Would you buy a fake to save money? Birmingham’s take on knock-offs and online trust

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We ask people in Birmingham whether they’d ever buy a convincing fake if it meant saving money. Is it ever worth the risk—and how can you tell what you’re buying online is genuine?

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00:00I don't buy those type of things online because of that fact of not knowing it's genuine.

00:05No, I won't buy fake now. I would have when I was younger.

00:08If you're going to buy stuff, you do whatever you can do.

00:10I try not to go down and buy a fake route.

00:14First time I came across it was out in Sunita when I went for honeymoon,

00:17and that was where you get R. Mooney and Calvin Klein and all the different brands.

00:21So a lot of time they're becoming a little bit better,

00:24but I'd rather just support businesses if I can do.

00:27You can buy extremely good fakes online.

00:31And I think, you know, I don't think I did ask for anyone who's struggling for cash.

00:38If it's something, if it's a smaller business or something,

00:44I do think it's cross-aligned.

00:45I think it should be supporting the smaller business.

00:48And how can I be sure?

00:52I guess, I'll just get it where I get it from.

00:55I think I tend to buy places that I trust.

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