Monday, March 28, 2005

What to wear - Comment - Times Online-Buyers of charity wristbands should be generous, but beware

What to wear - Comment - Times Online: "What to wear
Buyers of charity wristbands should be generous, but beware

There is one thing luxury goods companies and charitable causes have in common: counterfeiting. In the first raid of its kind, a stash of 6,000 coloured �charity� wristbands � counterfeits from China � was seized last week in Scotland. Such fakes can sell for many times their worth on street corners and on-line, with zero profits to charity. How did a philosophical fashion statement, jewellery no fancier than a rubber band which makes its wearer feel rather than look good, become a target of crime"

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