For years, China has been the world capital of pirated products. Shoppers there can browse through everything from stereos and clothes to office supplies and food—all cheap knockoffs of famous brands, with the names slightly changed. Here are a few of our favorite faux brands.
• Bucksstar Coffee (Starbucks)
• Cala-Cala (Coca-Cola)
• Chintendo Vii (Nintendo Wii)
• Skerpie (Sharpie)
• Sonia headphones (Sony)
• Penesamig (Panasonic)
• Hetachi TVs (Hitachi)
• Abercrombif & Titch (Abercrombie & Fitch)
• Georgi Amoni (Giorgio Armani)
• Cerono beer (Corona)
• Nire, Ekin, Mike, and IVIKE (all Nike)
• Cnoverse Ball Star (Converse All Star)
• Abcids and Odidoss (Adidas)
• Pantboy (Playboy)
• BYD cars (BMW)
• Fuma (Puma shoes. Fuma is Spanish for “smoke,” so the Fuma logo is a puma leaping…with a lit cigar in its mouth.)
• Paradi (Prada)
• S&M’s (M&M’s)
• What Friends (Wheat Thins)
• Pizza Huh (Pizza Hut)
• PolyStation (PlayStation)
• Snooby (Snoopy merchandise)
• Sword of the Kings toys (Lord of the Rings)
• Ratman (Batman)
• Rock Hero: Jona Brothers (Guitar Hero: Jonas Brothers)
• iPoa (iPod)
• Unbelievable This Is Not Butter (I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!)
Odds are at least one molecule of every breath you breathe also passed through the lungs of Socrates.