Posted: 20th February 2015 | Back to news feed
Following a burglary at their warehouse, Fuller Fillies have issued the following statement;
Some of you may have heard that the Fuller Fillies’ Warehouse in West Yorkshire was burgled shortly after New Year; over 70% of our stocks were taken along with many ‘working samples’. There is an ongoing police investigation following a raft of Equestrian related burglaries in the North of England however, re-stocking is far from our greatest concern: The thieves took many ‘working samples’ of boots, half-chaps and clothing; we don’t think they realized what they were taking and will simply see them as a saleable commodity, however, they are far from that!
Many samples are produced during the sampling process until the product is perfect and it goes into production; the samples therefore have varying degrees of imperfection which can be anything from a pair of boots which are totally different sizes or have hollow heels, to Breeches which will literally fall apart after their first wash! It is our, and the Police’s, assumption that our goods were taken for re-sale and will likely be turning up at Horse Sales and on Auction Sites very soon; any such purchases will be costly mistakes for the consumer as we are not bound by the ‘Sale of Goods Act’ for items that are sold outside of our Approved ‘Route to Market’. We do not allow approved Stockists to sell via Internet Auction Sites and do not know of any involved in re-sale at Horse Sales, so, if you see new Fuller Fillies branded goods on sale at such places you can be pretty sure firstly, that they are stolen, and secondly, very likely sub-standard!
I would also like to take the opportunity to reassure our fans that we are working hard to get the new Collection ready; the timing was good – just before Trade Show Season! We have just returned from Spoga in Cologne which is a fair we visit to meet new factories and place orders with our existing ones; we went there with a VERY healthy cheque book and were able to place many orders for new and exciting lines which we hope will be with us towards the end of Spring. Once sampling is complete we will announce a very special re-launch of the Collection. In the meantime, we would really appreciate interested ladies joining our Facebook page and registering for our Newsletter so that we can keep them in touch with everything we have planned; join at www.facebook.com/fullerfillies; of course, we would love to hear of any sales which you think might be suspicious so if you have information please email your suspicions to suzhome@fuller-fillies.co.uk
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