. Totally recommend!
This is actually nice to hear because I don’t want to be like “every other girl” but I’m more and more convinced that these bags are actually just really great! Haha
I bought a Kanken online for $14. It passed all the authenticity except the YKK at the zipper. It looks great for me. Im using it all the time. Then couple of weeks ago i went to HongKong and bought a mini for $8 with YKK zipper . The ones in HK that i bought was fake. But idk online. It seems like the seller came from China too. I dont even care if its fake as long as i can still use it.
i have an authentic kanken that looks exactly like the one in this video but I want to get one that's a different color since the orangy color doesn't really match any of my outfits:) i want to get one another color kanken, fake or not; i was reading some comments and i feel like I should get a fake one since I'm only using it for fashion so I would like to get a cheap one:)
what really upsetting is that my mum just brought my school backpack off that website and now i am panicking that it wont carry the weight of my school stuff also because i now know it is fake
Absolutely not. Am a fan of Fjällräven because they are durable, ethical and the bag lasts and lasts. I can spot a fake now from a distance. The fabric is so inferior. If it's appearances that matter then a fake will suffice and looks okay. If you want money's worth and value, a bag to last, you need the real deal.
It might not be as durable but it may do okay for a while. I'm so sorry. If the bag hasn't been used and all purchase info is at hand you can try and claim money back as the bag is illegal goods, it's a fake. The company have no business tarding under Fjällräven's name when the back is not bonafide. Am so sorry this has happened to you and your mum, it is unfair. You can register a complaint with the Chinese authorities and their police department for trade and commerce, so they can investigate and hopefully shit the company down. It's bad for China's reputation to have so many disreputable businesses operating there and the black market goods often fund other illegal activity. Hope the bag you have lasts for you :)
Thank you so much for this. Saved me from an embarrassment. I was about to buy a fake Kanken for my daughters 16th b-day but I felt the price of $39.99 was too good to be true so decided to do some due diligence and found your video. Gotta love the fact that the idiot counterfeit sellers are so cheap that they don't even buy real backpacks to use in their website photos. I was able to identify a that website was selling fake Fjällräven backpacks simply by comparing the photos on their website to the real backpacks in your video. The idiots should have bought some real backpacks for their website photos or simply stolen photos of genuine backpacks off of the real Fjällräven website.
For my birthday I got a ochre kanken. Im sort of freaking out :(( It had all the markings like wasa 6 etc. I've only had it for a few weeks and the stitching on the inside is all tearing and has no braiding. I told my parents to buy it of the official website or from Urban Outfitters but oooof.
I have the real bag and I’m confused whether or not to keep the seat pad in? The black thing that she’s taken out, I’m very confused whether or not to keep it in orrrr, thanks
This is the best comparison video I've ever seen. At a first glance, the Kanken I bought looks 100% authentic but it was proven otherwise by the comparison on the stitching. Great! It hurts that I know my Kanken is fake, it looks so real though until you see the awful stitching.
my new bag seems like it's fully authentic but it doesn't have a barcode on the brown tags at all .-. i have the mini one. i bought it from a person in my area(that sounds bad lol but i am always careful). there is a couple of loose threads on the stitching but it's a lot nicer looking than the one in your video, and the material does feel more rough and durable to me.. it seems that it was lightly used by the person before me though. i can't tell if i've got a good fake or a slightly off real one?
Might be real, if the material is tough. Kankens have tough and slightly rough texture, it's a thick fabric. It is relatively smooth surface fabric (unless you put it under a microscope I suppose!) It has a particular feel that isn't like many other things. Hope you enjoy your Kanken :)
Idk I kinda wanna get a fake bcuz I can’t afford the real one and tbh I don’t really mind if it’s not as durable. I’d buy is more for fashion than durability
Flora Flora I got a fake one on accident and it's so good , everything was good about it stitching and it had a bad code I think and everything . Material was really good and inside it said "made out of polyvinyl alcohol" if it says that then it's strong and real !
amazons arent fake right? because i put those on my christmas list and i know i am getting it in the mini in the color brick for around 60$. amazon i dont think would sell fake ones, they are not used or sold by just a radom amazon user so i think i should be fine. has anyone bought one from there?? was it good and real??
Ekwic I've just bought the dark blue classic one from Amazon a few months ago for around $80, not sure if it's real or not, it feels good and was been sponspored by amazon though also the seller is official Fjallraven(not sure), but the only thing that I don't like is that they got dirty with white dusts on it easily or maybe it's just my color was darker
I own three Kankens (1 kanken no. 2 purchased in 2016, 1 original kanken purchased in 2016, and 1 15" laptop kanken purchased at the exact same time this video was uploaded) and the edge of the stitching does not match up with what is described in this video. The ribbed, folded over edge in the legit Kanken is only in my Kanken no. 2, the other two bags have stitching similar (not nearly as messy and flimsy) to what's shown in the fake bag in this video. I'm confused why my 2017 Kanken purchased in the same month as these, as well as in person at an actual Fjallraven store, would have older stitching on the inside, but the edge does not fold over. This was the only part of my Kanken that I was super confused about being fake, so I figured I better clear that up for anyone else that this is in fact not a determining factor in the authenticity of the bag. Other than that, the rest of this video was pretty helpful/accurate. Also just throwing in a little reminder that the year you got your bag is a make or break for youtube videos determining if you've got a counterfeit.
