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Category Archives: fakey makey
“The Hunger Games” poster in China
“The Hunger Games” was never released in China, but that has not kept the Chinese people from ripping off the movie poster. Prominently displayed all over Shenzhen are these ads for Suning, a major Chinese electronics retailer. Katniss and Peeta are … Continue reading
Posted in fakey makey, Life in China, pet peeves, WTF, YOU SUCK!
Tagged advertising, china, confused, copyright, fake, fakey makey, intellectual property, Jennifer Lawrence, marketing, movie, movie poster, movies, shenzhen, Suning, Suning.com, The Hunger Games, wtf
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milk powder in china
I’ve been talking to my Chinese friends about starting my own business. My idea was to create a little on-line jewelry shop, but they keep telling me that the money is in importing milk powder to China. No one trusts … Continue reading
Posted in fakey makey, Hong Kong, Life in China
Tagged babies, baby formula, breast milk, breastfeeding, business, china, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, hong kong, importing, jewelry, jewelry making, market research, marketing, milk, milk powder, saggy, shenzhen, shopping, starting a business
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across the border
whenever i’m returning from a trip to Hong Kong, i like to look around at the border to see what people are bringing back to China. and without fail, i always see people carrying many packages of diapers. we have … Continue reading
Posted in comparison shopping, fakey makey, Hong Kong, Life in China, something new i noticed
Tagged across the border, Beauty, border, cheaper, china, consumer behavior, customs, diapers, food, hong kong, price, safety, selling, shampoo, shenzhen, shopping, toothpaste, Yakult
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’twas a few days after Christmas
i feel like i’ve really let down my readers (yes, all four of you) by not writing anything about christmas. i mean, this is, like, the most commercial, consumer-driven time of the year, isn’t it? shouldn’t this be my time … Continue reading
Posted in fakey makey, gifts, something awesome
Tagged Amazon.com, awesome, awesomeness, backpack, chocolate, christmas, commercialism, consumer-driven, counterfeit, family, gifts, kindle, Marc Jacobs, marketing, millet, pajamas, paralysis by awesomeness, secret santa, shopping, trademark
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the curious incident of skulls and roses
one of my favorite items from etsy is this Rosa Muerte Antique Skull Red Rose necklace. i got it for a friend a couple years ago, and i’d been going back and forth about whether i also want one for myself. … Continue reading
Posted in comparison shopping, fakey makey
Tagged Betsey Johnson, china, confused, counterfeit, etsy, etsy.com, Fashion, gift guide, holiday, indie designers, jewelry, law, necklace, on-line shopping, piperlime, piperlime.com, Rosa Muerte, shopping, skulls and roses, stealing ideas, trademark, unethical, Urban Outfitters
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a black hole called Luohu
a couple weekends ago, The Husband and i finally made our way to Luohu Commercial City, a magical 5-floor mall full of counterfeit everything. it was… i don’t know… like being in a casino, where you lose all sense of … Continue reading
Posted in fakey makey, Life in China, something new we tried
Tagged china, clothes, custom-made, dress, Fashion, law, Luohu, milly, Prada, selling, shenzhen, shopping, tailors, trademark
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an american craving
being the overweight*, meat-loving americans that we are, it’s been pretty tough getting through the past 3 weeks without consuming big hunks of fattiness that cling lovingly to our arteries. so this weekend, the group trekked out to the Shekou neighborhood, … Continue reading
Posted in fakey makey, Life in China, something new we tried
Tagged american food, cheers, china, fake, fat, fatty, food, shekou, shenzhen
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faking it: part 2
ooh, interesting. it seems i’m not the only one thinking about designer knockoffs these days. A new legislation seeking to grant copyright protection to designers has been introduced, and Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez have been in … Continue reading
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Tagged ABS by Allen Schwartz, china, clothes, copy, copyright, counterfeit, custom-made, designer, faking it, infringement, knockoffs, law, legislation, originals, royal wedding, shopping, trademark, wedding dress
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faking it
in less than one month, The Husband and i will be moving to the “holy grail for fake handbags, fake art and fake monuments,” also known as Shenzhen, China. and since i plan to do a lot of shopping while … Continue reading
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Tagged Chanel, china, copyright, counterfeit, custom design, fake handbags, law, laws, Marc Jacobs, patents, Prada, shenzhen, trademark
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