webfact Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 210,000 fake sunglasses found in raids in BKK In a search with a warrant from the Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, DSI officials discovered about 210,000 fakes. By Tanutam Thawan The Department of Special Investigation has arrested a Chinese national and seized about 210,000 pairs of counterfeit eyeglasses of various name brand names in raids on three warehouses in Bangkok. The DSI say the raids on the warehouses in Khlong Thom and Khlong San were conducted after learning from investigations that a large quantity of untaxed sunglasses and general eyewear had been illegally imported and stored in the warehouses. Full story: https://www.phuketgazette.net/news/210000-fake-sunglasses-found-raids-bkk -- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2017-11-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bowman Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I see a problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 There are so many copies in Thailand, so I wouldn´t even trust buying a Lacoste shirt in their Bangkok showroom. Sometimes I actually have been thinking about having a code word with my wife, so I know that the original comes home every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 10 minutes ago, Get Real said: There are so many copies in Thailand, so I wouldn´t even trust buying a Lacoste shirt in their Bangkok showroom. Sometimes I actually have been thinking about having a code word with my wife, so I know that the original comes home every time. only a few years back i remember a story about a thai woman in london buying high end hand bags from the flag ship stores then returning them for a refund. she took back fakes and kept the originals. it was going on for quite some time before it was noticed and she was caught. that left the designer brand owners to admit that they had fakes in circulation in their stores that may have been sold on to customers as originals. c'est la vie as the frogs say ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 If the designer brands in their shops were not so ridiculously expensive then there would be less of a market for fakes. Bring your prices down, increase turnover, more profits....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said: If the designer brands in their shops were not so ridiculously expensive then there would be less of a market for fakes. Bring your prices down, increase turnover, more profits....... I don't think that's how it works. The idea is designer. Once its so cheap everyone can afford it, no one will want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Can anybody please explain to me what "fake sunglasses" are. Sunglasses with window glass in them, maybe, or no glass at all? If the stop some sunrays, well, they do their work and are real sunglasses. That said, why must policemen, paid by taxpayers, work for free for companies? Are those companies paying for the police hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 May be a tough task trying to look a cop in the eyes from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 5 minutes ago, hansnl said: Can anybody please explain to me what "fake sunglasses" are. Sunglasses with window glass in them, maybe, or no glass at all? If the stop some sunrays, well, they do their work and are real sunglasses. That said, why must policemen, paid by taxpayers, work for free for companies? Are those companies paying for the police hours? I suppose the originals will have some standards on cutting UV rays etc and no distortion when you look through them. The glass may be treated to not release shards that could damage your eyes in an accident. Cheap copies will most likely not have those properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 44 minutes ago, overherebc said: I suppose the originals will have some standards on cutting UV rays etc and no distortion when you look through them. The glass may be treated to not release shards that could damage your eyes in an accident. Cheap copies will most likely not have those properties. Depending on which website you visit,some say there is absolutely no difference in what sunglasses do,others say there are big differences. I guess it all depends who gets paid by whom.In this case there were no taxes paid so the government feels left out and they demand their cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 The first thing I noticed on Facebook today was a shared post of an advert for a Thai company selling Ray Ban sunglasses reduced to 640 Baht from 6900 Baht. Shouldn't be difficult to get these prates if they really wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 3 hours ago, hansnl said: Can anybody please explain to me what "fake sunglasses" are. Sunglasses with window glass in them, maybe, or no glass at all? If the stop some sunrays, well, they do their work and are real sunglasses. That said, why must policemen, paid by taxpayers, work for free for companies? Are those companies paying for the police hours? Real vs fake Ray Ban http://www.theeyecentre.com/how-can-i-tell-if-a-ray-ban-is-real-or-fake.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Most of the stuff these days comes out of china, the only difference on many of the items is the original comes out of the front door and the so called copy comes out of the backdoor. So the problem is and has been for years the Laws in China where they claim ownership to a little cover that goes over an IPhone IE name (IPhone) and the company that invented the phone and is know all across the world for doing so, lost the case in china when it went to court there. When you buy cheap you know its a fake or at the very least nicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 18 hours ago, berybert said: I don't think that's how it works. The idea is designer. Once its so cheap everyone can afford it, no one will want it. Good point, I missed that one..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Is anyone really interested surprised at this? Sent from my SM-G950W using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 On 11/1/2017 at 11:02 AM, Get Real said: There are so many copies in Thailand, so I wouldn´t even trust buying a Lacoste shirt in their Bangkok showroom. Sometimes I actually have been thinking about having a code word with my wife, so I know that the original comes home every time. But how can you be sure your wife is the original one and not a copy? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyShadow Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Can anybody please explain to me what "fake sunglasses" are. Sunglasses with window glass in them, maybe, or no glass at all? If the stop some sunrays, well, they do their work and are real sunglasses. That said, why must policemen, paid by taxpayers, work for free for companies? Are those companies paying for the police hours?Fake when they are labeled ray bans and sold for a 100 baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 1 hour ago, bbi1 said: But how can you be sure your wife is the original one and not a copy? lol Stringent and effective quality control every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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