Googles Italian Clothing
I had a day off on Monday and went to the Costa del Sol for a daytrip - to Fuengirola to be precise - to see some friends who live there.
It was OK for a day trip but I wouldn't want a week there.
I found it disconcerting every time a shop assistant told me the price of what I was buying in English after we had spoken only Spanish up until then.
Where I live hardly anybody speaks English - but being in Fuengirola was a little like being in London if I shut my eyes for a moment - so I was glad to get home from my day trip to the seaside.
Anyway - while I was in Fuengirola I was browsing the market and found clothing for sale under the "Googles" logo - see the scan below.
Does this mean that Google are going to use some of their cash pile to branch out into fashion?
I think it's more likely that some chancer is (ab)using their name and logo to make a quick buck - and the clothing was worse quality and 50% more expensive than where I live.
Tags: fuengirola costa del sol googles copyright violation trademark violation logos copyright google
Comments
They're just some rip-off merchants as the even the logo is wrong. It should be Google not Googles.
Anything could provoke cyber-war, even a subject as simple as this
Posted by: sp00d | April 17, 2006 2:00 PM
Indeed - and the S is pretty shonky too - but a found item like this was way too good to pass over.
Do Google care? I don't think so .... some Italian manufacturer adding an S and ripping their logo is not going to dent consumer confidence in Brand Google ... unless they really want to branch out into clothing, of course
Posted by: drk | April 19, 2006 3:49 PM
I guess the fact that she told you the price in English was connected with their responcibilitie at the work place.
Posted by: Italian girl | June 7, 2006 6:30 PM