165. Brand or No Brand. Never Fake brand.

They were surprised. They know Brunei Darussalam is a rich country but little did they expect this. We were standing at one of the corners of the exhibition booths.  Out of ten that walked past us, 8 of them carried false branded goods.  How do they proceed with their business here? Oh they worry.

This is a serious issue. Think about this, when a country is rich – and I do mean rich in terms of $$$- people would assume quality would be a subject of concern. Why would you spend loads of money on cheap products? If you carry a Gucci, people can start judging you. However, if you carry a FAKE Gucci, oh dang, the judgments people make about you – bet on it that they are negative.

There are many goods out there, yeah? There are so many factories around the world creating bags, shoes and whatnot. Why spend money and indirectly support the factory outlets to produce (more) FAKE branded products? Really, when you are out window shopping, it wasn’t the brand that caught your eye, was it? It was really the DESIGN of the bag that caught your eye, yes? Surely that is the FIRST thing that catches your attention. So it wasn’t the brand, it was the design! But because that nice designed bag has a Gucci or Prada (not genuine) stitched or sticker-ed on it, instead of pleasing yourself and other people on your new bought – you received negative comments  (though usually not commented infront of you).

My views. Yes they are.

But it’s okay, you say. Everyone is carrying it. Brand or Fake brand – it’s alright. No one can out rule the majority.

Well, you are right. In a way. But the impression that others receive of us – the majority- is.. well, what else do I need to say? It’s not a good image we are portraying, that’s for sure!

We have the qualities! With globalization, there is no excuse that we cannot find a factory outlet that can produce the designs we like! The key is really..

NO BRAND IS GOOD BRAND.

It hurts. To know that people who made Prada and Givenchy spend their lives trying to create good products, designing, making, etc. Shouldn’t they get credit for their work? Maybe they made it to the top easily with lots of cash or because their family background was financially stable, but they still should receive credits for their originality. Us, buying cheap fake branded products only show how low we are.

Because of the essence of originality, it provides the people of the country the opportunity to expand their creativity. Only we know what design we want, so we tell the makers how we want it. We design our own. It’s about time we be the change!

Think about all the bags being produced cheaply, carries a name with no quality. Imagine that name is yours. Imagine it’s your creation.

“But it’s not easy. ” Of course it’s not! Pfft. That’s the bloody challenge!

I stood there with them. Their comments left me speechless. I sighed. If Only…

~ by floweret on February 20, 2009.