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Author Topic: Fake Apple store in China fools its staff. Thats right. AN ENTIRE FAKE STORE.  (Read 3647 times)

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/22/us-apple-fake-idUSTRE76K48220110722
What else have the Chinese left to copy? I mean... even their emergency hotline is 119.
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This part got my attention:
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"I prefer to get my Apple products fixed here. It's very troublesome going to the real Apple store in Lujiazui because not only do you have to pay to get repairs, but you have to make an appointment to see the sales specialist," said Xavier, a 30-something expatriate who declined to give his last name.
"The prices are the same as the real store but the service is better here," he added, before whipping out his two iPads to tinker with.

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Funny that the "fake" would be better than the original, given the loudness that Apple advocates proclaim Apple's superior user experience.
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Funny that the "fake" would be better than the original, given the loudness that Apple advocates proclaim Apple's superior user experience.
BC, they will just harp that -
a fake Apple is better than -
a sour lemon.