25 Funny Knock Off Brands That Aren't Fooling Anyone

If there is one universal truth in retail, it's that for every wonderful product on the market there are bound to be several terrible knock off brands attempting to fool people into parting ways with their hard-earned cash. Sometimes these knock off brands are obvious at first glance; other times you won't even notice that you're wearing a cheap imitation until you wear it out and about in public.

Online, people love to mock these badly made knock off brands every chance they get. Reddit has several subreddits where millions of subscribers share and laugh over the best and weirdest knock off brands on the market. Here's a small sampling of the best of the worst.

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Dragons Have Tattoos Now?

knock off book cover: Dragon with Girl Tattoo — Via Reddit

Not to be mistaken for Stieg Larsson's novel "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...." We're definitely intrigued by the concept of a dragon with a girl tattoo, however. Not gonna lie.

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A L A N

Well, you can't really argue with that logic, but what does Alan have to do with anything?

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I'm More of a Nut Novice Myself

knock off Nutella called Nut Master — Via Reddit

It's a chocolate spread made from nuts, okay? Obviously not based on any other chocolate spread made from nuts that rhymes with nut-ella.

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It's Fine as Long as Your Name Is Mike

Knock off glove that says Mike instead of Nike — Via Reddit

Who is this Mike and why do I have his glove?

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It's... Mario?

Australian Koala statue painted to look like Mario — Via Reddit

Australian Mario is having a bit of an identity crisis. Is he a koala or is he a video game icon? The world may never know.

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This Polo Pony Is Showing the Rider Who's Boss

knock off Polo shirt with emblem of horse riding polo player — Via Reddit

The game would be sooo much more interesting if this was actually how it's played.

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What, No "Mooncraft?"

Wonder if KIKA comes out with a pricey update (that doesn't actually update anything) every single year like FIFA does.

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So Close, Yet So Far Away

Via Reddit

Adomino? Guess it's better than abominable, though likely less apt.

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THM Doesn't Have the Same Ring as "EMS"

knock off North Face jacket called "The Huge Mountain" — Via Reddit

Prediction: You'll realize the THM quality isn't quite up to snuff the second you actually get out on a "huge mountain" and discover you're wearing a glorified garbage bag instead of Gore-Tex.

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