Comments on: China’s Own Luxury Industry (Guerrilla Style)

By: fake coach purses

fake coach purses — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:49:20 +0000

now people that cant afford the real high prices can also show that they have prestidge

By: Donald Macdiarmid

Donald Macdiarmid — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:46:52 +0000

louis vuitton handbags are the best replica i have ever bought,i got a perfect copy of a high quality fake bag… i just like it!

By: Afra

Afra — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:25:26 +0000

hello
you said :
specialise in custom-made fake bags, i.e. you want a certain model of Chanel bag and one from Hermes, they have all the leather, fabric and metal hardware to assemble one for you

so what is this website can do this to me pls?

i been to shanghai and i couldn’t find a good place that sell a fake bag just like the original
so could u provide me with this sites ?

thanks

By: Jenny Zhu

Jenny Zhu — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:08:29 +0000

@art,
My dad has a fake Chinese iphone, because he thinks the real deal is too techy.

By: Jenny Zhu

Jenny Zhu — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:07:44 +0000

@omniley,
I so echo your thoughts about the vendors on streets. It must be the ‘what not to do’ in sales.

By: Rover

Rover — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:22:12 +0000

The production of fake goods may not be socially acceptable, but its effects are disputable. In some cases, some brands have experienced improved sales as a consequence of the proliferation of their imitations. Consumers who willingly buy the fake product may also benefit as they pay a lower price for a good that serves the same ends. Those who certainly do not win are the consumers who buy the authentic product and those who are cheated into buying a fake thinking it is the real good. It is really hard to quantify how much fake goods affect social welfare.

As for Feiyue, I believe that phenomenon is not limited to this brand and Japanese photographers. I heard the case of a Korean football player who was discriminated against in Korea because of his mixed racial background. After he left for the US and entered the NFL, he was warmly welcomed back in Korea. Western (namely, U.S. and European) education has important advantages over local education in East Asia as well. It seems to me some East Asians highly regard being accepted and approved by westerners. I wonder if brands such as Haier, HTC, Acer, Toyota, and Hyundai improved their value in their home markets after they succeeded overseas.

By: omnikey

omnikey — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:57:32 +0000

My wife is from Shanghai, and I first visited Shanghai in 1999. I bought a “Rolex” in 1999 that still works quite well, it is automatic and even has a screw-down crown. It fools most people. The fake watches that are being offered today are of lower quality, and are about the same quality as a $10 watch here in America.

While in Shanghai two weeks ago, I visited a few of the back-alley dealers who sell all of these knock offs. Its kind of creepy going to these places, one of them had a door that latched magnetically. None of these dealers were Shanghai people, all were migrants. All of the price negotiators were women who become hostile when they finally agree to a reasonable price.

Far and away the worst part of these dealers are the toadies on the streets who try and persuade you to go into these places. In Shanghai, I can’t walk down any major street without these pests swarming around. I am tall, a little less than two meters, so I stick out like a sore thumb. They all say the same thing “Hello Watch”, and push a small brochure into view. I must have heard “Hello Watch” 200 times. A few of these nut-cases even followed me for some time.

By: art

art — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:22:37 +0000

fake Chinese iphone: http://cultofmac.com/marvel-at-the-ingenuity-of-the-chinese-iphoney-knockoffs-now-near-perfect/12286

By: art

art — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:00:29 +0000

i have never understood why people like luxury items such as Louis Vuitton and why they want to pay ch So my car seats are safe from being decorated with fake Louis Vuitton monogram leather.

By: Jenny Zhu

Jenny Zhu — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:08:45 +0000

@pketh,
Feiyue is a great success story. It’s a bit awkward, retro, commi, but cool precisely for those reasons. Now, it has in fact boomeranged back to China. Neo-hippies wear them.