Fake Apple Store Even Fools Staff

A man works in a fake Apple Store in downtown Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province Thursday July 21, 2011. Three such fake Apple Stores have been found in Kunming where workers in similar uniforms believe the... A man works in a fake Apple Store in downtown Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province Thursday July 21, 2011. Three such fake Apple Stores have been found in Kunming where workers in similar uniforms believe they are working for Apple. There are only four Apple Stores in China, all in Beijing and Shanghai. MORE LESS

By Sarah Lai Stirland

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July 21, 2011 8:13 a.m.

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Some “entrepreneurs” in Kunming, in the southwestern part of China, have taken the art of copying U.S. ideas and products to a whole new level — they’ve created entire fake Apple stores.

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