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Counterfeit Clothing and Other Items Found
Friday 09th of February 2007 06:05:24 PM
Counterfeit clothing including printed T-shirts, handbags, jeans, and other items were found by police in a store in South Carolina, USA that were worth $100,000. The storeowner claims he did not know the items were fake and that he purchased them from other vendors.The clothing bearing famous designer labels such as Gucci, Polo. Nike, and Puma were seized last Friday. Over twenty-five handbags were also found bearing fake labels such as Coach and Gucci.
Finding counterfeit printed T-shirts and other items is becoming more of a problem in the town, said Sheriff Robby Benson. “This is the fourth place that we've confiscated counterfeit goods from within the past four to five months.”
Police are still trying to track down the store’s supplier. When asked where the items were coming from, Benson said, “They pick up stuff in New York. Some of the items come from Africa and Miami. We just don't know where all the goods come from.”
When buying goods with famous labels on them it is important that consumers protect themselves. Buying expensive labels at a huge discount should be the first indication that the items may be fake. Also, certain labels, such as Bape, do not sell their items in stores that are not their own.
Designer clothing including printed T-shirts and other items should also be inspected carefully. Look at the stitching to see the quality of the garment. If the stitching is loose or is not double stitched, then it is probably a fake.
Detective Scott Thompson, who is also working this case warns consumers by saying, “The consumers are being ripped off because they're buying something with a true trademark label, but it's not made to Nike or Polo standards. It's not made with the same quality. ... After the consumer wears it for a month or two and the Polo shirt falls apart, he is out of his hard-earned money.”
(c)Michal Paplaczyk, www.sxc.hu
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