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Love your 1/4 price knockoffs too? Have you ever traveled to Canal Street in Chinatown in search of the latest and greatest deal? I know many of us are guilty and if so, you might want to read this:
NYC Chinatown district Councilwoman, Margaret Chin, plans to introduce a new bill on Thursday, April 28th for shoppers caught buying counterfeit products. The penalty? Jail time or $1,000.00 fine.
Why might you ask? Margaret Chin stated, "We don't want to be known as the place to come to get counterfeit goods." She also pointed out that monies earned by the counterfeit items were utilized for other illegal activities such as terrorism, drugs and unsafe child labor practices.
While it is unfair to promote fake merchaindise as it cheapens the real deal, this practice has been going on for years and will be difficult to crack down. I would like to see how our heavy crime rate looks in NYC, such as drug and human trafficking, before I witness a law passed birthing real life fashion police! After all, shouldn't every girl get the chance to have a designer bag?
*Note: the law is not in effect, but will be proposed this week.
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