Counterfeit flag flies high over Russia

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While the rest of you were trying to find the true meaning of Advertising Week, I was reveling in the wonderful world of counterfeit merchandise in the city of Tver, Russia. Something tells me that this red Nike flag, along with every single one of the hundreds of pairs of athletic shoes I saw available at this flea market, weren’t exactly authentic.

—Posted by Catharine P. Taylor

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