Suddenly one of the most famous Apple stores in the world that not only is not a real Apple Store but probably will not even authorized Apple reseller.
As previously mentioned, was China's real fake Apple Store, located in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming, discovered by the City of exile blogger who uses the handle BirdAbroad. It has since gained wide international attention remarkable lengths that owners seem to have gone to mimic the look and feel of a real Apple Store.
Attempts to come to the store owners is tough. Repeated calls to the manager on Thursday unanswered. But the store, he reached by phone confirmed that the store is an authorized Apple reseller. The seller said that the store is a genuine Apple products are sold at the same price as advertised on Apple's website.
BirdAbroad Mail said Wednesday that the store staff said he seemed to believe that they were employees of Apple. Editor's phone had been no such illusion. "It's not a big difference to us whether we could or not," he said. "I just see that every day that I sell are genuine Apple products, and that our customers do not return to me to complain about the quality of products."
The store is one of the many unofficial vendors of Apple products on display around China. BirdAbroad office said there were two Apple retailers around the corner from the store contained a false, one of which is misspelled sign that calls itself the "Apple Stoer." Many of Apple's products are sold through its retail business distributors in China, while others are purchased from abroad and smuggled in some cases, the products offered are used, or even knock-offs. It is clear, with a fake Apple Store Kunming sources its products,
"I think, Yunnan, should our store has one of the best in terms of scope and level of professionalism," said a seller in Kunming. Kunming spiral staircases leading online store, the employees blue t-shirts and official looking badges help to give it the look of Apple's iconic Apple Stores, which is only four, two in Beijing and two in Shanghai, China. Although a valuable sales channel, the Apple stores in the same style is also an important marketing tool, analysts say.
Now, if Apple has certainly been a focus, a way to Kunming, the store may apply to be part of Apple's network of authorized dealers. But it's unclear how Apple would kindly to such a request under the circumstances. Apple's intellectual property-related problems are usually not taken lightly, as evidenced by last year the police to ask for an iPhone purchased in four prototype technology site Gizmodo before starting the machine, and this years' imprisonment handed down to three people, in Shenzhen after police discovered that they had worked together to steal the pre-release iPad two images that make accessories for it.
Apple spokesman declined to comment on.
Official Apple resellers, labeled as "Apple stores" of the company's website, has been granted the status after going through the process of applying for certification to sell or give specific Apple products and technical support services.
Photos of authorized dealers in the stores Apple's website shows that some of its official distributors in a nod to Apple's trademark minimalist look, and will also feature giant posters of Apple products. But the guidelines, including how to use the logos. An authorized Apple dealer in Beijing, said Thursday that the store design and layout of the Apple logos are all "in line with Apple's requirements."
