tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post6759480495493605728..comments2024-03-11T01:56:27.279-07:00Comments on The Chubby Chatterbox: Genuine Fake Watchesstephen Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-14998585280291234062012-08-21T22:47:12.836-07:002012-08-21T22:47:12.836-07:00LOL! I think the store owner meant that his produc...LOL! I think the store owner meant that his products are totally or purely fake, so no genuine or real ones in the store. I also think the same thing with Anne. Great that you took a photo of the store though. rosey123http://uhrwelt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-33662807693501083652012-08-10T21:06:54.950-07:002012-08-10T21:06:54.950-07:00Maybe Fake is the brand name. ;) Kind of like Fluk...Maybe Fake is the brand name. ;) Kind of like Fluke Transport's slogan.. "If it gets there on time, it's a Fluke."Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-61337488854917848272012-08-07T19:34:40.855-07:002012-08-07T19:34:40.855-07:00Either that was the most honest advertising I'...Either that was the most honest advertising I've seen or the vendors didn't understand English...Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640511681168230116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-41098163759429080362012-08-06T13:08:41.171-07:002012-08-06T13:08:41.171-07:00Strange place Turkey. A couple of years ago in a r...Strange place Turkey. A couple of years ago in a restaurant I asked for wine and the waiter said he would bring me the wine-list. Two minutes later he returned with a bottle in each hand and proudly announced he had a red-wine and a white- wine!Bryan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-27521712415762997272012-08-06T11:33:22.709-07:002012-08-06T11:33:22.709-07:00oh and then there are the genuine fake leather wal...oh and then there are the genuine fake leather wallets one can buy.....Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-38397860303380523682012-08-06T11:32:35.299-07:002012-08-06T11:32:35.299-07:00I guess honesty is the best policy? But if they ar...I guess honesty is the best policy? But if they are fake watches do they even tell the right time?Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-89730204878846583212012-08-06T07:18:05.585-07:002012-08-06T07:18:05.585-07:00wasn't that one of PT Barnum's tricks - to...wasn't that one of PT Barnum's tricks - to advertise something as a genuine fake knowing people would be intrigued?Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-41394419497375918612012-08-06T06:55:55.469-07:002012-08-06T06:55:55.469-07:00sounds like someone's lawyers did their vettin...sounds like someone's lawyers did their vetting properly ... these are like the 100% natural acrylic sweaters I saw a while backDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-65708683892598935602012-08-06T00:39:59.899-07:002012-08-06T00:39:59.899-07:00Ha! At least they are are honest about it. If you ...Ha! At least they are are honest about it. If you go to Chinatown in NYC (as I did many a time) they will swear up and down that the watches are real...as the open their jacket to show them to you, but not when any police are around.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13919982269396198400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-42543498204923645422012-08-05T23:17:28.593-07:002012-08-05T23:17:28.593-07:00LOL Not even ashamed to say so either :)LOL Not even ashamed to say so either :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-18088932126816883252012-08-05T22:39:01.922-07:002012-08-05T22:39:01.922-07:00Better than the fake genuine watches which adverti...Better than the fake genuine watches which advertise themselves as being so much better than they are. "you could dive the depths of Atlantis and make out with a shoal of mermaids". I could barely make the bottom of the pool before it stopped working.Adam Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404990952302454770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-15038810544051242722012-08-05T21:25:25.976-07:002012-08-05T21:25:25.976-07:00I'm sitting here laughing!I'm sitting here laughing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-10867163590056416142012-08-05T19:37:59.671-07:002012-08-05T19:37:59.671-07:00G'day CC. Terrific advertising. At least they ...G'day CC. Terrific advertising. At least they are being honest.Take care. Liz...quilterlizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285710339293711693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-60742766327763501972012-08-05T18:34:23.276-07:002012-08-05T18:34:23.276-07:00I think that it's someone with limited English...I think that it's someone with limited English skills. I don't think this was a trick.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-70052608848955224842012-08-05T15:40:40.933-07:002012-08-05T15:40:40.933-07:00made me laugh too. there is a shop in bali with t...made me laugh too. there is a shop in bali with the same sign. i forgot to take a pic. yes, the watches are indeed genuine fakes.yevishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146237718414705218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-52571232089581165132012-08-05T14:21:00.379-07:002012-08-05T14:21:00.379-07:00I used to work at an insurance salvage store. I go...I used to work at an insurance salvage store. I got a beautiful fake watch there. I don't remember the brand, but it was a dainty oval golden thing, with a black face, and fake diamonds for the numbers. I must say, it was quite breathtaking. A tasteful complement to my Walmart wardrobe.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-74476289314613379942012-08-05T13:51:31.941-07:002012-08-05T13:51:31.941-07:00Too funny! Some signs are just deserving to be cap...Too funny! Some signs are just deserving to be captured through dirty windshields of moving vehicles! Glad you managed to get it.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-75448303724840527942012-08-05T12:43:07.262-07:002012-08-05T12:43:07.262-07:00Your question is better than a Zen koan. In fact ...Your question is better than a Zen koan. In fact it may be. And it is a great chuckle indeed.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-65821592043593961952012-08-05T11:44:39.004-07:002012-08-05T11:44:39.004-07:00It's good they're being so honest. I'...It's good they're being so honest. I'd demand a certificate of authenticity that it's a genuine fake and not a fake fake.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-82433072422074172842012-08-05T11:36:36.985-07:002012-08-05T11:36:36.985-07:00It's genuinely funny, anyway.It's genuinely funny, anyway.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-73407529864025614622012-08-05T11:15:01.665-07:002012-08-05T11:15:01.665-07:00We need more truth in advertising!We need more truth in advertising!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-39679213919037502132012-08-05T10:20:20.423-07:002012-08-05T10:20:20.423-07:00It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enig...It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. <br /><br />My uncle had a "genuine fake Rolex." He used to say that, if it were the real thing, it would be worth over $20,000. He was very proud of that. I wonder if it's a genuine fake when you simply admit it's fake.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-51278398765854596392012-08-05T08:38:06.614-07:002012-08-05T08:38:06.614-07:00Well for the fake they are genuine. Bwahahahahaha...Well for the fake they are genuine. Bwahahahahahaha. I would have captured this sign too.<br /><br />Have a terrific day. :)Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-29124631411960055062012-08-05T08:23:30.206-07:002012-08-05T08:23:30.206-07:00They are upfront on what they are selling. So on t...They are upfront on what they are selling. So on that point alone, no foul. The market is full of knock-offs and found in most countries. Knock-offs are illegal in most 1st. world countries. Not so much in the others.<br /><br />Too bad the driver didn't stop the bus for a quickie... shopping spree or look see.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127276493023198480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-10463717360455622292012-08-05T08:05:05.584-07:002012-08-05T08:05:05.584-07:00LOL at Joe - I think I'd like a Rolodex watch ...LOL at Joe - I think I'd like a Rolodex watch too! Now THAT would be genuinely fake :)The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.com