Spotted: Fake Apple Store in China?

Remember that huge story about fake Apple Stores across mainland China last August? There were over 20 of them found to be just a local reseller labeling their stores as “Apple Store”. They have all allegedly been renamed since then but I accidentally spotted one tonight.

I had to go out tonight to look for an Apple USB Ethernet Adapter to use with my Macbook Air in the hotel (forgot mine at home).

This store was spotted outside the Yian Department Store here in Dongguan, China.

I went inside the store and the friendly staff attended to me right away. I think one of them saw me taking pictures earlier but since I was buying something from the store, I think they did not suspect anything.

The store looks like your typical Apple Reseller Store. It just that the glowing Apple logo at in the store wall wasn’t really done well it feels like a fake.

Event the shopping bag that they give away has the name Apple Store in it. The official receipt is what gave them away. It says China Unicom with an added print that says Authorized Reseller.

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Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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48 Comments

rabbi@thebloggernet says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

wonder why china is opening fake apple store?
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Benchmark says:

14 years ago

💠 Supremacy🏆1

grabe….i never thought na pati store pinepeke na din nila! HAHAHAHA ang lufet!
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Kamote says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

Nakakatakot na nga bumili ng Apple “self proclaimed” items overseas like ung mga discounted iPhones, iPod and iPads panigurado ung IBA ngtitinda ng ganun ay fake din since hindi sila authroized reseller. “Di na bale mahal basta original”.
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Eric says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

How about the product inside the store???? also fake????
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Name: IC DeaDPiPoL says:

14 years ago

🥉 Bronze🏆1

so pwede rin siguro magbayad ng fake money ^_^
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Name: IC DeaDPiPoL says:

14 years ago

🥉 Bronze🏆1

pwede rin siguro magbayad ng fake money ^_^
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nwel says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

heheee.. oo nga, ngayon ko lang naisip to ah =)
dapat nga fake money din.

Gumz says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

Parang genuine din ang services…
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xxx9 says:

14 years ago

🥉 Rookie🏆1

ganun kasi mga chinese maramot sila, gusto nila kanilang product ayaw nila mag papasok ng ibang products from other countries. ganun ka swapang mga businessman dyan sa mainland china..
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nonie says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

dito sa cebu…talagang orig ang store kc…nasa loob nang SM. but apparently meron akong nakitang unit(mcbook) dito sa taiwanese store…and they selling it for only 13.5k lang.talagang rampant na ngaun ang mga fake…pati nga sa babae maraming fake world wide pa nga….hehehe
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Geetiful says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

Whew. Oh well, China… lahat na lang kaya nila gawan ng imitations. Sana gumawa na lang din sila ng imitation ng Spratly Islands… LOL. Hahahaha! :|
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gee says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

kung puede lang sana gawa nalang sila ng sarili nilang earth at dun sila magsawa kakagawa ng fake products. kakainis naman
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Kung Nakakarelate Ka says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

Baka next time tao naman ang peke hehehehehe. Akala mo nagtitinda sya doon yun pala hindi sya taga tinda dun hehehehehe.
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geogetski666 says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

i think what they meant by fake aaple store is hindi sya tulad ng apple store sa states but the product that they are selling is really for apple products i think hehe siguro orig naman pero yung store na yun authorised reseller lang hindi sya talaga apple store just my 2 cents :)
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QWERTBVCXZi says:

14 years ago

🥈 Silver🏆1

I wish they have a branch here in phil.! HAHA
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leeto says:

14 years ago

🥉 Rookie🏆1

Just imagine if they will overtake the world economy, as what they wanted to unseat the US, tiyak fake na lahat makikita natin sa mundo.
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Edwin C says:

14 years ago

🥉 Rookie🏆1

Yuga, China Unicom in english is Apple Store. Iyoooon.
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Baidu says:

14 years ago

🥉 Bronze🏆1

Hi Abe,

China Unicom ang authorized mobile provider ng Iphone 4 dito sa China
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wreek888 says:

14 years ago

🥉 Bronze🏆1

ok lang fake apple store basta ang tinda original.
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jonaflormicfren says:

14 years ago

💠 Supremacy🏆1

People will do anything to earn this days, that is their way.
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Alexis Fule says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

I just wish that what they are selling aren’t fake. Though with China, you can never really tell.
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deivis says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

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deivis says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

Tinydeal its a very good gadjets site for me . I was ordered a watch. the watch was superb , working very hard
Tinydeal service is perfect : they help to me a lot , then i had a trouble
shipping is very fast about 2-3 weeks . it is very short time
Very thanks Tinydeal of their help to me .
Gadgets in huge variety
china store best ever , china store -tinydeal is best
Much cheaper than other e-shops and quality is better
Fast & Free Shipping to worldwide
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deivis says:

14 years ago

🌱 Noobs🏆1

tinydeal is best site for me , not fake its real site of electronics , iphones , or something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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