People Are Shaming These Knockoff Brands In This Online Group And Here Are 30 Of The Most Blatant Ones
The rule says if the item you want is so cheap it makes you rub your eyes to see if it’s not a dream, then the chances are something’s wrong with it. Like those stunning sneakers you saw the other day. Look at the swoosh, read the brand name carefully, and never underestimate the power of the label. If suspicion, aka your gut’s best friend arises, you're better off without ‘em.
But hey, some knock-offs don’t even bother concealing the fact. Welcome to the land of totally shameless and impossibly crappy fakes that are way off whatever they were trying to pull off initially. Thanks to the subreddit Crappy Off Brands, we now know what to expect shopping under the counter, and hey, this bootleg Roomba that came at a fraction of the price is the exact reason why it bears solidly zero vacuuming powers.
Stay tuned for the best of the very worst submissions from the community with 862k avid members that are totally in for bad off-brands, from CDs to household items, restaurants and eateries, brand logos, and clothing pieces.
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What Not Butter!
I Love Finding Things Like This At Thrift Stores
You'd think the North Face people would sue the people who made this. The company's attorneys did file a lawsuit but the CEO heard about, laughed, and told them to drop it.
It’s always a smart idea to think twice before you buy something online. But most people are spontaneous in their shopping decisions and tend to trust whatever it is that the seller is presenting them.
In reality, the counterfeit industry is a global industry worth as much as $461 billion, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Another report created in partnership with the European Union's Intellectual Property Office showed that footwear is the product counterfeited the most, followed by leather clothing goods and gadgets.
Not only are brands, designers, and creators all well aware of the scope of the problem, some go to great lengths to curb the sales of counterfeit versions of their original products. For example, Nike has decided to pull its products from Amazon to “try to mitigate the damaging effects that counterfeit goods were having on its brand,” Forbes reports.
Oof, Starbucks
Apparently not entirely true. While they were sued and did win the case, it was Rizwan Ahmad and Adnan Yousuf who came up with it, as far as I've read.
Offbrand Of Offbrands
Mother Knew I Wanted A Roomba But Didn't Want To Waste That Much Money On One. So She Found One For A Bargain! Note, It Has Zero Vacuuming Ability
There’s no question that brands and their loss of revenue, as well as intellectual property, are all greatly damaged by the counterfeit culture, but you may wonder what’s the threat in it for the consumers. Well, knock-off products are most often made to appear identical to the original product, but in reality, their quality, composition, ingredients, and the ways they were made have nothing in common with the original product.
The counterfeits equal to very poor quality, which can have dire consequences on consumers' health. Forbes explains that knock-off makeup and skincare products, for example, have “the package and product that might look identical to the authentic brand, but when applied, they can cause skin infections and rashes.”
The same goes with electronics where “counterfeit automotive parts, smartphone/tablets, and even vapes can cause serious personal injury and even death.” Such threats should be enough to scare customers away from knock-off products for good, but many, however, nevertheless get lured by low prices and seemingly identical appearances.
In reality, though, if the product advertised online seems too good to be true, it’s because it most likely is.
Paid $10 For It And Didnt Realize Til I Put It On.. At Least It Has My Name On It
Who Killed Orange Julius? Orange Brutus [philippines]
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Looks A Bit... Phoney Doesn't It
Saw This In A Secondhand Group. Not Uggs, But...
Totally appropriate. I was at the GROCERY store & saw a woman wearing jammie pants and UGGs. Now, - I'd be cool if she was buying NyQuil or maybe tampons/ice cream/chocolate, but NO. She was full on grocery shopping. SO GHETTO TACKY.
Iron Deficiency Man
My Favorite Soap
Yum Yum
This Is How All Crappy Off-Branded Products Are Made, To Be Honest
Hit The Sci Fi Jackpot At The Pet Shop
Coming To Your Nearest Bookstore
Oh, that's not a knockoff. It's a parody novel. I've seen it in bookshops.
I Love These
Cat And Rat
Thank You, Clearance Aisle
Two For The Price Of One!
Crappy Or Genius?
A boy at my local middle school got in trouble for wearing a banana costume & when he took it off he was wearing the shirt on the left underneath.
Ordered A Pickle Rick Pipe Off Wish.com...
Aggle Product
Biohazard Boy
Something's Wrong I Can Feel It
Well Alright
Batman From Infinity War
Russian Version Of Skyrim
Fast, I Am Fast
This Should Be On R/Thanksihateit
Existential Crisis Games
I’m Actually Intimidated
Incredibly Crappy
"I'm Gonna Getcha" Said Sharp Hand Joe
Where's He come From, Where Did He Go, Errebody Run From Sharp Hand Joe
Was Looking For Some Wd-40 But I Guess This Will Have To Do
I Think I’ll Stick To Nutella
All The Other Trains With Their Pumped Up Tracks
F***ing Australia
I don't think this is a knock-off. It looks to be something like I saw in Switzerland some years back with cows - various companies sponsored a fibreglass cow and painted it up in various designs and then placed it outside on the street. Some of them were really good. I'm guessing this is a similar idea but using koalas becuase its Oz.
Bazoongis
It Never Occurred To Me Cities Could Have Crappy Off-Brands, As Well.
I can bet my life on it. Pic taken in Eastern Europe or Russia foooor sure!!!
My Favorite Movie
Its-A Me, Captain America
At Least They're Honest
I'm Not Joking. One Of Trump's Proposed Logos For "Space Force" Is A Lazy-Ass Ripoff Of Nasa
7 Evelyn Owner's Name Is Evelyn
Good for Evelyn. You gotta start somewhere. Maybe she saw a gap in the market for a local convenience store where there was none so seized the moment. I say, you go girl.
