I am a former Kirby dealer and love the product. I'm still using g4 which works like new. My belt snapped on my Kirby and when the local office closed I decided to go to Amazon and see if I could save a few bucks instead of ordering through Kirby. I'm glad I did. if they're fake (though I'm not sure) then they're just as good. And they are amazingly valuable. I felt like I got 3 for the price of one.