Hello, this has come up in a few comments. Not sure why some do and don’t. It may be Kankens made in Sweden do but others manufactured elsewhere don’t...? Would be interesting to know the answer.
I have two, I ordered them from the same official website one in red and one in pink the red one has the Swedish flag and the pink one didn't. The pink one was made in China and the red was made in Vietnam. I even made sure to call the company my self and they verified that both bags are real just made by different manufactures - hope that helps
I ordered mine off of Urban Outfitters and I don’t why I just thought it was fake but thank you for making this video and calming my nerves! I can sleep well now knowing mine is real.
Hi, great video! I was just curious about the stitching in the real version. Specifically where the divider is where the pad goes. Is the stitching perfect or does it almost look somewhat unfinished? I wasn’t able to see it in the video.
this was very good! The seams seemed to be the main telltale sign. I went to an popular site and look at their Kanken bags. They had pictures of the inside and the seams were not bind as seen in a real Kanken. Thanks for an informative video!!!
I grew up in the 90s and had a Danish friend who gave me a Fjallraven Kanken - back when these weren't even a thing in the US. I wish I knew what became of it because I would love to use it again...but even though it's been years, I didn't even need anyone to tell me which was the fake in this video. If you've ever owned an authentic one, you're never going to get duped by a fake one because they just can't get the material right. I'm going to be buying a new one from the company's website directly.
Maybe mine is fake but I don't think the old ones had the braiding or whatever it is called. I remember when looking at reviews and photos the edges were always raw. I get really scared because I got mine in 2015 off amazon but everything looks legit except that and the flag. (Which I know is new) If anyone else watching this has a 5+ yr old bag can you confirm this?
I received an original frost green Kanken that was purchased off of Amazon (Prime) for Christmas. Everything seems authentic right down to the quality of the material, but the tag on the inside actually has an "inspection" tag in the very back. It says "inspector 1" and "inspector 2" on it, and it has a small red stamp under "inspector 1." I haven't seen any other videos mention this tag. Mine is also missing the Swedish flag. Could this be a well-made fake?
Hi Cara, there may be some differences in the labelling and no doubt Fjallraven make updates and changes from time to time. The defining difference between real and fakes is the quality of the fabric. Real Kankens feel tough and the fabric they made with is quite unusual. Fakes have a flimsy material that is quite unremarkable. I have not yet seen a fake made with proper style material - I believe it is the material which is part responsible for the high price of the item. Real Kankens are apparently made from recycled road surfacing (so the man from Broken down Palace told me.) Real Kanken material also looks scuffed and tough after a very short while (in a good way, not a scruffy 'it's wearing out' way.) Hope this helps :)
hello i need help i bought a kanken bag off of amazon and everyone says that the amazon ones are fake but mine has a swedish flag inside and a reflective logo on it but idk is it a fake help so i can return it if it is???
Thanks for making this video, it was very helpful! I was just going to buy a fake kanken for an early xmas present just to see what they were like, but actually watching this now just shows how bad the fake ones are because they arent waterproof, not good for school and definitely wont last. Luckily i was allowed to get a real kanken from the real website for £80 ($104) which is pretty pricey but i guess its worth it. I have no idea what the bags are like and Im hoping i bought it off the right website, but again thankyou for making this video!! it was very detailed and helpful :)
hi im lucy thank you for the feedback am glad you found my video helpful. The fake is so flimsy but I really love my sturdy real Kanken - the real deal is worth every penny :)
Hi Lindsay, I’m very confused now. I just bought a 16L Kanken and the quality feels really good, the thing is it does not have double stitching or the Swedish flag. Also the side pockets are not very big. But the brown label looks original and the seal has colors in it. I don’t know what to think! :(
same here. it was a gift from my sister and I cut and threw away the tag and the foam pad inside. I only have the back pack now, but everything is ok, the material is great, the buttons have the logo, the zippers as well. the foam pad was sturdy like the one from the original, the label has the product number and the materials listed.... the only thing that mine has is the sewing, it's not so great on the inside and they are not covered like in the real one here
Lorena Menendez Lorena, lo que termine haciendo yo fue devolverla a la persona que me la vendio por mercadolibre, iba a tener la duda por siempre si no. Una amiga esta a en alemania así que se la encargue a ella y la diferencia fue clarisima, la tela tiene una textura especial ya que es impermeable (no pasa ni una gota de agua al interior si es original) y en la etiqueta de adentro se ve una banderita sueca. Espero te sirva mi comentario!
justo ayer llovio y la tela no absorvió ni una gota! es realmente impermeable. Y veo que el logo es reflectante. Así que si la mía no es original, es una imitación muy pero muy buena... igual mucho drama ni me hago, no conocía estas mochilas hasta que me la regalaron y anda bien, falsa o no! suerte!!
