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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 4:46 pm
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Originally Posted by benzemalyonnais
You mean the real North Face jackets or the knockoffs? I remember in Saigon seeing stores filled with fakes that looked so real for $10USD a piece. I was impressed - backpacks, fleeces, down jackets....the good stuff and it looked so real. I'm pretty sure that BJ and SH both have authentic NF boutiques though.
It's possible to buy lots of real brands in China, but 99%+ of the brand name items in the fake markets (being discussed here) are fake.
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