We’ve heard of shortages in various products before, but who’d have thought that sheepskin ugg boots would be next. As winter sets in down under in Australia, sales of warm luxury ugg boots, shoes and accessories has skyrocketed. Recent global demand for sheepskin uggys has caused many Australian suppliers to export ugg boots abroad, resulting in shortages in the Australian market.

“The demand for women’s, men’s and children’s sheepskin ugg boots has been amazing, far in excess of our expectations” says Dana Beament, owner of Western Australian-based ugg boots supplier Uggys. “People are buying ugg boots so quickly that we are struggling to get stock to keep up with the orders. At the moment we are taking back orders and people are still prepared to wait up to three weeks for their genuine Australian uggys sheepskin ugg boots”.

Unlike so many shoe fashion trends that come and go, the popularity of classic-style genuine ugg boots made in Australia has surged with every passing season. “Summer was tremendous” says Beament, “but now that cool winter weather has set in here in Australia we just can’t keep up.”

Global demand for Australian ugg boots and ugg-style sheepskin shoes began as a celebrity-driven fashion statement in the late nineties, causing people around the world to follow suit. However as more and more men, women and children got used to the warmth and comfort of sheepskin wool-lined boots, bought them for friends and family, and sought out second and third pairs for themselves, the popularity and demand for these long-time classic Aussie sheepskin favourites has snowballed into the competitive global industry that it is today.

So what can you do if you find yourself unable to get hold of a pair of classic sheepskin ugg boots? “Buy online from Australian online retailers such as uggys ” is Beament’s suggestion. “That way you can find your perfect ugg boot, and if it’s not currently in stock you can back order it. Shopping online for your uggs also ensures that you can choose from a wide variety of options for women, men children and even babies, and get a pair in your favourite style and colour.”

“And get in there quick, the longer you wait this winter the harder genuine Australian ugg boots will be to find.”

If you are concerned about purchasing authentic boots, consider the following tips to make sure that your footwear is guaranteed real and certainly not a cheap rip off.

Since these boots are typically more expensive than other types of boots of similar makeup, so it is crucial that your extra bucks are paying for something actual.

* National Retailers *

The most popular answer to the where to buy ugg boots question is national retailers.

Popular department stores like Macys and those in the May Company family of stores regularly carry a stock of these boots.

One of the best sources for ugg boots is the department store giant Nordstrom. Since Nordstrom originally began as a shoe store, it is completely appropriate that Nordstrom carries one of the largest selections of ugg footwear in the country.

In addition to their traditional brick and mortar stores that dot the country, the Nordstrom website carries an even larger selection of ugg shoes and boots. One advantage of purchasing your ugg boots through a nationally recognized department store is the guarantee of authenticity.

Although these boots generally are more expensive than those advertised on the World Wide Web, you can rest assured that you are purchasing a genuine Ugg product.

* Online Specialty Shops *

Not all internet retailers are irresponsible, as most are completely reputable. Especially when you visit the authorized website for ugg boots and shoes, you can be certain that your purchase is authentic.

Coming all the way from Australia, the footwear and accessories on the main ugg website may be your best bet when you are looking for those hard to find styles of boots, shoes, or accessories.

Many internet-based auction sites promise super low prices on ugg boots and shoes. However, the actual products up for sale in many of these auctions are actually lookalikes instead of the real McCoy.

Although the footwear may look like authentic uggs, the construction and materials are of much less quality than the typically superior uggs. The high quality construction and materials are one of the reasons why Uggs are so popular (and also so expensive).

Furthermore, your knock off uggs will not wear as comfortably as actual uggs, so in effect, you are spending your money on something that looks similar to ugg footwear, but is far from the actual shoe or boot.