will anyone be buying counterfeit gift this Christmas?

Andy From Sligo

Just hearing on the radio today that some of the counterfeit perfume on sale on market stalls and that can contain lead :eek:

Just wondering how lucrative this market is and what is the quality of this stuff normally like, and if people on here regularly buy fake items be it clothing , perfume, handbags, shoes or whatever, around Christmas time (or any other time of the year come to think of it) and save a lot of money by doing so?

Does the receiver also know its fake or cant they tell normally

Dial Hard

Can someone please just give this person his own Kneemos-style thread for asking stupid questions???

Omackeral

Dial Hard wrote: »

Can someone please just give this person his own Kneemos-style thread for asking stupid questions???

I think it's a sh*tethreadbot tbh

DontThankMe

Yeah I've already purchased some counterfeit football jerseys that I've going to be giving to a relative this Christmas.

Raheem Euro

I'm gonna buy real stuff with counterfeit money.

KungPao

Will be giving the nieces and nephews counterfeit money in a card.

Feck ‘em.

Andy From Sligo

Dial Hard wrote: »

Can someone please just give this person his own Kneemos-style thread for asking stupid questions???

unfortunately I havent swallowed a dictionary so I dont even know what that means

Andy From Sligo

Omackeral wrote: »

I think it's a sh*tethreadbot tbh

each to there own - i wont force ye to follow it

Of all the counterfeit stuff you could buy - bags, clothes, etc, who in their right mind would buy perfume or beauty products that were fake?

I like my face too much

Andy From Sligo

Berties_Horse wrote: »

My preference is fake news.

could be - friend of mine once bought a load of fags one christmas , had marlboro on the pack, quite convincing print - got a funny taste of metal or something and ened up chuckin them

Raheem Euro

It's all cosmetic.

endacl

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

unfortunately I havent swallowed a dictionary so I dont even know what that means

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=96872515

Mr. CooL ICE

Dial Hard wrote: »

Can someone please just give this person his own Kneemos-style thread for asking stupid questions???

Say what you want about Andy's threads, but you have to admit they usually end up being kinda funny. Usually for all the wrong reasons. Considering how every second thread in After Hours is dole bashing, anti-traveller, compo claim, immigration related misery, Andy's threads are a silly breath of fresh air.

Take it away, Andy.

Mr. CooL ICE

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

Take it away, Andy.

I mean... take it Andy



I'm hilarious.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

unfortunately I havent swallowed a dictionary so I dont even know what that means

Here you go Andy...


https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=96872515

Andy From Sligo

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

Say what you want about Andy's threads, but you have to admit they usually end up being kinda funny. Usually for all the wrong reasons. Considering how every second thread in After Hours is dole bashing, anti-traveller, compo claim, immigration related misery, Andy's threads are a silly breath of fresh air.

Take it away, Andy.

thanks (I think?) ...

The J Stands for Jay

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

thanks (I think?) ...

Thank you fellow human.

kneemos

Dial Hard wrote: »

Can someone please just give this person his own Kneemos-style thread for asking stupid questions???

HEY?


Stupid is as stupid does.

Grandeeod

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

Say what you want about Andy's threads, but you have to admit they usually end up being kinda funny. Usually for all the wrong reasons. Considering how every second thread in After Hours is dole bashing, anti-traveller, compo claim, immigration related misery, Andy's threads are a silly breath of fresh air.

Take it away, Andy.

These fake goods are bought and sold by dole scroungers and travellers. The entire fake industry is promoted by these scumbags that the hard working taxpayer funds via dole and forever homes. Immigrants are in on the act too. All of them are into the fake compo claims ...obviously. Have i done this right?

degsie

OP is a Russian bot, bought 5 anyway.

Andy From Sligo

you hear quite a lot these days about online shopping taking business away from local shops - but i wonder how much business shops are loosing out to these people selling these items ? - quite a fair bit i hazard a guess.

Atlantic Dawn

I always find it funny when on holidays and you see the lucky lucky men selling their wares, it's usually 90% Irish people buying from them thinking the are getting a bargain when they are actually buying pure trash.

Fr_Dougal

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

you hear quite a lot these days about online shopping taking business away from local shops - but i wonder how much business shops are loosing out to these people selling these items ? - quite a fair bit i hazard a guess.

What if these local shops had online shops?

begbysback

Thinly veiled “pm me if you want any” thread

degsie

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

What if these local shops had online shops?

Careful now!

Auguste Comte

I was going to buy some counterfeit pencils until I heard they had led in them aswell.

whiskeyman

I get people's reasons for fake bags, watches etc...
You can display them to others and pretend you own a luxury item, but in reality you can't.
Fake perfume though... unless you are carrying the bottle around with you, others will think a cat pissed on you or the local wino slobbered all over your face.
Even some of the chain fashion stores like Zara have perfumes that are decent if you're stuck for cash.

cml387

Auguste Comte wrote: »

I was going to buy some counterfeit pencils until I heard they had led in them aswell.

You mean "lead".
You kinda spoiled that, didn't you?

somefeen

Grandeeod wrote: »

These fake goods are bought and sold by dole scroungers and travellers. The entire fake industry is promoted by these scumbags that the hard working taxpayer funds via dole and forever homes. Immigrants are in on the act too. All of them are into the fake compo claims ...obviously. Have i done this right?

