| You may not need to ask where to buy BAPE (A | | | | |
| Bathing Ape) Gear. However, just because | | | | You need to make sure that the merchant you |
| Bape's are in style and can be found anywhere | | | | are looking to purchase your products from |
| doesn't mean you should buy them from just | | | | have the following. |
| anyone! Of course you can search through the | | | | |
| web and find some online merchants who sell | | | | 1. Can be contacted through a Contact Us! |
| BAPE Gear. But part of being a wise shopper | | | | Page. Send them an email and see if they |
| is to know exactly where you should go for | | | | reply. |
| the best products and the best service. | | | | |
| | | | 2. Have a secured server certificate (SSL) |
| The Bathing Ape (BAPE for short) brand has | | | | for secure online shopping so none of your |
| its roots in Japan where designer Nigo began | | | | personal details can be viewed or passed on |
| to design unique styles of t-shirts and other | | | | to any third parties. |
| clothing which quickly became the trend in | | | | |
| Japan. When Nigo teamed up with popular | | | | 3. Possible a product review page where you |
| N.E.R.D. artist Pharrel this trend quickly | | | | can view comments that other buyers have left |
| moved into the USA as a popular, rare, and | | | | for other would be shoppers. |
| sought after style of clothing for hip hop | | | | |
| and urban style clothing. The name Bape comes | | | | 4. Accepted payment methods are another great |
| from "A Bathing Ape" and is based off of the | | | | way to see if a merchant website is a genuine |
| classic "Planet of the Apes" movie. Their | | | | site or not. If they are a Verified Paypal |
| slogan is "Ape Shall Never Kill Ape". | | | | member than can you purchase with confidence. |
| | | | Because Paypal has strict criteria for all of |
| The BAPE brand is now basically a Hip Hop and | | | | its members and offers Buyer Protection to |
| R&B Culture brand. The shoes are based on the | | | | shoppers. Never under any circumstances deal |
| original design of the Nike Air Force One's, | | | | with any merchant offering Western Union as a |
| bape shoes are definitely in a league of | | | | form of payment because you have no |
| their own. The shoes, clothing and | | | | protection with your purchases. |
| accessories feature flamboyant styles and | | | | |
| colours to suit every individual's | | | | 5. Also ensure that the merchant has an About |
| personality. Worn by R & B artists such as | | | | Us page or offers some company information |
| Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Snoop Dog just | | | | like where they are located, shipping |
| to name a few.... | | | | information, policies etc… |
| | | | |
| Bape gear can only purchased from official | | | | 6. They offer a Quality Guarantee on |
| bape stores and some selected retailers. It | | | | purchases. This is a good sign. |
| is hard to distinguish the good quality from | | | | |
| the poor quality products. Not only that but | | | | These are all things that you should look for |
| where can you purchase the products from | | | | when you are looking at purchasing products |
| safely online when there are so many scam | | | | from an online merchant. |
| artists out there, especially if the website | | | | |
| is based in Asia. | | | | I have been shopping for products online for |
| | | | quite a few years now and I am going to tell |
| Trust me I know! I have been there and done | | | | you the best online retailer I have found for |
| that. I purchased some products online from a | | | | Good Quality BAPE products. |
| website and waited, and waited and no | | | | |
| products came at all. I sent several emails | | | | This merchant offers all of the information |
| with no reply. That leaves you in a whole | | | | that I have discussed above. |
| that you can't dig yourself out of. | | | | |
| | | | I hope your find this information useful and |
| So how do you purchase safely? | | | | please take my FREE advice. |