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What's this? A normal video?! Within all of this madness?!!

Yeah, I know. But here, he almost seems sane. Almost.

 
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dev-catscratch said:
A search on Toysbaba.com (again, the website saturated with knockoff toys) for "super market" revealed another knockoff manufacturer of Shopkins toys, which is Sidi Toys - the shopping bags (not the baskets) have "SHOP" instead of "Shopkins".
Sidi Toys also has quite a number of other knockoff toys including Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol (search terms for Paw Patrol knockoffs includes "dog patrol").

Pick any well-known (or popular) children's TV show (or any character thereof) and chances are that there is at least one counterfeit version of this merchandise out there.
Some of the counterfeiting is performed by current and former employees of licensed manufacturers of branded goods who can disassemble products and reengineer them, or licensed factories may add another shift (also known as "ghost shifts") to crank out counterfeits, using cheaper (and most likely unsafe) materials, or even retain the moulds and designs after licensing for a particular company or factory thereof has ended.
In a number of cases, counterfeits are mixed with the genuine product, or counterfeits are shipped through so many ports that it becomes impossible to determine their origin - big problem for tracking down the factories which make these knockoffs - if the factory where the knockoffs originated is effectively tracked down, this can *really* help deal with the problem of fakes.
The popularity of 3D printers is most likely giving Chinese counterfeiters an edge...

I am still wondering what the actual Chinese translation of "Shopkins" is... and I am well-seasoned (but not a forensic expert) with regard to identifying fakes.

Finally, my advance prediction is that Shopkins knockoffs would be found in the NSW (Australia) Annual Toy Safety Survey this year.
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dev-catscratch said:
I got the idea for this from the February 7, 2005 issue of BusinessWeek, which of course, the featured cover story was "Fakes!"
This issue of Shopkins Magazine features an in-depth story about fake Shopkins along with raids, legal actions and countermeasures regarding the supply chain of counterfeit Shopkins, plus links to an interactive "Spot The Fake" game (similar to the online feature for the aforesaid issue of BusinessWeek), to help fellow Shopkins collectors tell real from fake (education is one of the most effective tools to help deal with fakes).
The full-sized Kiddycade is a fully functional arcade machine, which can have games added to it - and can even become a TV!
Also, the 8GB Flashy Drive included with this issue is of course, a fully functional Shopkin which can actually store data.
Finally, I wonder if there was an actual issue of Shopkins Magazine which had an article about fake Shopkins... and the Chinese translation of "Shopkins" - I have found Chinese translations of other Moose brands such as Glitzi Globes and Beados.
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Lucky Wildcard said:
What's this? A normal video?! Within all of this madness?!!

Yeah, I know. But here, he almost seems sane. Almost.

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I have no idea what I just watched.

Did Bryce just tell us how to cheat the parking meter? Has he tried this in public? Or just assumes there are other autists with parking meters in their house?
 
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dev-catscratch said:
All but one of these arcade games (at least one version thereof) depict Marlboro, the world's most well-known cigarette.
Some arcade games such as the US version of Super Monaco GP by Sega uses brand resemblance, such as "Marlbobo" for "Marlboro", or in the case of Gran Prix Star by Jaleco, the Marlboro font for "Monaco" is used with the iconic red chevron.
There was a story about a conversion kit for Final Lap by Namco to remove cigarette branding (because Philip Morris "did not want children to smoke" as all tobacco companies say - their actions prove otherwise), and in this game (depending on the DIP switch configuration), a Camel racecar for the player can appear.
Also, there was a story where Philip Morris objected to Marlboro trademarks being included in Hang-On by Sega.

In my theory, the arcade game manufacturers included "tobacco sponsorship" to make racing games a bit more "real" because at the time, tobacco sponsorship of motorsport was still legal in many countries.

Finally, I've seen mini motorcycles (especially knockoffs) with cigarette trademarks on them (even a full-sized street legal one) - there was a case in New Zealand where such mini motorcycles were withdrawn from sale after the store was informed about a violation of tobacco legislation.
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The answer: Nobody gives a shit.
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I forgot to mention that he made a concept "Spot the fake Shopkins" flash game. He wants to present this to Moose Toys, the creators of Shopkins as a way for people to spot real from the fakes.


His also has a playlist on Youtube. It's one of four videos in said playlist, but this video I've shown you is the only one he made.
 
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I forgot to mention that he made a concept "Spot the fake Shopkins" flash game. He wants to present this to Moose Toys, the creators of Shopkins as a way for people to spot real from the fakes.


His also has a playlist on Youtube. It's one of four videos in said playlist, but this video I've shown you is the only one he made.
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Really, all three could look fake.
 
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dev-catscratch said:
A Jackass stunt where Pajama Sam wears a prison-like jumpsuit with prison-related markings and walk out on the street - I saw a scene where a prison escapee wearing his prison issue clothes was caught on the street by a passing police car in the movie "Escape Plan".
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[QUOTEdev-catscratch]I got an idea for this from the Addicting Games website.
First at the finish line (empty) then first filled wins.
If you start filling before the finish line, you forfeit.
This is another unique stunt called "Potty Racer".[/QUOTE]

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dev-catscratch said:
I got the idea from this from a Mythbusters episode, and is on my list of bizarre things I have seen or heard.
The PA system in the shopping centre has been hacked into and when he farts, it goes through all of the speakers in the shopping centre.
Pajama Sam would use a toilet with the microphone nearby when the PA system has been still been hacked into - I wonder what all the customers in the shopping centre think?
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