Deceptively Blonde

China, love it though I do, is quite the producer of Apple fakes.  In fact, just about every name brand product has been re-created here lacking a brand. 🙂  

In regards to clothing and accessories (and sometimes food) woohoo! Cheap products! You’d be surprised how often the fakes look, feel, wear, and sometimes taste like the real thing.  To be honest, most of us can’t really tell the difference. So many real companies re-package their products for sale in foreign countries, that we can’t tell if the product is a fake or just a “re-designed” legit item.  

However, when it comes to electronics, not so fun.  While I hear some complaints about random items, nothing compares to the tears over fake Apple products.

Did you know the Apple IPhone 6s is actually produced in Zhengzhou, Henan, China (my home)?  It’s true! We have one of the large FoxCon factories here, and many of my students worked there this past summer helping to manufacture the Iphone.  

But that doesn’t mean we get a good price. Apple products are one of the things statistically the same price or more expensive than in America.  Given the cost of Apple products and the inability to repair fakes, most people try to avoid the fakes if at all possible.  And the fakes are almost indistinguishable from the real products until you try using them or repairing them.  It’s extremely hard to tell when you are visiting a “real” Apple store and when it is an independent seller.  

In the interest of helping some fellow Laowai (foreigners) out, I decided to share Apple’s list of approved Apple stores.  You can find this list (and the lists for other countries) on their website www.apple.com/retail/storelist/.  These stores are the only stores in China that Apple itself has approved to sell their products. If you really want to verify that you have the real thing, try to check out one of these stores.  And avoid online retailers if at all possible!

Shanghai

• Shanghai, Shanghai iapm
• 999 Middle Huaihai Road
• Xuhui District
• 200031 Shanghai
• 021 3332-6000

• Shanghai, Nanjing East
• No. 300 East Nanjing Road
• HuangPu District
• 200001 Shanghai
• 4006639988

• Shanghai, Pudong
• No.8 Century Avenue IFC Mall
• Shop LG2-27, Lujiazui, Pudong District
• 200120 Shanghai
• 0212033 5300

• Shanghai, Hong Kong Plaza
• 282 Huaihai Zhong Road
• Luwan District
• 200021 Shanghai
• 021 2312-2800

Beijing

• Beijing, Sanlitun
• Building 6, No. 19, Sanlitun Road
• Taikoo Li Sanlitun, Chaoyang District
• 100027 Beijing
• 010 5931-2100

• Beijing, China Central Mall
• China Central Mall
• 81 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District
• Beijing
• 010 5940-3300

• Beijing, Chaoyang Joy City
• 101 Chaoyang North Road
• Chaoyang District
• 100000 Beijing
• 4006171284

• Beijing, Wangfujing
• Beijing apm, No. 138 Wangfujing Street
• Dongcheng District
• 100006 Beijing
• 0105657 2000

• Beijing, Xidan Joy City
• 131 North Xidan Avenue, Joy City
• Xicheng District
• 100032 Beijing
• 0105882 5200

NANJING

• Nanjing, Nanjing IST
• 100 Zhongshan Road
• Xuanwu District
• 210008 Nanjing
• 4006171334

• Nanjing, Wonder City
• 619 Yingtian Road
• Yuhuatai District
• 210000 Nanjing
• 025 5186-9000

• Nanning, MixC Nanning
• 136 Minzu Avenue
• Qingxiu District
• 530000 Nanning
• 4006171265

XIAMEN

• Xiamen, Xiamen Lifestyle Center
• SM Lifestyle Center
• No.399 Jiahe Road, Siming District
• Xiamen
• 4006171383

DALIAN

• Dalian, Parkland
• 19 Jiefang Road
• Zhongshan District
• 116000 Dalian
• 4000560921

TIANJIN

• Tianjin, Tianjin Joy City
• 2 Nanmenwai Street
• Nankai District
• 300199 Tianjin
• 022 5998-3200

GUANGZHOU

• Guangzhou, Parc Central
• No. 218, Tianhe Road
• Tianhe District
• 510000 Guangzhou
• 4006139742

CHENGDU

• Chengdu, MixC Chengdu
• No. 8 Shuangqing Road,
• Chenghua District
• 610000 Chengdu
• 0286528 0800

• Chengdu, Taikoo Li Chengdu
• 8 Middle Shamao Street
• Jinjiang District
• 610000 Chengdu
• 4006171275

WUXI

• Wuxi, Center 66 Wuxi
• 139 Renmin Middle Road
• Chong’an District
• 214000 Wuxi
• 0510 8508-7000

HANGZHOU

• Hangzhou, MixC Hangzhou
• 701 Fuchun Road
• Jianggan District
• 310000 Hangzhou
• 0571 8991-1000

• Hangzhou, West Lake
• 100 Pinghai Road
• Shangcheng District
• 310006 Hangzhou
• 0571 8790-0000

SHENYANG

• Shenyang, Zhongjie Joy City
• 5 Xiaodong Road
• Dadong District
• 110042 Shenyang
• 024 3162-2000

• Shenyang, MixC Shenyang
• 288 Qingnian Street
• Heping District
• 110000 Shenyang
• 4006171274

SHENZHEN

• Shenzhen, Holiday Plaza Shenzhen
• No. 9028 Shennan Avenue
• 518000 Shenzhen
• 07552639 3400

ZHENGZHOU

• Zhengzhou, MixC Zhengzhou
• 10 Minzhu Road,
• Erqi District
• 450099 Zhengzhou
• 0371 6033-7200

CHONGQING

• Chongqing, Jiefangbei
• 108 Zourong Road
• Yuzhong District
• 400010 Chongqing
• 023 6399-7300

• Chongqing, MixC Chongqing
• 55 Xiejiawan Street
• Jiulongpo District
• 400050 Chongqing
• 023 6346-3000

• Chongqing, Paradise Walk Chongqing
• 8 Paradise Walk
• Jiangbei District
• 400020 Chongqing
• 023 6700-8300