Lorena Menendez quizas es original, a veces no vienen con la bandera sueca por dentro porque depende donde haya sido manufacturada. Si en la etiqueta por dentro dice made in china muy probablemente sea original también :) saludos
Well, thanks to you I realized that the Kanken i bought was fake and it really pissed me off because that was the worst waste of money i have ever experienced. Now i already bought the original one and the difference is so huge... Thanks a lot for this video!
You can go to Fjällräven’s website and see who is an authorized retailer to sell their products and enter in websites and it will tell you...I only purchase from authorized places. OutlandUSA normally has good prices and promo codes.
I wished I had seen this video sooner "-__- We are currently in the process of finding a way to return it and get our money back. I bought a real one from Urban Outfitters so when the bags from that sale shop arrived I knew something was weird. I feel so bad for my mum as she had bought two for my sister and I to use for school :( Are you aware of any way we could possibly get our money back?
Pandassi If your mom used PayPal to purchase them online, you can file a report to PayPal’s customer service. They’re pretty helpful when dealing with bad purchases. Otherwise, I can’t give any other advice, sorry.
Sorry, my english not very good couse Im from hungary, but I want to ask you that if somebody just look at your fake kanken can she/he realize that it is fake? Becouse I want to buy one just the real one is too expensive for me:((
My fake is flimsy and wouldn't last long out in the world. I have seen similar with tears and rips, split seams - they look tatty and not nice to look at. My real Kanken was worth every penny. It is so durable and efficient, all the compartment are well stitched, a nice size. Save and invest in a real one, it is worth it :)
In Australia it costs about $150 for a real one of these bags, i can't afford to pay that much for a backpack so i think i'll have to settle for a fake for $30.
The kanken logo has updated as I’ve found out because I got mine yesterday and The portion of the accent thing on kanken was on the A rather than above but we looked at the website and it has updated 😀😀
I got my Re-Kånken for only 50 Euros.. I work in retail and we had this thing for the coworkers where we got 40% on everything.. So I got myself the red Re.. I really love the material, way more than the original one we had. Best purchase I made in a while haha
Great video! This makes me nervous because I just bought a mini Fjallraven Kanken bag. I saw that there was a sale (15$) for the mini, regular, and I’m sure the other sizes. The site said “Fjallraven” with the logo so I thought it is the real site. When I went to track the order it said it is being shipped from China, so I’m really nervous. It should be coming real soon. Let’s hope it’s not fake!😣
Nice! How do you feel about the Acne Fjällräven collaboration? I didn't even know about Fjällräven until Acne turned me onto them, it was a nice surprise.
I got my bag today and I ordered it 3 weeks ago and was supposed to come in 4-5 working days I got mine the same sight as you and if you look in the label in side there’s Chinese writing my bag has some real and fake points to my bag
I think I have a fake Kanken, although it had the flag inside, the logo reflects, the stitching is nice, the buttons have WASA 6, the zippers are correct but the foxes on the buttons don’t face in the right direction, and it didn’t have a barcode on the tag 🥺 I only paid £40, but it could be real, or could be fake and I’m kinda mad that I don’t know
It would have been helpful if, when showing the cheap material and stitching on the fake, you would have showed how it was supposed to look on the real one right there next to it.
There is no Swedish flag on the Normal Sized Kanken. The Swedish flag only appears on the Big, Laptop versions, and mini. So if you have a Swedish flag at the original kanken size, you got scammed.
Just to let you know not all real kankens have the Swedish flag next to the inside label. Only the newer ones do.
Thanks, I did not know this! My Fjallraven from a few years ago does but it's a different model :)
True, I got mine straight from Sweden and there's no flag
I watched this video to check if the Kanken bag that I bought was fake, everything looked real except for the Swedish flag inside so I got really worried if I wasted my money, thanks for this info!
just0dara Thanks I got concerned because I just bought mine from the Fjallraven flagship store in New York and I noticed that there is not any mini flag inside the bag and I also see that the logo doesn’t glow in the dark.
Yeahhhh i was just about to say this loool
Anyone else staring at their kanken while she did this?
omg yes
ya lol
Seoda O' Reilly YES
Sadly i dont have kanken
Yes
To everyone freaking out because they are missing the Swedish flag inside their Kånken bags - No need to worry at all! I am from Sweden and I bought mine from the official Fjällräven website and it’s “missing” the Swedish flag inside. I actually don’t know if the Swedish flag is supposed to be there at all to be honest because on their own product pictures NONE of them have the Swedish flag inside and I have never seen that in the shops as well. Just so you all know that you can calm down! :)
i bought the kanken yesterday from a trusted famous shop and it had the swedish flag ! maybe its just the newer models
I guess it might be so :) Mine is like 3 years old or something. :)
PorcelaiinRoses is it just me or is it REALLY annoying when someone says kAnken
Archie Goodman ,I totally agree 🙈 Although I understand why many say it that way because the letter Å is just an A with a dot. I think the easiest explanation on the pronunciation is to try and say it like you say “o” in words like more, for, door etc. :)
I bought at ufficial store in Oslo, I don't find the flag
I bought a fake one but it was only $20 so obviously i'm not mad. unless you're being charged the same price as a real one and then receive a fake one, then I can understand why people get upset. personally i'm happy with my fake one.