Why Spend $1000 On A Supreme Shirt When You Can Buy This...
Its A Me Marco!
Totally Not
I'm eying the first one suspiciously as in the UK, these are known as Frosties. The Kellog's logo and Tony the Tiger look right though, so I'm guessing that they are for a different market.
Thunder. Nanananananananananananana
Fucked Up In The Crib Wearing Google Slides
Paw Patrol Seems To Be Heading In A Bold New Direction
Ay You Guys Ever Heard Of Take-It?
The Side Of Dory’s Family No One Talks About
Famous Brand
Ah Yes Finally On The App Store
The Best Offbrand
I Found This In My Room
Bootleg Simpsons T-Shirts Are A Goldmine
Well, They're Not Wrong...
“They Put The Hip In Worship!”
I Saw This Today And The Logo Reminded Me Of Something
69 Bags Are My Favorite
Well, At Least They Are Almost Honest [oc]
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You know what they say about New York Times bestsellers: They're books.
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Off Brand
Yea. It's Garfield
My Favorite Disney Character- Muose Muose
Is There A Chance It Is Butter?
Better Call Saul!
"Winnie The Pooh" Blanket
Not Sure If It Fits Here But China Built A Fake Eiffel Tower
Looked Closely At My Switch Case For The First Time
I Let My Nephews Download An Off Brand Guitar Hero And These Are The Songs They Played
I Guess Engineer Got Into Real Estate After The War..
I Present You The Pinnacle Of Shanghai Markets, A Hot Glue NY Yankees Hat
Right Next To Each Other Too
Hollywood
A lot of people don't know this but these are the two main producers behind the whole Marvel franchise...
Pisney Drincess
High Pokèmon Pals
Remember That Hulk One? Yeah I Got Another One
Man I Love Ant Hero And Amazing Strange Rope
Ah, Peculiar Occurrences, My Favorite Show!
Blob Fish And Yoda Has Something Going Apparently...
Remember That Scene When Gimli Falls Off The Titanic
Thomas The Sleep Paralysis Demon?
Holy Grail Of Crappy Off-Brands!
If Only There Were A Name For This Rolling Piece Of Wood
Wait Wut
A Bit Skeptical
Gamechild?
There's A Nightmare In My Boot
A Friend Sent Me This
It’s real: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6373994/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_30
Dq's Estranged Husband
We have one in my town but it’s just one building, not a food chain. It’s more like a diner, anyway.
Just Tell Me The Texture And Shape
Pour One Out For A Real Homie
When Torpedoes Aren’t Enough
I Choose You, Chikapu!
Let’s Just Ignore The Gigantic Saw For A Second And Focus On The Junior Motors Truck Company Logo
Didn’t Know The ‘Ancient Ways’ Were So Extreme
My Favorite Team In The Nbgay
“Comparison Purposes Only”
These IKEA Display Games
Can’t Decide Where To Buy From
Ketchup Isn't A Brand Name...
Found In My Spanish Workbook
Cute Little Joker Stuffed Toy, With One Amazing Brand Tag!
Morgz Is The Ultimate Crappyoffbrand
And the of course we all need the necessary stupid face in the thumbnail
Found A Hell Of A Deal On An Xbox
The Battle Of The Century!
Y'all Need Some Redemption
Another One
"Jon, I Have Now Become The Potassium Prophet"
Is That You Bro?
It Was $1. I Couldn’t Resist
Microsoft's Side Hustle
Ah Yes, Let Me Just Put In My Air Vibes
I have those! They work surprisingly well. I think I got them at an arcade a few years back.
Found The Legendary Green Mario Toy
Hope This Asus Jeans I Bought U Fit U Well
Just Got A Smitch For Christmas
My Mom Learned Why You Should Buy Things Off Facebook
Are You Sure?
I love this. The addition of the word "Think" gets me. Like they are *quite* sure what it tastes like but they *Think* it tastes like butter.
Meats By Dr.dre
Found This In The Store...
Spot The Difference
The Very Best Nintendo Console
Found This Vape Shop In Poland
The New Official Iranian "Space Suit" Is A Halloween Custome Knock-Off With Labels Pulled Off!!
US to Iran: " Don't do stupid things." Iran: " We won't, honestly..."
Chinese Legos Never Disappoint
There Is More Puppet?
This is wrong, the picture is edited. Sardaar Ji is a horror-comedy.
Ah Yes The New Avengers
Pretty sure he predates the Avenger movies. Wikipedia say he started in 1995. If he's a knockoff of anything, it would be Batman, not Avengers.
Have A Break, Have A Take-It
My Favorite Game Is "Mine Clone"
While back I was all excited because I found black Sharpie markers super cheap at the dollar store and I needed them for a project I was having students do in class. Sadly, I found out they were "Shoopies" (font and coloring just like a Sharpie) and they had to be thrown away. I was worried the intense fumes of all those opened markers would have made the class high.
No, one was from Russia, the knockoff fast food restaurants were in Iran... Did you even read these or did you just skip to the end to make your xenophobic comment?
Load More Replies... While back I was all excited because I found black Sharpie markers super cheap at the dollar store and I needed them for a project I was having students do in class. Sadly, I found out they were "Shoopies" (font and coloring just like a Sharpie) and they had to be thrown away. I was worried the intense fumes of all those opened markers would have made the class high.
No, one was from Russia, the knockoff fast food restaurants were in Iran... Did you even read these or did you just skip to the end to make your xenophobic comment?
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