Ho chi minh City shopping
Replies: 12 - Last Post: Dec 9, 2012 5:13 AM Last Post By: mooslie
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Ho chi minh City shopping
I would like to buy original asisc or adidas running shoes, is this possible there?Many of these shoes are made in Vietnam...
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In some cases it will be difficult to tell original from Knock offs.I bought a North Face jacket which I was sure was a knock off in Hanoi as we were going to the mountains and the possibility of rain. I paid $26 for it and it worked very well. When I got home I was in a large sporting goods store and a fellow was there who worked for the distributor of North Face and I had him look at the Jacket. He said it appeared to be an original. He also said many of North faces products are made in asia and that at times the manufacturer will make an overrun (which is against their rules) and then sell them to local merchants.
There was an almost identical jacket to mine in the store in Canada and it was $215.
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All products are made for export. If they are selling originals, the factory that sold them will be forced to pay huge fines or replaced. Guess it depends on the factory if they are willing to lose Adidas business.
I've bought North Face et al stuff in HCMC which looks a lot like genuine stuff to me. I think it is Vietnam. What North Face would like to happen and what actually happens don't always meet up.
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You could buy the entire set (driver, 3/5 metal, irons, putter, golf bag and travel cover) for $200. The irons were good, but the driver was not. The irons were made from original cast molds.I don't find it difficult to tell whether a TNF bag is fake or genuine. Can't say that I've seen any real ones in the markets in HCMC recently.
