Cheapest place to find a GHD/straightner?

Yeah Strawberry I was sooooooo tempted to buy a GHD for that price for my b’day as a treat, as its quite a bit cheaper than what my SIL (she owns a salon) can get them for. Decided to buy some clothes with that money instead. But I still vow to buy myself a GHD one day.
After all the warnings on counterfeits on the web I decided to do a bit of research and was also amazed by the number of sites that sell fakes, but would rather be safe than sorry if I’m going to spend that much on a straightener.

Wow, i never thought there’d be so many fakes around!! o.O;
@Hatoo – thats not too bad, $180 is pretty damn good for a GHD. Hmm, so tempted..

Nooo what a shame, i thought i’d found a real bargain. Lucky i hadn’t ordered it yet! Thank you so much Hatoo!!

Oh my! Lots of fakes! I’d rather directly buy from the GHD website, even salons are dodgy sometimes!
I don’t have a GHD and keen on VS sassoon Goddess. I just checked out the video reviews on BH, looks pretty good! $135 is a great bargain Mel85. I”l start to look around 🙂

thanks for info on fakes. I checked on the website for Salon Locations and that place at the mall is selling real ones – so that’s something to look out for if anyone is in the Sydney area and interested.

I highly recommend the VS Goddess. I got mine for $135 (brand new, all checked out), but you can get them for around $150-$160 at most places. It worked better than the GHD on my hair, I love it, and the BH trial team gave it a run through and liked it too, that’s my recommendation 🙂

here’s a more comprehensive list of fake ghd sites: UPDATED 30/10/2009 http://www.leonbrant.com.au/webpage.php?display=item&id=34
edit: too long to post, so will have to check that link, but ghd-retail.com is also on that list

another useful link: http://www.compareghd.com/fake-ghd-easy-waste-61-173.html

sorry friend that website has counterfeit ghd’s, best not to buy unless there
it comes up as caution unknown seller on the ghd beware imitations website checker and this link from yahoo : http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090922173949AAPoFCt

http://www.ghd-retail.com/AU/index.htm

No joke, the GHD’s here are authentic and cheap as chips! Ranging from $130-$180, they’re from the US but they offer free express postage.

Getting myself one for Xmas!

Asos.com are authorised resellers that sell genuine GHD’s. They have a current special of a GHD iv salon styler with free thermo protector for £89 . They have a flat shipping rate of £10 so £99 equates to about $180.

Bide GHD has some info about fakes on their site: http://www.ghdhair.com/customer-care/counterfeit
if you click on online tools, find an approved online retailer, it lists the approved resellers.
or you can check a site here: http://www.ghdhair.com/beware-imitations/website-checker