Watch out for Counterfeit Shoes

Posted on the Consumer Reports Website, showing side by side real vs counterfeit items a pair of New Balance Shoes.

"This is one of the best counterfeits I've ever seen," said Ed Haddad, a vice president at New Balance. The real shoe has more marks identifying it as New Balance, including embedded data decipherable only with a special reader. Its insole is vented and the shoe's bottom is more intricate. The "N" on the fake looks sewn on as an afterthought.
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