By: Philip Nulud and Joshua Su
May 22, 2025
“Scroll through TikTok, Instagram, Facebook or X, and you’ve probably seen the viral videos: a salesperson claiming to be from a factory in China that manufactures luxury goods for top-tier Western brands.
According to their general narrative, these items are manufactured in China, then shipped off to Europe or the U.S. for “finishing touches” — namely, hot stamping the logo, which magically transforms them into thousand-dollar products. Thus, why would you spend thousands when you can get the same thing for a fraction of the cost, directly?
Sounds a little too good to be true: so, is it?”
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