Greetings from Shanghai

[miss oinky]

well i was refering to the shop assistants and wait staff. but the one thing that annoyed me are those counterfeit sellers. they'd either show us laminated photos of their fake LV or Gucci bags or briefcases full of knock-off Swiss watches and Montblanc pens. we pretty much got harassed every moment. even right outside the LV boutique.

I am truly embarrassed by these counterfeiters

 

[Classic Chic]

i think it's common to find 'hard to find' pieces in shanghai, becuase many of the ppl who can actually afford luxury goods are quite mobile, and therefore mainly purchase htem from hongkong (becuase the prices are so much better there).

there are plenty of rich people who can afford them, people just don't have the habbit of carrying the real stuff if they can get a knock off for fraction of price.

 

[SweetPurple]

Hi deluxeduck, thank you for sharing the pics! Hope you and your family are having a wonderful holiday! Have fun ... can't wait to see what you bought!

 

[miss oinky]

haha i know what you mean, there used to be a huge market devoted to fakes 'Shian Young Market', until being forced to closed due to Olympics! I had a hard time communicating w/SA even when i DO speak fluent Chinese, they have to get the manager to help. Mainly because i know the name by English/French, but in Asia they go by celebrity names of who carry it first-ex. Manhattan is Uma Bag, Trouville is Little Jen Bag(newsmedia's nick name for Jennifer Aniston), mono loop is Wang Fay Bag etc.

Interesting Wang Fay used to carry Mono Loop She is all Hermes now :shame: I definitely will have to use English rather than Mandarin if I ever have a chance to shop there as mine is not as authentic Mandarin as they claimed ush:

 

[cola262]

Thanks for sharing the pics! I've never seen Louis Vuitton translated into another language before. I wonder how it sounds in Chinese. Wish I could be traveling now. Have fun there!

edit: I just realized that those characters might be the mall's name and not LV in Chinese...

 

[FashionMIKE]

Thanks for the pics Mr.Duck... I love seeing different LV's! The architecture is always impressive.

 

[irishpandabear]

A Miroir Lockit, wow that is surprising! I would have expected that to be sold now either to somebody in their boutique or via transfer or phone order. Thanks for the pics and I am happy to hear you are having a good time. Enjoy the rest of your holiday.

 

[Orodruin]

There you are! Sounds like a great family trip you're having Keep us posted often!

 

[Label Addict]

I wonder how many TPFers have looked up flight prices to go for that miroir lOl

Enjoy your trip DD

 

[biancaboo]

I've never been to China. Would sure love to go there someday.

Have an amazing time there, DD!

 

[nekostar0412]

Thanks for the pictures; it's always nice to see how LV looks in different parts of the world.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[andro]

I love how all the Asian LV stores are way bigger than US locations.... but that sux for us

 

[shoeinbag]

I hope you have a good time there. Those counterfeiters follow you because they can tell that you are tourisms.
Enjoy your trip!

 

[DesigningStyle]

DeluxeDuck, you sure know how to holiday! I want your life! Have fun!

 

[shalomjude]

Glad to hear from you Mr D ... what LV did you bring with you????