The land of fake Diesels
Thursday, 11. October 2007, 05:46:18
From Wired: 'The traveller in Thailand is no longer sticking baggies of smack up his crack and praying for a short-fingered customs official; he's hawking designer knockoffs on auction sites like eBay. Diesel and Lacoste are the most popular brands, but Birkenstock and Adidas are known moneymakers. They mail the merchandise from Bangkok and pray their buyers don't call bullshit. This is The Beach, several years on. Bangkok's backpackers are no longer seeking out that unspoiled stretch of sand; they just want to earn enough money to avoid going home — without, God forbid, teaching English. It's a bull market for these e-bootleggers; everywhere you ask, an expat has an auction about to end.' More / How to identify fake Diesel jeans








