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The "Top 10 Chinese Knockoffs"

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Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-23 04:56:02
June 22 2010 23:23 GMT
#1
This should be self-explanatory...

Popular Item/Destinations + Chinese Ingenuity +
Literal trademark infringement = Often hilarious results

Some are downright better than the original, all possible by our resourcefulness.

HiPhone & APhone A6 = A copy of the new iPhone 4, features defective construction and half-assed apps. Best part its about $100 and the A6 can run the Android OS.

iPed = A tad smaller than the iPad but features a USB port, webcam and a expandable memory slot, all at a reasonable price of about $140.

I really like this one... What happens when you combine 2 popular search engines such as Google and ironically Baidu?
Meet Goojje = Uses Google's interface and sticks Baidu's signature paw print logo on it. Apparently this is a work of a student and it doesnt have its own internal search engine but links both Baidu and Google results.
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Nat Nat Shoes = Chuck Taylor's with a twist, you can turn them into sandals, about $30. Reviews say its flimsy and have a "cheap" feeling.

Pizza Huh = Goes along with KFG and Bucksstar Coffee. This was actually a whole venue dedicated to knockoff fast-food joints, dubbed "Shanzhai Street". It also included a ice cream place called "Haagon Bozs", sounds awfully familiar. Too bad it met its demise and was shutdown after too much exposure via the network of tubes.

China's own American Landmarks = Full scale replicas of the White House, Mount Rushmore, Washington Monument, you name it they will probably have all it one day.
America Fuck Yeah!

China's Fine Art Factory = "Artists" drawing replicas of Picassos, Van Goghs, Da Vincis and other famous works. Accounts for a large percent of the global oil-painting market, gotta give cred for being so good at what they do.

The rest is pretty common, just totally copying most of the popular American shows such as "American Idol" and Next Top Model". Chinese knockoff version of the RX SUV and the Mini Coopers...

Detailed article here:

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1998580_1998579_1998575,00.html

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"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
June 22 2010 23:42 GMT
#2
Pizzah huh, lmao... wtf hahaha

what does KFG stand for? does it stand for anything?

and why do they copy american landmarks lol
i thought china wanted to do their own thing
Z3kk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
4099 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-22 23:52:24
June 22 2010 23:51 GMT
#3
haha I thought "Kentucky Fried Gou" (Kentucky Fried Dog) when I read KFG ^^

EDIT: Well China evidently wants to do everything so I suppose they won't mind copying American while doing their own thing
Failure is not falling down over and over again. Failure is refusing to get back up.
PanoRaMa
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States5070 Posts
June 22 2010 23:55 GMT
#4
In Southern Taiwan (where a lot of stuff is pretty ghetto) I saw a Motel who used the McDonalds "M" sign and underneath it said "Motel". I thought WOW what a blatant rip off, then I realized man this is Southern Taiwan, likely no one will ever bug them about it.
GenesisX
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada4267 Posts
June 22 2010 23:56 GMT
#5
Lol @ Goojje!
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haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
June 23 2010 00:01 GMT
#6
Haha, in my home town, there is this fast food joint mai de ji.

which in Chinese is KFC + MACS lol and they even had a chicken in a clown suite as mascot.
Rillanon.au
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
June 23 2010 00:26 GMT
#7
I think the G was the romanization of chicken in Chinese/Cantonese.

Mandarin = Ji
Cantonese = Gai

So Kentucky Fried Gai?

Sounds plausible.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Zidane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States1689 Posts
June 23 2010 01:24 GMT
#8
I like the one where they ripped some japanese song to use as a national pride theme for some expo.
BottleAbuser
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)1888 Posts
June 23 2010 01:46 GMT
#9
I saw a "Kenturkey Fried Chicken" during my first years in Korea. They didn't have turkey.
Compilers are like boyfriends, you miss a period and they go crazy on you.
sc4k
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom5454 Posts
June 23 2010 02:07 GMT
#10
hahahaa these are fucking epic
MorningMusume11
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3490 Posts
June 23 2010 02:26 GMT
#11
HiPhone wtf.... keke.
dudeman001
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2412 Posts
June 23 2010 02:32 GMT
#12
Lol I wanna see some of these products. Like what Chinese pizzas have for toppings, mmm.
Sup.
nerium
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Philippines512 Posts
June 23 2010 03:20 GMT
#13
Actually, they have been ripping-off cellphones for a long time now like CECTs, ChiPhone, HiPhone, Nckia, etc.
Lulz is a corrupted version of LOL
zenMaster
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada761 Posts
June 23 2010 03:23 GMT
#14
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21388
textbook
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Korea (North)129 Posts
June 23 2010 03:37 GMT
#15
I just Goojje'd the Nat shoes, they are actually a pretty sick idea... Not really a copy of converse, just a convas shoe with a zipper that can be turned into flip flops.
Dracid
Profile Joined December 2009
United States280 Posts
June 23 2010 04:25 GMT
#16
Alianya
PobTheCad
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Australia893 Posts
June 23 2010 08:00 GMT
#17
google 'chintendo vii'
Once again back is the incredible!
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-23 08:10:01
June 23 2010 08:08 GMT
#18
Pizza Huh cracked me up so hard XD

Picture a group of American tourists first time in China:

Guy #1: Guys i'm hungry. Let's find something to eat.
Guy #2: Good idea.
Guy #1: Look it's Pizza .... HUH?!
Sugoi monogatari onii-chan!
Vivi57
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States6599 Posts
June 23 2010 09:33 GMT
#19
More impressive is chinas success at pirating a train.
Flash hwaiting! Nal_rA forever!
iPlaY.NettleS
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Australia4404 Posts
June 23 2010 13:01 GMT
#20
those chinese art copies are actually pretty damn good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7PvoI6gvQs
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