Counterfeit Goods in the North East

Fake fashion and knock-off gadgets are everywhere. Is buying a counterfeit just a harmless bargain or is it never okay?

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00:00I've been talking about how dangerous some chemicals and the products they use in them are.

00:04That I can appreciate. However, if you can get a £2,000 handbag for 50 quid in the market,

00:11do it. No one will notice. I don't think it is a harmless buggy. I think the damage you're having

00:17on other countries, whilst here you might not see the impact of it, I think the environmental

00:21consequences and the consequences to people's standard of living around the world is detrimental.

00:26Obviously, sometimes you can spot them if it's a fake or not, but that's down to the person.

00:32Personally, for me, that's not something I'd do, but who am I to judge?

00:36Sort of similar. It's a harmless bargain because big companies are using sweatshops and things to

00:41make most of their products anyway. So if you can get it cheaper and not give them the money

00:46that they use to basically abuse their workers, I think it's not really an issue. But I also think

00:53trying to support local businesses is quite a big thing. You know, if there is somewhere you can

00:56buy some goods locally, you should do that to support the high streets.