Fiona Sz sameee lolll
Fiona Sz what website was it from?
Jane Hopper I bought mine off Aliexpress
Fiona Sz oh
Stephanie Castaneda where did you buy?? send link pls
im really nervous if i bought a fake one now ),:
katelyn victorino saaame
Honestly same
It's getting pretty popular nowadays, I would recommend to buy it in the actual Fjällräven store. 😊
Nikita Kempenaers but the thing is, the actual shop doesn’t ship to my country
『 r x s e s t u d i e s 』 I bought mine in the store (not online), but it's also available in "urban outfitters" or adventure stores. I know these sell the real one.
the anxiety of using a fake Kånken backpack to a private school is killing me
omg ikr
😂😂😂😂😂👌🏻
thats me :,(
I have a "fake" one from e bay and it's waterproof, the tag is colored, the stiches are very well made, it reflects and it has everything as the real one on the buttons and it's WASA 6...the only difference is that i paid mine 20 dolars
did u have a chance to compare it to a real one? i think that the material and the rucksack itself could be worse than the original
@@bathtooob no but it's waterproof and the material is like the real one in this video it's very good
i thought the same bout my first kanken and then my friend had the original one and i noticed that mine was just weak
yeah same and i have no problems with mine😂 my friend has a real one and it’s exactly the same
Do you have a link?
"hand crafted in Sweden" price, made in a sweatshop
She is bashing them so hard. I understand she may be pissed but its a pretty good replica...
I got one kanken two years ago and another about two months ago. My old one doesn't have double stitching or the Swedish flag and the inside label where you put the name doesn't have the line about the climate or whatever it says. I got both from the legit site, I think they've made some adjustments and updates. But yours is definitely a fake attempt at copying the old kanken.
Brittany Guy yes only the new kanken has the flag next to the label the old ones doesn't have the double stitching/ and is not contain into a fabric piece
It's extremely easy to tell a fake between a real . Just by touching it .
i dont think is that easy
But you’ll have to have the both to compare it if you only have one it won’t even tell.
How did i only pay mine 20 dollars and it's good material and is waterproof
I have a fake and a real and when you compare them it’s not that different. It’s just the fake will be missing some features.
Oliver Lee what if I have never touched a real one before? So I don’t know the difference between the two.
Yesterday I was pretty sure I bought a fake one for 30 euros , but seeing your comparison it really looks like the real one, the stitching is just like the real one, the tags are the same as the real one with the color name and stuff, it has the swedich flag, so now im really wondering if it isnt a real one, probaly not because normally they are 90 euros, i think i have just gotten a really good fake then
Oh No. I feel like when these videos are made the people who make the fakes know how to improve their product. But it’s good you’re helping ppl. I’m so glad mine is real.
I would recommend you guys to buy the authentic one from their own websites just to be safe.
When you order of the actual website do they get packaged with Swedish fish candy?
I don’t think they do that anymore 😫. I bought a Kånken mini from the official website and got no Swedish fish in the package.
I just got a kanken it passed all of signs being original except for the buttons,the fox on the buttons are all facing in different directions only one button is facing the correct way 😂
Aly Mariell same
Qino Mariell same just only one button for me 😂 it’s fine though no one will notice 😂
same, but the material's quality is quite bad tho
On her real kånken the ‘fjälräven kånken’ labels stitching is off
My Kanken is Water resistant/stitching looks like the real one as well as the buttons but the only thing throwing me off is the tag. The crest isn't as colored as the one in this video. So did I get a fake one?
My uncle got a real one for me, and I told him only Vsco girls got them but he got it for me, still confused about vsco (2019 so long ago) but I fell in love. So good on my back because I mentioned that o had back issues from carrying a bag to school for 10 years now. So he was very thoughtful and got for me. So I’m very thankful because I love it. Totally recommend!
This is actually nice to hear because I don’t want to be like “every other girl” but I’m more and more convinced that these bags are actually just really great! Haha
thank you so much, this video was very helpful! Bought mine from amazon, and the seller shipped an authentic one :) nice to be able to check.
Karina Stepss I’m so glad the video was helpful for you.
Hope you enjoy your Kanken :) (I love mine )
how much did you pay for it and do you still have the link?
