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betha
betha aka JoBeth is a 27.85 year old girl, has been a member since October 29, 2006, has scored 800 submissions, giving an average score of 1.91, helping 12 designs get printed.
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Threadless piracy
I just came back from a shopping trip in Bangkok - and I saw so many shops selling pirated Threadless tees!

They have so many of the latest designs and printed on different colored shirts from the originals, along with some designs that look Threadless-ish but aren't (being a religious refresher of the Threadless catalog, I think I'd pretty much recognize any Threadless shirt off the bat).

The shirts sell for ridiculously cheap prices - about 150baht each (which is about US$2).

Pretty much harmless though. There's too much rampant clothing piracy in Bangkok anyway and the shirts aren't of great quality; they don't have the printed tags on the inside of the back of the tees either.

maija
maija on Jun 25 '07 at 8:46am
The whole length of Khaosan Road is a pirated t-shirt stand, dotted with pirated DVD stands.
slap me
slap me on Jun 25 '07 at 8:54am
Hey for $2 who cares! I'd buy a load!!
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Jun 25 '07 at 8:57am
...i wouldnt
slap me
slap me on Jun 25 '07 at 8:58am
If they last a summer then why not. I'll still return here to but an original.
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Jun 25 '07 at 9:00am
I dont know.... principle?
maija
maija on Jun 25 '07 at 9:06am
Actually, when clothes shopping in Bangkok it's nearly impossible to buy something that isn't a brand name knock off. Certainly not on Khaosan Road. If you're backpacking your stuff wears out pretty quickly and you have to replace it at some point. I was just looking at photos and there's a tee I got in Korea that didn't make it past Thailand that I totally forgot about, which is too bad, because it was an original design by a local designer.
slap me
slap me on Jun 25 '07 at 9:07am
Principle??? Pff. Your principles will lead you to the dark side of the force son. Letting multimillion pound/$ companies make even more millions. Support small independant business men thats what I say. That poor bloke in Bankok is just trying to provide a living for his family. I support that. It might be by selling copies but who cares.
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Jun 25 '07 at 9:13am
Are you kidding? Threadless may be making millions these days, but theyre still by no means some giant heartless corporation. They're still small and independent. And no I wouldnt support some ass making money off stolen designs. This isnt about just stealing from Threadless, theyre stealing from the designers too. I doubt youd be willing to save a few bucks if some schmuck was selling your designs without your persmission.
maija
maija on Jun 25 '07 at 9:17am
What would be better would be to buy locally designed and/or made stuff, which you can find in Bangkok, but you have to hunt for it. There were some booths in the Weekend Market that had originally designed tees, of which I bought one, even though it worked out to $20CDN. They might cost more, but that's more money in the "poor bloke"s pocket and then you're truly supporting local industry. The pirated stuff adequately serves only a few people up at the top of a pyramid.



Nonetheless I did buy an "Oakley" shoulder bag in Cambodia, but I didn't have a lot of choice ("Nike" and "Adidas" for example).
maija
maija on Jun 25 '07 at 9:24am
Chatuchak Weekend Market for anyone going to Bangkok.
manfred89
manfred89 on Jun 25 '07 at 11:39am
I've seen them ripped off all over London; Portabello market, Camden...
3 days later
Jingles
Jingles on Jun 28 '07 at 7:44pm
I've seen ripoffs on Ebay!
20 days later
melattee
melattee on Jul 19 '07 at 3:41am
I've also seen bad quality copys of MP3 and Flowers in the attic, on universities in Colombia, South America... So I guess it's a problem all over the world, at least third world countrys..
1213 days later
Masyh
Masyh on Nov 13 '10 at 6:22pm
Betha can u tell me where in Bangkok you saw the fake tees?
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