Counterfeit What? A Top 10 Guide

This is a serious warning. Right now, before you spend hours and hours reading this blog, go to your medicine cabinet. You may be the next unsuspecting victim..... of..... counterfeit..... TOOTHPASTE!

Are you kidding me! Someone is going to bother going through all the trouble and risk to counterfeit something and sell it in America... and what do you decide to make? Toothpaste? Can you imagine the round table discussion in the evil headquarters of a mysterious counterfeit ring located in the base of a volcano of a secret island discussing how they will make millions of dollars and take over the world... using toothpaste? This is straight up Austin Powers type of stuff, but I don't think even the likes of Dr. Evil would push something so dumb.

Let's look at the alternatives. In fact, let's look at 10 things that would be much better to counterfeit than toothpaste.

10. Anything in the world that sells for more than a buck at the dollar store.

9. Celebrities. Make robots that look like movie stars. Take over world, etc.

8. Fancy cars. Most people don't look under the hood anyway. They just want other people to see that they drive a beamer or benz. In fact I even own one, but it's a reverse counterfeit. I actually drive a 2007 BMW M5 that's been made to look like a 1995 Camry with 2 missing hubcaps. Otherwise I would be so overcome with ladies trying to get my phone number that I wouldn't be able to write any of these blog posts.

7. Beer. If it's cold and cheap people will buy it. Even if it misspells common English words on the label. "This refescing ber is madde in Afrca"

6. Sell counterfeit stuff in Second Life. It's all fake anyway. It's like one giant counterfeit world...except it's legal.

5. Watches /jewelry / luxury goods. This is an easy one. Evil ring leader: "Yes, but how will we distribute our fake goods throughout the West?" Evil but smart helper guy: "Through Wal-Mart!" Think I'm kidding? Check it out.

4. Open up a restaurant that looks and feels like a restaurant you know....but there's something a little off.....do I smell......Soul Glo?

3. Cute fuzzy anythings. Especially if it makes some kind of stupid noise.

2. Blogs that actually make money.

1. Money. Isn't that the whole point of counterfeiting anyway?