I bought a Kanken online for $14. It passed all the authenticity except the YKK at the zipper. It looks great for me. Im using it all the time. Then couple of weeks ago i went to HongKong and bought a mini for $8 with YKK zipper . The ones in HK that i bought was fake. But idk online. It seems like the seller came from China too. I dont even care if its fake as long as i can still use it.
hi, what online store did you get yours from? :)
i have an authentic kanken that looks exactly like the one in this video but I want to get one that's a different color since the orangy color doesn't really match any of my outfits:) i want to get one another color kanken, fake or not; i was reading some comments and i feel like I should get a fake one since I'm only using it for fashion so I would like to get a cheap one:)
what really upsetting is that my mum just brought my school backpack off that website and now i am panicking that it wont carry the weight of my school stuff also because i now know it is fake
maybe ask them to refund?
LazyDaisy same what did u do did u get it
Fakes are literally the same. The quality is so good on the newer ones, don't worry :)
Absolutely not. Am a fan of Fjällräven because they are durable, ethical and the bag lasts and lasts. I can spot a fake now from a distance. The fabric is so inferior. If it's appearances that matter then a fake will suffice and looks okay. If you want money's worth and value, a bag to last, you need the real deal.
It might not be as durable but it may do okay for a while. I'm so sorry. If the bag hasn't been used and all purchase info is at hand you can try and claim money back as the bag is illegal goods, it's a fake. The company have no business tarding under Fjällräven's name when the back is not bonafide.
Am so sorry this has happened to you and your mum, it is unfair.
You can register a complaint with the Chinese authorities and their police department for trade and commerce, so they can investigate and hopefully shit the company down. It's bad for China's reputation to have so many disreputable businesses operating there and the black market goods often fund other illegal activity.
Hope the bag you have lasts for you :)
i prefer to buy the real even if the fake one is basically the same material. i’m sorry if my english is bad :)
:)
The material is quite different though - can't beat the real thing.
I bought mine from the real kanken website and there was no cross next to the label on the inside. is it a fake??
angel gabriel same
Same🤷♂️
angel gabriel thats a swedish flag and no not all kankens have the flag only the newer ones do :)
If it's the bonafide website it's a real Kanken. :)
Only the newer ones do
Thank you so much for this. Saved me from an embarrassment. I was about to buy a fake Kanken for my daughters 16th b-day but I felt the price of $39.99 was too good to be true so decided to do some due diligence and found your video. Gotta love the fact that the idiot counterfeit sellers are so cheap that they don't even buy real backpacks to use in their website photos. I was able to identify a that website was selling fake Fjällräven backpacks simply by comparing the photos on their website to the real backpacks in your video. The idiots should have bought some real backpacks for their website photos or simply stolen photos of genuine backpacks off of the real Fjällräven website.
I just bought some too and the site has the name and everything I didn’t know
this is very helpful and informative
and the video is also quite enjoyable to watch, i still come back to watch it
at 3:02 the tag where its written style and color is that for real kanken??
Also on one/both sides of each zipper it should also say "YKK" very faintly. It's hard to find but worth it 😅
Mine is YKK and SHA on the other side, is it fake?
Does anybody know if the site My Kanken Bag is reliable and sell original bags?
Anderson Clayton which site was it? i got mine from ‘txyung.com’
ewura esi It’s called MyKankenBag
Is the fabric of the replica similar to a jansport?
i got mine from amazon, and the company said Fjallraven... so it shouldn’t be fake right?
It honestly depends on the seller
For my birthday I got a ochre kanken. Im sort of freaking out :(( It had all the markings like wasa 6 etc. I've only had it for a few weeks and the stitching on the inside is all tearing and has no braiding. I told my parents to buy it of the official website or from Urban Outfitters but oooof.
I have the real bag and I’m confused whether or not to keep the seat pad in? The black thing that she’s taken out, I’m very confused whether or not to keep it in orrrr, thanks
This is the best comparison video I've ever seen. At a first glance, the Kanken I bought looks 100% authentic but it was proven otherwise by the comparison on the stitching. Great! It hurts that I know my Kanken is fake, it looks so real though until you see the awful stitching.
my new bag seems like it's fully authentic but it doesn't have a barcode on the brown tags at all .-. i have the mini one. i bought it from a person in my area(that sounds bad lol but i am always careful). there is a couple of loose threads on the stitching but it's a lot nicer looking than the one in your video, and the material does feel more rough and durable to me.. it seems that it was lightly used by the person before me though. i can't tell if i've got a good fake or a slightly off real one?
Might be real, if the material is tough.
Kankens have tough and slightly rough texture, it's a thick fabric. It is relatively smooth surface fabric (unless you put it under a microscope I suppose!) It has a particular feel that isn't like many other things.
Hope you enjoy your Kanken :)
Idk I kinda wanna get a fake bcuz I can’t afford the real one and tbh I don’t really mind if it’s not as durable. I’d buy is more for fashion than durability
Flora Flora I got a fake one on accident and it's so good , everything was good about it stitching and it had a bad code I think and everything . Material was really good and inside it said "made out of polyvinyl alcohol" if it says that then it's strong and real !
amazons arent fake right? because i put those on my christmas list and i know i am getting it in the mini in the color brick for around 60$. amazon i dont think would sell fake ones, they are not used or sold by just a radom amazon user so i think i should be fine. has anyone bought one from there?? was it good and real??
