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 Feb 26th 2007 at 11:03AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
pallet rack @ Feb 26th 2007 11:20AM
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.
Matt B @ Feb 26th 2007 11:30AM
The Google sign even looks the same.
v_dogg @ Feb 26th 2007 7:17PM
really??
"went so far as to transplant Google's exact logo to their storefront exterior"
David @ Feb 26th 2007 11:42AM
i like how the sign next to it is "Exzotic"
hot
Jordan Roth @ Feb 26th 2007 11:47AM
I saw a similar thing. A Hamburger joint in Tirane, Albania was called "Yahoo!" with the exact Yahoo logo...It was surreal.
John @ Feb 26th 2007 11:57AM
"Wait, this houndstooth linen is to die for. Three yards, please."
hahaha, that's great!
Andrew @ Feb 26th 2007 11:59AM
Maybe Google can sue them then they'll change their name to ZipZoomFly.
PEZ @ Feb 26th 2007 2:12PM
Remember the Engadget store in japan or wherever last year?
What, no link to THAT One? Come on EnG
Gary @ Feb 26th 2007 1:55PM
kinda reminds me of the "Engadget" store....
David @ Feb 26th 2007 1:11PM
The guy in the suit looks like Tony Bennet. Just great!
john @ Feb 26th 2007 1:15PM
living in turkey as a foreigner, i think that these turks just couldnt think of any other name
i love turkey though. ISTANBUL OWNS
Aaron @ Feb 26th 2007 2:26PM
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.
mase @ Feb 26th 2007 3:47PM
The font is squished. It's totally different than the real Google logo. ;)
waterproof @ Feb 27th 2007 6:43PM
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.