Now, while you've probably seen a number of different types of poppers over the years, what you may not know is that a number of these brands could be fakes. They may look like the real thing - almost smell like the real thing. They may even come in the same bottles as the brands you're familiar with. But in order to capitalize on the popularity and success of RUSH®, and the other world-famous PWD brands, a small number of illegal operators have set up shop in murky waters, and are trying to distribute inferior, and potentially harmful knock-offs of RUSH®, and other highly-respected PWD Brands. These unscrupulous "bathtub" manufacturers produce inferior-quality, counterfeit copies, especially RUSH®, HARDWARE®, POP'RS®, RAM® and Iron Horse.

Today, as part of its “Never Fake It” campaign, PWD advises that when you buy any of its poppers, that you follow these 5 simple tests. Doing so, will ensure that you always have the “purest, best” poppers available.

1. Can you spot Captain RUSH®? If the label on your bottle of RUSH® does not contain a picture of the illustrious caped crusader, Captain RUSH®, the bottle is a fake!

2. Check for the copyrighted slogan “Never Fake It.” It's located on the top seal around the cap of each new bottle of poppers that PWD makes. Without this phrase, the bottle is definitely a knock-off.

3. “If there's a perforation, it's an imitation.” When trying to disguise their knock-offs, the pirates often make a sloppy mistake. They use cheap packaging that distorts, discolors and twists. And this packaging often has a perforation around the neck of the bottle beneath the cap. If your poppers have this feature, they are without a doubt fake and potentially harmful.

4. Look for the mysterious white pellet! If you've ever wondered what the little white pellet is that sits in the bottom of your poppers, I'm about to tell you…

PWD invented this pellet in 1981. It's called the Power-Pak Pellet®. And PWD is the only
company in the world that holds the secret and the trademark on this technology. It means that aromas from any other distributor, (imposter or otherwise), will not stay as fresh or as potent as long as the legitimate PWD brands do. As your aromas age, the Power-Pak Pellet® will begin to disintegrate. Don't let this alarm you. It's a good thing. It means that the Power-Pak Pellet® is working, and that it is indeed the real thing.

Manufacturers of fake poppers (while they do clever imitations) do not have the technology to create these pellets. Instead, in order to fool you, they substitute the Power-Pak Pellet® with mere plastic beads. The plastic in these beads, not only depletes the potency of the aroma faster, they also leak contaminates into the liquid, which can harm you.

5. Do you see the PWD logo on the cap? If you don't, it's surely a fake! That unmistakable mark is embossed on the cap of every bottle of PWD aromas.