Ekwic most are fake it depends on the seller i got mine on urban outfitters for $65 on cyber monday just look out for deals
ive seen many people get it from amazon, and find out it is fake so i wouldnt be too sure if i were u
Ekwic I've just bought the dark blue classic one from Amazon a few months ago for around $80, not sure if it's real or not, it feels good and was been sponspored by amazon though also the seller is official Fjallraven(not sure), but the only thing that I don't like is that they got dirty with white dusts on it easily or maybe it's just my color was darker
Ekwic i mean its probably not fake if mini was $60
i got mine for $85 and that was the cheapest one i could find and it was on sale. be aware because $65 is just too good to be true :)
I own three Kankens (1 kanken no. 2 purchased in 2016, 1 original kanken purchased in 2016, and 1 15" laptop kanken purchased at the exact same time this video was uploaded) and the edge of the stitching does not match up with what is described in this video. The ribbed, folded over edge in the legit Kanken is only in my Kanken no. 2, the other two bags have stitching similar (not nearly as messy and flimsy) to what's shown in the fake bag in this video. I'm confused why my 2017 Kanken purchased in the same month as these, as well as in person at an actual Fjallraven store, would have older stitching on the inside, but the edge does not fold over. This was the only part of my Kanken that I was super confused about being fake, so I figured I better clear that up for anyone else that this is in fact not a determining factor in the authenticity of the bag. Other than that, the rest of this video was pretty helpful/accurate. Also just throwing in a little reminder that the year you got your bag is a make or break for youtube videos determining if you've got a counterfeit.
How come on the name tag has the swedish flag and the ones that are shipped in america dosent?
Hello, this has come up in a few comments. Not sure why some do and don’t. It may be Kankens made in Sweden do but others manufactured elsewhere don’t...?
Would be interesting to know the answer.
I have two, I ordered them from the same official website one in red and one in pink the red one has the Swedish flag and the pink one didn't. The pink one was made in China and the red was made in Vietnam. I even made sure to call the company my self and they verified that both bags are real just made by different manufactures - hope that helps
I ordered mine off of Urban Outfitters and I don’t why I just thought it was fake but thank you for making this video and calming my nerves! I can sleep well now knowing mine is real.
omg me too! I was so scared that it was fake but then again I’ve seen many others buy theirs from urban outfitters
Hi, great video! I was just curious about the stitching in the real version. Specifically where the divider is where the pad goes. Is the stitching perfect or does it almost look somewhat unfinished? I wasn’t able to see it in the video.
this was very good! The seams seemed to be the main telltale sign. I went to an popular site and look at their Kanken bags. They had pictures of the inside and the seams were not bind as seen in a real Kanken. Thanks for an informative video!!!
i bought one yesterday for about 80 dollars. it’s the classic size. does anyone know if it’s durable enough for school?
I grew up in the 90s and had a Danish friend who gave me a Fjallraven Kanken - back when these weren't even a thing in the US. I wish I knew what became of it because I would love to use it again...but even though it's been years, I didn't even need anyone to tell me which was the fake in this video. If you've ever owned an authentic one, you're never going to get duped by a fake one because they just can't get the material right. I'm going to be buying a new one from the company's website directly.
my kanken that i just bought has a reflective logo and the WASA 6 on the button but the material is thin and feels fake! is it because its new? or?
If the material feels thin it could be a fake. My fake has the buttons and the reflective logo.
Please give the link of a real fjallraven kanken online shop. I'm interested in buying one but I'm scared I might buy a fake one 😭
Does the matt thing have any uses? Or is it because it's new?
My logo at the front doesn't shine when light hits it... is it fake? Everything else is there.
The 35 people who disliked are the ones who got a fake kanken
Maybe mine is fake but I don't think the old ones had the braiding or whatever it is called. I remember when looking at reviews and photos the edges were always raw. I get really scared because I got mine in 2015 off amazon but everything looks legit except that and the flag. (Which I know is new) If anyone else watching this has a 5+ yr old bag can you confirm this?
I received an original frost green Kanken that was purchased off of Amazon (Prime) for Christmas. Everything seems authentic right down to the quality of the material, but the tag on the inside actually has an "inspection" tag in the very back. It says "inspector 1" and "inspector 2" on it, and it has a small red stamp under "inspector 1." I haven't seen any other videos mention this tag. Mine is also missing the Swedish flag. Could this be a well-made fake?
Hi Cara, there may be some differences in the labelling and no doubt Fjallraven make updates and changes from time to time.
The defining difference between real and fakes is the quality of the fabric. Real Kankens feel tough and the fabric they made with is quite unusual. Fakes have a flimsy material that is quite unremarkable. I have not yet seen a fake made with proper style material - I believe it is the material which is part responsible for the high price of the item. Real Kankens are apparently made from recycled road surfacing (so the man from Broken down Palace told me.)