Its kinda sad that I found the first sentences of this very convincing.

Yes, you're doing it right.

Auguste Comte

cml387 wrote: »

Auguste Comte wrote: »

I was going to buy some counterfeit pencils until I heard they had led in them aswell.

You mean "lead".
You kinda spoiled that, didn't you?

You obviously never bought knock off pencils.

Richard Hillman

whiskeyman wrote: »

I get people's reasons for fake bags, watches etc...
You can display them to others and pretend you own a luxury item, but in reality you can't.
Fake perfume though... unless you are carrying the bottle around with you, others will think a cat pissed on you or the local wino slobbered all over your face.
Even some of the chain fashion stores like Zara have perfumes that are decent if you're stuck for cash.

Fake Make-Up is another big one apparently. Bewildering stuff. You're paying for the quality, that's why they are so expensive. Having the box with some make up that could be from Dealz does not make sense.

fryup

Michael: i wear tommy hilfinger meself

Alan: don't you mean tommy hilfiger ?

Michael: no, tommy hilfinger says it on the bottle

Alan: have you been down the market?

Michael: Ah I

RocketRaccoon

Plenty of counterfeit soccer and nfl jerseys being given as presents by me this year.

tuxy

The lads over here are experts at it.
They have somehow kept a thread promoting countfeit sports wear open for 10 years!

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057635672

It has the full backing of the mods there.
We should get something like this started for after hours.

bodhrandude

Andy you need to get yerself over to the Barras in Glasgow, Scotland's answer to Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, some of the stuff for sale there is a real eye opener plus they are open to midnight on Christmas Eve.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barras

tuxy

bodhrandude wrote: »

Andy need to get yerself over to the Barras in Glasgow, Scotland's answer to Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, some of the stuff for sale there is a real eye opener plus they are open to midnight on Christmas Eve.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barras

Just don't wear blue or anything that resembles a rangers jersey while there.

Andy From Sligo

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I always find it funny when on holidays and you see the lucky lucky men selling their wares, it's usually 90% Irish people buying from them thinking the are getting a bargain when they are actually buying pure trash.

oh right - i thought it was the lookee lookee guys

Andy From Sligo

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

What if these local shops had online shops?

if your a clever bricks and mortar shop these days you will learn to have an online shop running alongside it ...... and also open up longer hours so you are still open when people get out of work

Andy From Sligo

Auguste Comte wrote: »

I was going to buy some counterfeit pencils until I heard they had led in them aswell.

whats this led ??? - as in LED lights is it?

degsie

I bought an Andy from Sligo, it was fake as fook.

Andy From Sligo

whiskeyman wrote: »

I get people's reasons for fake bags, watches etc...
You can display them to others and pretend you own a luxury item, but in reality you can't.
Fake perfume though... unless you are carrying the bottle around with you, others will think a cat pissed on you or the local wino slobbered all over your face.
Even some of the chain fashion stores like Zara have perfumes that are decent if you're stuck for cash.

has anyone ever had some good perfume that has gone off after a certain time ? it bloody stinks terrible when it goes off . Bought some for the mrs once and she only put it on, on special occasions (so that was rare haha) anyway it sat in that bottle and when she went to go and put it on one day it absolutely smelt rank!

allthedoyles

Not going to get caught out this year.
Last December I bought makeup on a popular UK website and it was fake.

Bob Harris

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Does the receiver also know its fake or cant they tell normally

If you buy it off a fella who looks like this and says Gordon Bennett a lot then it's probably dodgy.

Andy From Sligo

Auguste Comte wrote: »

You obviously never bought knock off pencils.

who in their right mind buys 'knock off pencils' haha ... teachers I suppose maybe to give out in class if they want to supply a class with pencils maybe.

imagine buying knock off pencils as a gift "here lokah' I didnwant to get you socks again this year, so i got you a box of Pencils"* -- "merry feckin' chritmas!"

... (*gives me Idea!)

Andy From Sligo

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Fake Make-Up is another big one apparently. Bewildering stuff. You're paying for the quality, that's why they are so expensive. Having the box with some make up that could be from Dealz does not make sense.

€1.49 though ..... :cool:

twowheelsonly

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

if your a clever bricks and mortar shop these days you will learn to have an online shop running alongside it ...... and also open up longer hours so you are still open when people get out of work

But if they all stay open then there'll be nobody getting out of work to go in to them ?????

Andy From Sligo

tuxy wrote: »

The lads over here are experts at it.
They have somehow kept a thread promoting countfeit sports wear open for 10 years!

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057635672

It has the full backing of the mods there.
We should get something like this started for after hours.

Online Jersey store.....

Andy From Sligo

degsie wrote: »

I bought an Andy from Sligo, it was fake as fook.

sorry - no refunds ...

Andy From Sligo

allthedoyles wrote: »

Not going to get caught out this year.
Last December I bought makeup on a popular UK website and it was fake.

Fake-up ....

Andy From Sligo

Bob Harris wrote: »

If you buy it off a fella who looks like this and says Gordon Bennett a lot then it's probably dodgy.

were's Dave?

Andy From Sligo

twowheelsonly wrote: »

But if they all stay open then there'll be nobody getting out of work to go in to them ?????

shift's ? (and not the kiss type)

Rota?