MBK Center Bangkok - REPLICA MARKET @ MBK Mall Bangkok

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Published 2018-07-19
Is MBK still a replica market? Make your own picture from all the brands and look closely if it´s a fake replica or not.

I found this article online from November 2017
bk.asia-city.com/city-living/news/official-no-fake…

The impossible has happened: you can no longer find fake designer goods at MBK.

For some time now, we'd been hearing complaints from tourist friends saying that they couldn't find fake watches and designer bags at MBK, so went down to the home of cheap knock-off gear to see if it was true.

After an hour scouring the familiar, strip-lit hallways on the G/F, 3/F and 6/F—always the best floors for an affordable Gucci—the only outright fake we came across was one B390 Supreme hoodie (pictured).

"There are no more copied goods in MBK," one store manager (name withheld) at a Thai designer brand told us. "There are police officers walking around every day, sometimes even sitting around and waiting for the shops to take out their fake products."

The staff in another store specializing in leather goods confirmed this. "The police officers have been checking almost every day for a little while now. You won't be able to find any of the fake designer bags anymore," she said.

Though we couldn't find any direct designer bag copies, we spotted a few designer bag-look-a-likes. Some followed the look of signature Hermes bags, while another, designed to look like Gucci, carried the name "Gocci."

"You will still see those kinds of products around, as long as they don't have the actual brand put on the product, it's fine," said the Thai brand store manager.

MBK has long been the epicenter of Bangkok's counterfeit culture. Despite intellectual property laws in Thailand that stipulate up to four years in prison and a B400,000 fine for selling fake goods, a vast number of vendors at MBK have always openly sold products directly copying the look of big international brands.

The news that the shopping center no longer provides a one-stop shop for Rolexes and Ralph Lauren Polos will come as a bitter blow to tourists everywhere.


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Translated titles:
MBK Center Bangkok-REPLICA MARKET @ MBK Mall Bangkok

MBK Centre Bangkok-MERCADO DE REPLICAÇÃO @ MBK Mall Bangkok

एमबीके सेंटर बैंकॉक-रेप्लिका मार्क @ ए

MBK Center Bangkok-REPLICA MARKET @ MBK Mall Bangkok

এমবিকে সেন্টার ব্যাংকক-রেপ্লিকা বাজা

曼谷MBK中心-REPLICA MARKET @ MBK Mall Bangkok

MBKセンターバンコク-レプリカマーケット@ MBKモールバンコク

MBK ਕੇਂਦਰ ਬੈਂਕਾਕ-ਰਿਪਬਲਿਕ ਮਾਰਕੀਟ @ MBK ਮਾਲ ਬ

МБК Центр Бангкок-РЕПЛИКА МАРКЕТ @ MBK Mall Bangkok

MBK Centre Bangkok-ตลาด REPLICA @ MBK Mall Bangkok

MBK Centre Bangkok-REPLIKAMARKT @ MBK Mall Bangkok

MBK Center Bangkok-REPLICAINE MARKET @ MBK Mall Bangkok

MBK Center Bangkok-REPLICA MARKET @ MBK Mall Bangkok

MBK Center Bangkok-PASAR REPLICA @ MBK Mall Bangkok

MBK 센터 방콕-REPLICA MARKET @ MBK 몰 방콕

MBK Centre Bangkok-REPLICA MARKET @ MBK Mall Bangkok

MBK சென்டர் பாங்காக்-ரெபிக்யா மார்க்கெ

Trung tâm MBK Bangkok-THỊ TRƯỜNG REPLICA @ MBK Mall Bangkok

All Comments (21)
  • @bangkokandmore
    Is MBK still a replica market? Make your own picture from all the brands and let me know your thoughts... Subscribe for bangkokandmore: goo.gl/ixAIuR
  • @martinburch2416
    I'm working my way through your videos when I have time. Came across this one. MBK s my very favourite shopping centre. I go in there in the morning. And dint come out until night time. LOVED the video. Many happy memories
  • @ewengillies9826
    More expensive than market stalls because they gave higher rents to pay. Great vlog with many interesting things to see. Bushyboy Oz.
  • @willg4944
    Even though MBK is one of the oldest shopping centers in Bangkok you can still get a lot of bang for the Baht. I found pricing there to be as cheap as if not cheaper than a lot of the local street markets. This was after being in Bangkok for the month of April and part of May. I even notated that for those of us who are fuller figured American males, (meaning at least a 2xl T-shirt) clothes that will fit us can be located on the 5th and 6th floor of this mall. I reference this because Thai sizes are not the same as American sizes. They do tend to be a tad bit smaller. Oh yes, by the way nice video as usual.
  • Not all are fake. As a Thai person. We can differentiate. Which shops sell replica or authentic products. 0.19 - Real (Olympus cameras) 0.35 - Fake ( Fila) 1.53 - Real ( Marco Polo glasses) 3.27 - Real ( Sony Cameras) 3.40 - Real ( Converse Shoes) 4.35 - Fake ( T-shirts) For example if it's an promotional events selling cameras in a hallway. It's real. Or some shops they do sell only authentic brands such as Nike, Converse, Scholl. But you have to bear in mind that it's unlikely for them to sell Sholl replica because it's not luxury item. Again if you not sure just go buy from other shopping center nearby like paragon which sells only authentic products.
  • @mccoyy8757
    Hi thanks for the video, I am going next month. Quick question, is it easy to find wholesale suppliers
  • @ferki31
    Great video,everything with cheap prices!
  • do I have to find the name of a shop that does embroidery, can anyone tell me? I think it was on the second floor.
  • @woo_joon3280
    Thailand is the driving force behind all these counterfeited brands in this global supply chain of merchandise productions. Like it or not, these so-called replica branded merchandise have a niche market to serve the needs of individual consumers across the globe. You pay much less than you would otherwise pay at the retail store. Which is good as you could save more, better manage your daily expenses. Counterfeiting is not a bad thing after all, and as far as local economies in much of the developing world are concerned, there are plenty of job opportunities that employ people who would otherwise have been out of job to make a decent living under the increasingly difficult business environment at all times. You may end up being own boss some day by running business that supplies merchandise of these counterfeited brands!
  • @TheLasseF
    What floor did You find the polo shirts on was there today and could only find t-shirts
  • @MePorro_
    Hey man what are shoe prices for nike and yeezy's. And on what floor should i check? Thanks a lot!
  • @kingstone8903
    What is the prize of shoes please tell me coz I want to buy in may end #going to bangkok
  • @darcy6874
    I bought a "Supreme" hoodie in MBK 3years ago, been washed 10's of times and still like new. It cost me $6
  • @SkiiR-oe3ez
    Did you find replica clothes from Stone Island / Dsquared2? Or do they only sell stuff like Supreme, Adidas. And do they also sell jeans? Great video btw
  • @Jones80
    what is the name of the song at the end?
  • MBK is amazing. In January my Samsung phone battery failed as I was flying into Bangkok, what a nightmare. The next day I took the Skytrain to MBK (National Stadium station). The Samsung Service Center on the 5th floor confirmed my battery had failed but didn't have a replacement because it wasn't a Thai phone. They said I'd have to get an aftermarket replacement from a shop on the 4th floor. Which shop? Any shop. I went to the 4th floor and there must have been 100 shops to choose from. In 45 minutes my phone had a new battery.