Real Kanken material also looks scuffed and tough after a very short while (in a good way, not a scruffy 'it's wearing out' way.)
Hope this helps :)
Thank you so much for your reply! I appreciate the input!
@@cara3192 main way to tell is if all foxes are upright on poppers on real ones. On fakes they are in random directions.
hello i need help i bought a kanken bag off of amazon and everyone says that the amazon ones are fake but mine has a swedish flag inside and a reflective logo on it but idk is it a fake help so i can return it if it is???
If I bought a fake I’m literally going to cry when it comes.
Thanks for making this video, it was very helpful! I was just going to buy a fake kanken for an early xmas present just to see what they were like, but actually watching this now just shows how bad the fake ones are because they arent waterproof, not good for school and definitely wont last. Luckily i was allowed to get a real kanken from the real website for £80 ($104) which is pretty pricey but i guess its worth it. I have no idea what the bags are like and Im hoping i bought it off the right website, but again thankyou for making this video!! it was very detailed and helpful :)
hi im lucy thank you for the feedback am glad you found my video helpful. The fake is so flimsy but I really love my sturdy real Kanken - the real deal is worth every penny :)
i bought my kanken from the fjallraven store in calgary during august 2017 but my backpack doesnt have the swedish flag?
Hi Lindsay, I’m very confused now. I just bought a 16L Kanken and the quality feels really good, the thing is it does not have double stitching or the Swedish flag. Also the side pockets are not very big. But the brown label looks original and the seal has colors in it. I don’t know what to think! :(
And thanks for the video
same here. it was a gift from my sister and I cut and threw away the tag and the foam pad inside. I only have the back pack now, but everything is ok, the material is great, the buttons have the logo, the zippers as well. the foam pad was sturdy like the one from the original, the label has the product number and the materials listed.... the only thing that mine has is the sewing, it's not so great on the inside and they are not covered like in the real one here
Lorena Menendez Lorena, lo que termine haciendo yo fue devolverla a la persona que me la vendio por mercadolibre, iba a tener la duda por siempre si no. Una amiga esta a en alemania así que se la encargue a ella y la diferencia fue clarisima, la tela tiene una textura especial ya que es impermeable (no pasa ni una gota de agua al interior si es original) y en la etiqueta de adentro se ve una banderita sueca. Espero te sirva mi comentario!
justo ayer llovio y la tela no absorvió ni una gota! es realmente impermeable. Y veo que el logo es reflectante. Así que si la mía no es original, es una imitación muy pero muy buena... igual mucho drama ni me hago, no conocía estas mochilas hasta que me la regalaron y anda bien, falsa o no! suerte!!
Lorena Menendez quizas es original, a veces no vienen con la bandera sueca por dentro porque depende donde haya sido manufacturada. Si en la etiqueta por dentro dice made in china muy probablemente sea original también :) saludos
Are fjallraven kaken bookbag from journeys fake??? I bought mine from their website
Well, thanks to you I realized that the Kanken i bought was fake and it really pissed me off because that was the worst waste of money i have ever experienced. Now i already bought the original one and the difference is so huge... Thanks a lot for this video!
You can go to Fjällräven’s website and see who is an authorized retailer to sell their products and enter in websites and it will tell you...I only purchase from authorized places. OutlandUSA normally has good prices and promo codes.
I bought one of Ebay but it has everything a real one does? So i bought a real kanken off Ebay? Thats awesome
vscovibes x mine from eBay has no faults I can find. $12.00. Very well made.
One big indication is that the Swedish crest on the label is red, and not coloured.
I wished I had seen this video sooner "-__- We are currently in the process of finding a way to return it and get our money back. I bought a real one from Urban Outfitters so when the bags from that sale shop arrived I knew something was weird. I feel so bad for my mum as she had bought two for my sister and I to use for school :( Are you aware of any way we could possibly get our money back?
Pandassi If your mom used PayPal to purchase them online, you can file a report to PayPal’s customer service. They’re pretty helpful when dealing with bad purchases. Otherwise, I can’t give any other advice, sorry.
Pandassi email the website that you want a refund and ship them back I thik
Great video, nicely presented. Thanks for the useful and informative content, will surely use it when I buy my pack.
Do the buttons on the original one have to face downward?
I ordered one of an Instagram add for like £50 that had like a 20% discount and now I know I’ve bought a fake and I don’t know what to do😑
use it girl... i think the fake ones are real good, ppl couldnt notice
Guilherme S that’s legit what I was thinking, I mean they basically look identical 😒😂
You can already tell from the fabric quality. Sad.
does anyone know if the ones sold from CampSaver are real or not because I just ordered it a couple days ago and I really want a real!
i think mine might be fake uh oh mine has all the things the real dose but the fabric isn’t the same....
is the fake one is waterproof?
If they don't want people buying fake one's maybe they shouldn't sell a normal FRICKIN bag for 100 dollars
Man in Bacon uhmm, you should probably search up why it's expensive, it's not because they are money hoarders bro.
