{"id":184473,"date":"2010-01-15T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T19:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"1698 at http:\/\/atlasobscura.com"},"modified":"2010-01-15T14:27:54","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T19:27:54","slug":"counterfeit-goods-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/184473","title":{"rendered":"Counterfeit Goods Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bangkok<\/a>, Thailand<\/a> | Museums and Collections<\/a><\/p>\n

The Counterfeit Goods Museum in Bangkok, Thailand is in a somewhat unconventional location for a museum: it is located in a downtown skyscraper, in the working law office of Tilleke & Gibbins.<\/p>\n

When one steps off the elevator on the 26th floor, they are greeted by a guide who works in the law office. It is then that it all begins to make sense. The guide explains that companies hire them to find and stop the counterfeiting of their products. <\/p>\n

The museum is made up of actual items; items donated by the companies as well as the counterfeited items themselves. While they have about 3,000 confiscated items, but only have space to show 500 at a time. The guide also informs you that 95% of knock-off goods are made in China, and that they once seized a shipment at the Thai border with 150,000 pairs of shoes! <\/p>\n

Counterfeit items ranged from brand name clothing and accessories (Gucci, Ed Hardy, Adidas, etc.) to food products (yikes), toys (the display had Dragon Ball Z figurines), cell phones, books, all the way to automobile parts. <\/p>\n

There was a small case full of calculators and our guide explained how real Casio calculators don\u2019t have a CE button. Next time you are calculator shopping, keep an eye out for Casio impostors! The guide also hit home the fact – this is of course her job – that counterfeit products can be dangerous. Automobile parts, food, or electronics with no safety testing or regulation can be disastrous. Ironically, upon leaving the museum, one needs to walk no more then a few blocks <\/p>\n

As it is in a working law office, the museum accepts guests by appointment only. Sending an email should be sufficient. <\/p>\n

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