Wander past this ill-dubbed Google store and you'll find yourself puzzled as to why you can't locate that sweet Google lava lamp you wanted as a finishing touch to your bedroom decor. The impostor, a textile shop in Istanbul, Turkey, went so far as to transplant Google's exact logo to their storefront exterior -- why, exactly, is beyond us. "Hey guys check it out! A real-life Google store -- let's grab some frisbees and socks that say Google on 'em...huh? It's all fabrics in here? Wait, this houndstooth linen is to die for. Three yards, please." Doubtful.
Update: As a few readers have noted, this is hilariously similar to last year's
Engadget store incident.
[Thanks,
Kirf]
posted February 26th 2007 11:03AM
People will do anything for pubilicty, I mean do these guys actually think; or can believe in their own mind that they aren't stealing from google.
- this is rediculous; I appluad google for not going after them (yet) becuase, it would just give them more credit.
The Google sign even looks the same.
really??
"went so far as to transplant Google's exact logo to their storefront exterior"
i like how the sign next to it is "Exzotic"
hot
I saw a similar thing. A Hamburger joint in Tirane, Albania was called "Yahoo!" with the exact Yahoo logo...It was surreal.
"Wait, this houndstooth linen is to die for. Three yards, please."
hahaha, that's great!
Maybe Google can sue them then they'll change their name to ZipZoomFly.
Remember the Engadget store in japan or wherever last year?
What, no link to THAT One? Come on EnG
kinda reminds me of the "Engadget" store....
The guy in the suit looks like Tony Bennet. Just great!
living in turkey as a foreigner, i think that these turks just couldnt think of any other name
i love turkey though. ISTANBUL OWNS
Between the Google and Engadget store I think the Engadget store looked much nicer. This seems to be meerly trading off of the Google name and selling anything where as I believe the Engadget store sold questionable electronics. In all honesty I could totally see Engadget (or Google I guess, but Engadget seems like a better fit) stores existing much like a Sharper Image store or a Discovery Channel store. I can also say that if I was in an airport and there was a layover for a few hours I would visit the engadget store and scoff at the prices as well.
The font is squished. It's totally different than the real Google logo. ;)
this is a news from a turhish blog; bigumigu.com, also you can see the tag when you click on the image. the owner must have fotgotten to mention.