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| Dust Mite's "Hooping Shoes" |
This shoe was actually spotted at the local flea markets in Donguan, China
where these along with hundreds of other fake goods can be found. Trust and
believe, Converse isn’t by far the only company that is being counterfeited.
Companies like Nike, Coach, Rolex, and even Cola Coca have had to deal with the
Nightmare of Foreign and Domestic Counterfeits.
Like most foreign countries, China does little to stop the counterfeiters because under Chinese law, one cannot be prosecuted
if one sells a “Small Quantity” of fake products. Authorities defend this law
claiming that disrupting such activity will cause “Social Unrest”, and that
counterfeiters keep a lot of low income people employed. Basically, American
firms may not like it, but they have to live with it.
Back to the “Ball Stars”, aside from the incorrect names, this is actually a
really good fake; It is almost completely indistinguishable from the real thing
if worn in public because people don’t usually look too closely at your shoes (or
I at least I don’t) Would I wear them? HECK NO!!! But to cut the grass in them,
maybe.
Authentic Brand New All Star Chuck
Taylors usually Retail for about 40-45 dollars respectively. You can buy these
things for about 132 Yuan (or 20 US dollars), but is it really worth the money?
There is a reason why these things are so cheap. They are made with cheaper
materials and in the long run I’d bet my last dollar these things won’t last as
long as the authentic product. Notice I call these things and not shoes because
I think is ANNOYING how there is always somebody stealing another person’s idea!!!
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