What's the most "bootleg/rip-off" Dragon Ball merchandise you've ever seen?

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What's the most "bootleg/rip-off" Dragon Ball merchandise you've ever seen?

Post by Esfír Dedragón » Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:54 am

I ask this question because I remembered seeing a bizarre product that I could tell was not officially made.

This must have happened when I was still in high school. I was at a dollar store and browsing through the candy section. What caught my eye was some kind of stickypop that was encased in some kind of plastic, rectangular container with a picture of Super Saiyan Goku! It looked cheaply made and I did not see any logo from either Toei or FUNimation. It was so funny seeing such a recognizable character in an unmarked piece of candy. You'd think that they would try to market them as "SUPER SAIYAN SUCKERS!!!" or something like that.
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Re: What's the most "bootleg/rip-off" Dragon Ball merchandise you've ever seen?

Post by Metalwario64 » Fri Sep 02, 2016 1:17 am

This old thread has lots of goodies. :mrgreen:

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Re: What's the most "bootleg/rip-off" Dragon Ball merchandise you've ever seen?

Post by UltimateHammerBro » Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:56 am

Did anyone say bootleg DB merchandise?
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It's a CD, in case you were wondering.
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Re: What's the most "bootleg/rip-off" Dragon Ball merchandise you've ever seen?

Post by Esfír Dedragón » Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:52 pm

UltimateHammerBro wrote:Did anyone say bootleg DB merchandise?
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It's a CD, in case you were wondering.
Wow. That imagery kills me.
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They remind me of some of the rip-off Disney merchandise I saw in flea markets whenever I visited Latin America.\

Thanks for the link, Metalwario64.
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Post by Gonstead » Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:14 am

I'd recommend visiting http://uglydbzmerch.tumblr.com/

Contains both legit and bootleg products.
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Re: What's the most "bootleg/rip-off" Dragon Ball merchandise you've ever seen?

Post by THEGOKU » Tue Sep 06, 2016 12:01 pm

Gonstead wrote:I'd recommend visiting http://uglydbzmerch.tumblr.com/

Contains both legit and bootleg products.
I have been on this tumblr for the past 35 minutes. You win the internet today for sharing this wonderfully hilarious page :clap: :lol: my God these things are awful.
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