21 January 2003

The Trademark Blog is talking about batteries (strictly cells, but who's counting) today. I don't know if this is a worldwide thing, but in the UK it's really common to see people selling "look-like Duracell AAs but aren't" cells at ridiculously low prices. The cells have the "copper-coloured top" and similar packaging, but are called "Powercell". The packaging has the Duracell brand colours, but are plastic blister-packs, unlike Duracell's cardboard packs. How widespread is this? Is there some factory in Asia churning out millions of these hooky batteries, or is it just a UK thing? Why am I bothered? These guys are so ubiquitous that they have faded into the background noise of my daily travel (along with the plastic cigarette-lighter people), but it's uncommon to see blatant fakes (well, passing-off type dodgy items) being sold openly on the streets of London. 8:22:19 AM    comment()

OH, one more thing. When I was browsing around Cafe Shops, I wound up on her web site. Now, those little houses/scenes may not look like much, but consider how tiny they are! And the photos of them is what's so interesting. Check it out. [Here Kitty Kitty] Yes, at first sight these look a bit nothing, but click through. 8:06:02 AM    comment()