What are the other websites that sell authentic fjallraven bags?
Cat Chromium endclothing
What color do you recommend?
Sorry, my english not very good couse Im from hungary, but I want to ask you that if somebody just look at your fake kanken can she/he realize that it is fake? Becouse I want to buy one just the real one is too expensive for me:((
Yes. The colours of the fakes are sometimes very different from the authentic one.
yeah its too expensive :((
My fake is flimsy and wouldn't last long out in the world. I have seen similar with tears and rips, split seams - they look tatty and not nice to look at.
My real Kanken was worth every penny. It is so durable and efficient, all the compartment are well stitched, a nice size.
Save and invest in a real one, it is worth it :)
In Australia it costs about $150 for a real one of these bags, i can't afford to pay that much for a backpack so i think i'll have to settle for a fake for $30.
The kanken logo has updated as I’ve found out because I got mine yesterday and The portion of the accent thing on kanken was on the A rather than above but we looked at the website and it has updated 😀😀
I have one and I got it from Nordstrom. Do they sell the real ones or...?
I got my Re-Kånken for only 50 Euros.. I work in retail and we had this thing for the coworkers where we got 40% on everything.. So I got myself the red Re.. I really love the material, way more than the original one we had. Best purchase I made in a while haha
Did you notice the two points around the As of the word Fjallraven in the logo? They are bigger in the fake one ;)
Great video! This makes me nervous because I just bought a mini Fjallraven Kanken bag. I saw that there was a sale (15$) for the mini, regular, and I’m sure the other sizes. The site said “Fjallraven” with the logo so I thought it is the real site. When I went to track the order it said it is being shipped from China, so I’m really nervous. It should be coming real soon. Let’s hope it’s not fake!😣
Mine from urban outfitters doesn't have the Swedish flag
I'm so nervous if I'm getting the real deal! Thanks for this video I will be checking the bags before I officially purchase it!
Where can I buy the authentic real one?? Is there a real one on amazon ? Can someone send me a link or to the official website?
Cat Chromium Go on the official Fjällräven Website, :-)
also Urban Outfitters
i bought a fake one for $20, but it has all the qualities of the real one??
Hello ,i want to buy a kanken but i dont know which site is real, there is a lot and some look fake and i dont know which one is real anymore
Help
I want to know wich site is the official one
Hi,
www.fjallraven.co.uk/
Are you in the U.K.? Try here :)
Marcell Jurek or here ;)
www.thebrokedownpalace.com/
Lindsey Ilsley Thank you ,you shoud make more videos. Your spoting the fake was the best one out there
To buy and make sure you are buying from an authentic Fjällräven website is to check for social medias
Nice! How do you feel about the Acne Fjällräven collaboration? I didn't even know about Fjällräven until Acne turned me onto them, it was a nice surprise.
I got my bag today and I ordered it 3 weeks ago and was supposed to come in 4-5 working days I got mine the same sight as you and if you look in the label in side there’s Chinese writing my bag has some real and fake points to my bag
I think I have a fake Kanken, although it had the flag inside, the logo reflects, the stitching is nice, the buttons have WASA 6, the zippers are correct but the foxes on the buttons don’t face in the right direction, and it didn’t have a barcode on the tag 🥺 I only paid £40, but it could be real, or could be fake and I’m kinda mad that I don’t know
No offence but just because it's fake doesent mean it's THAT horrible. Cmon it is durable and maybe it had different materials but its the same size.
It would have been helpful if, when showing the cheap material and stitching on the fake, you would have showed how it was supposed to look on the real one right there next to it.
I would never buy from another website than the original website. Just bc I‘m so afraid of getting a fake
What color is the real one? Brick?
Lily Dantes | burnt orange, i believe. :)
Brick
The pads now come with a sticker on the top right corner
Though it can be faked it’s a easy thing those fake brands pass up on
I’m terrified because I just bought one for half off and now I’m wondering if it’s a fake. 🤦♂️
omg same it's taking forever to arrive and i'm really scared
well , i’m buying one tomorrow in barnes and nobles now i know if im buying a fake or a real one
i think i'vs been scammed but anyways i bought it for $29 original is $139
mighty gamer actually, the original normal one costs around 80$, the big and the laptop version costs around 130$... but yeah, 29$ is really cheap
I got a fake too but not too upset because of the price.
why are the backpacks so expensive? What is the life expectancy?
because of its brand... just like a lot of expensive shit, theres no reason
Yeah, unfortunately that's all too common. I'd pay for quality but the asthetic is not the most important...at least to me.
It’s quite satisfying when she’s rubbing the fabric of bag
Guys! Only the newer versions of the bags have the Swedish flag so don't be worried if yours don't have❤ mine has one too
There is no Swedish flag on the Normal Sized Kanken. The Swedish flag only appears on the Big, Laptop versions, and mini. So if you have a Swedish flag at the original kanken size, you got scammed.