Original Whirlpool 1183054 Filter

Misleading
I was lead to believe I was buying a ORIGINAL WHIRLPOOL 1183054 FILTER but what I received was a similar filter with no Whirlbool box or Whirlpool markings or Whirlpool part number on the filter. Filter shipped has a Part number of RFF05503 has no other information on it and the filter itself was packaged only in a clear plastic bag with no product documentation. Makes you wonder where it was made and if is a true HEPA filter. Was I ripped off?

This was NOT a Whirlpool filter: Toxic Chemical Smell
I ordered the Whirlpool 1183054 Filter and when it arrived it was a cardboard-framed replica of the real Whirlpool filter (which has a plastic frame). I have serious respiratory allergies (hence the air filter?) THIS FILTER STANK of toxic chemical glue! Opening the box caused my entire apartment to smell. I left the filter in an open window for several days, after which it still reeked. I tried to run it in the air purifier to air out the filter, but it caused my bedroom to reek chemical fumes. I had a sinus reaction to the smell. This is not a quality product but an inferior rip-off.

Bait and switch
These are not real Whirlpool filters. They are clearly NOT Whirlpool OEM product but rather they are cheap aftermarket Filters with no indication who actually manufactured them.

Whirlpool originals are of much higher build quality with plastic rims and the HEPA filter paper itself is of much higher quality than these very cheap knock offs (built with cardboard & cheaper paper). If you could compare them side by side its night and day in quality.

The filters they sent also have a very odd chemical smell which is unpleasant.
I decided not to even use them they were that cheap.

UPDATE:
Seller sent out replacements after my complaint. Ammending rating to 3 stars.

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