Can You Spot the Difference in These 27 Chinese Knockoffs?

Can You Spot the Difference in These 27 Chinese Knockoffs?
Irene Luo
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Can’t afford that luxurious Gucci bag sold at the mall? Don’t worry. If you go to China, you can get a cheap knockoff at the “Cugci Store.”

(Screenshot via 3g.xmhouse.com)
Screenshot via 3g.xmhouse.com

In recent years, Chinese products have become synonymous with fakes, and the variety of knockoffs, imitations, and counterfeit products is enormous—and sometimes amusing.

According to a report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, from 2008 to 2010, almost three-quarters of all counterfeits seized globally came from China, some of them taking market share from the actual brands.

A lot of people buy fakes because they’re cheap. But there’s a reason why Coach bags cost $300 and a new Macbook Air costs $900—quality. Knock-offs may be cheap, but they lack the quality of actual brand name products.

And sometimes, they appear ridiculous. Here are 27 of the greatest brand name copycats. 

1. Starbucks? That’s overrated. Try the refreshing and totally original Sunbucks Coffee!

(Screenshot via aili.com)
Screenshot via aili.com

2. There’s something quirky about those batteries.

(Screenshot via gamersky.com)
Screenshot via gamersky.com

3. “Wait, I forgot to add the second ‘a’! Oh well. I'll just squeeze it in now.”

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Screenshot via sport.qq.com

4. No, it’s not okay to rip off a quality brand.

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Screenshot via gamersky.com

5. Uniqlo or Un!pro? Kudos though for changing the Japanese spelling to match too.

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Screenshot via fjsen.com

6. Is this Maoming Fried Chicken?

(Screenshot via aili.com)
Screenshot via aili.com

7. Sorry, no luxury watches here.

(Screenshot via mop.com)
Screenshot via mop.com

8. “I can’t wait to play Call of Duty on my new PolyStation!”

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Screenshot via finance.qq.com

9. This doesn’t quite look like premium quality.

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Screenshot via aili.com

10. How did they get Buta from Puma?

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Screenshot via sports.qq.com

11. Lee + Ugg = Lgg

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Screenshot via finance.qq.com

12. PenesamiG batteries?

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Screenshot via finance.qq.com

13. I can’t do it. I can’t buy a shirt that looks so ridiculous.

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Screenshot via sport.qq.com

14. Pizza huh?

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Screenshot via aili.com

15. Fun fact: Oba means “a hereditary ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of Western Africa,” according to dictionary.com.

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Screenshot via aili.com

16. The hippie upgrade of Apple is here!

(Screenshot via aili.com)
Screenshot via aili.com

17. Lolwut?

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Screenshot via aili.com

18. If they named their video game system X-Boy, they should have at least had the courtesy to invent an X-Girl too.  

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Screenshot via finance.qq.com

19. They must have been too lazy to add lines on their A’s.

(Screenshot via aili.com)
Screenshot via aili.com

20. Wash your clothes with the new Tids detergent!

(Screenshot via gamersky.com)
Screenshot via gamersky.com

21. Why have Baidu or Google or Yahoo by themselves, when you can have BaiGooHoo?

(Screenshot via baike.com)
Screenshot via baike.com

22. The Devil might wear Paradi.

(Screenshot via mop.com)
Screenshot via mop.com

23. “Buy me a pair of corcodile shoes.” “You mean crocs?” “No, I mean corcs.” “....okay.”

(Screenshot via mop.com)
Screenshot via mop.com

24. Will King Burger have it your way?

(Screenshot via mop.com)
Screenshot via mop.com

25. “Mom, I don’t want to do homework. I want to play World of Lordcraft!”

(Screenshot via gamersky.com)
Screenshot via gamersky.com

26. Can you spot the irregularities in this Wrlgleys Doubiemlnt Chewing Gum?

(Screenshot via finance.qq.com)
Screenshot via finance.qq.com

27. Nobody’s lovin' this.

(Screenshot via bagua.131.com)
Screenshot via bagua.131.com

Here’s an added bonus: When Nike and Adidas were depressingly slapped together. The slogan is right on.

(Screenshot via finance.takungpao.com)
Screenshot via finance.takungpao.com
Irene Luo
Irene Luo
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Irene is the assistant producer for American Thought Leaders. She previously interned for the China News team at the Epoch Times. She is a graduate of Columbia University with a degree in Political Science and East Asian Languages and Cultures.
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