ti mug heads up

[markie*mark0]

just seen a relatively lost cost ti mug from china, not sure about quality but it someone is hankering for a ti mug, worth a shot?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Camping-H...180?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2331f190c4

 

[Shewie]

I love the way the Chinese blatantly copy anything and don't give a damn about copyright laws

 

[demographic]

I love the way the Chinese blatantly copy anything and don't give a damn about copyright laws

I love the way that other "manufacturers" buy in massive batches of stuff from China and stick their labels on em with a 2X plus markup...

Plus its a metal cup with folding wire handles, I can't see a huge amount of copyright potential in that design.

 

[Shewie]

The Evernew clones are probably a better example

 

[Shewie]

The cars are quite a giggle too, no idea why anyone would want to copy a Daewoo though

http://gemssty.com/2006/10/29/top-10-copycat-cars/

 

[Dave-the-rave]

Apparently it's cool enough to pull the wind and will protect your health. They really should copy those that useful functions.

 

[markie*mark0]

copy or not, still a fair chunk cheaper

 

[widu13]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves- don't forget the major manufacturers are making these in China anyway.

Nice find MM.

 

[Dave-the-rave]

But it pulls the wind.

 

[markie*mark0]

But it pulls the wind.

multi-purpose, if you dont want to drink a cuppa out of it, you can use it as a forced induction appliance

 

[widu13]

The cars are quite a giggle too, no idea why anyone would want to copy a Daewoo though

http://gemssty.com/2006/10/29/top-10-copycat-cars/

I bought a 125cc Chinese Motorbike for my missus to learn on. Everyone said- wait for a while you'll never get parts.

It was called a Hongdo CG125- I got parts (plugs, indicators, exhaust cover etc after being dropped) from the local Honda or pattern parts dealer. It was a 99% exact copy of the Honda CG125.

I've found the same situation with my gennie too, a Kipor 2000 which is a copy of a Honda EU20i

 

[demographic]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves- don't forget the major manufacturers are making these in China anyway.

That was my point also.

I love the way that other "manufacturers" buy in massive batches of stuff from China and stick their labels on em with a 2X plus markup...

Plus its a metal cup with folding wire handles, I can't see a huge amount of copyright potential in that design.

 

[Dave]

I remember seeing a BBC doc, where the guy went into a shop which was an exact copy of nike's flagship shop.
They even had the Nike tick and everything.
When he broached the subject, the chinese person played dumb, then seemed extremely embarrased that he would mention such a thing, not because of the blatant copyright, but because she might lose face!

Odd bunch the Chinese. Mind, they must think the same about us.
Wonder what they thought when they saw Rowan Atkinson at the olympics ceremony making fart noises....

 

[copper_head]

It works out about £15 delivered from China, the Alpkit MytiCup is only £14 and your supporting a good British brand (and no wait long wait for shipping). Although I've no doubt that both mugs were probably made in the same factory.

 

[bikething]

Not very big is it?:

Volume: 370ml

Diameter: 80mm height: 90mm thickness: 0.4mm

and no lid

It works out about £15 delivered from China, the Alpkit MytiCup is only £14 and your supporting a good British brand (and no wait long wait for shipping). Although I've no doubt that both mugs were probably made in the same factory.

From the bottom of that page:

Made in the Mysterious Titanium Caves of China

 

[widu13]

They do have a bigger one too.

 

[Dave-the-rave]

Alpkit make no such claim about pulling the wind so they ain't gettin my dosh.

 

[woof]

Not very big is it?:

Volume: 370ml

Diameter: 80mm height: 90mm thickness: 0.4mm

and no lid

From the bottom of that page:

Yep not exactly man size, you have to have at least 500ml.

Rob

 

[Jared]

Pretty standard mug design, not sure who exactly makes it.

http://www.keith-ti.com/ maybe, their cutlery looks like alpkit snapwires.

Same mug same prize in US http://toaksoutdoor.com/titanium375mlcup.aspx