Clone or Knock off??

[Macca]

Lidl do a tinned soup that looks from a distance like it has the Heinz label but when you get up close it's a different story. Never chanced it myself.

I recall that Burberry had an issue back in the 1990s. Mostly these premium brands are not that bothered about knock-offs as the market for the knock offs and the market for the real thing are completely separate, so they don't lose sales. The problem Burberry had was that knock-off Burberry became the widespread style choice of the chav, so the customers for the real thing were put off by this and stopped buying it.

Don't think that effect could crossover to hifi though.

[Pharos]

Last Christmas, (Oh no its looming!), a friend said that he bought a stolen from a supermarket, Aldi I seem to recall, and he peeled a label off to find Lidl underneath.

[WESTLOWER]

Last Christmas, (Oh no its looming!), a friend said that he bought a stolen from a supermarket, Aldi I seem to recall, and he peeled a label off to find Lidl underneath.

I take you meant Stollen?

[Pharos]

Yes, it is not only that I make errors, (In typing not spelling), but I run a cleaner whilst I type, and this causes drop-outs.

[Joe]

I'm old enough to remember the Embassy cheapo cover versions singles that you bought from Woolies (well, I never did, because I'm too classy, but our kid did). If I remember correctly, some of them featured famous musicians (eg Elton John) 'moonlighting', and are now quite valuable.

[Pharos]

Personally I can see nothing valuable about Elton John.

[Columbo]

A rattling good read - Mr W, what I read of it. It's quite lengthy. And all views catered for:

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