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try to stay away from ridiculous stories, but this is important.
Some of you may have caught the fake condom story but it doesnt
hurt to be reminded. There have been reports of FAKE MAGNUMS all
over the country (especially DC, New York, Atlanta, Philly, Chicago
and LA). After this story came out, people in hoods outside NY
seemed to have similar stories of Magnums with fake wrappers and
fruity smells. Keep your eyes open children, I dont have to tell
you that they are out to get you…..HHFFrom NY Daily News:It
is one of the strangest cases of buyer beware - fake Trojan Magnum
condoms are flooding the hoods of major metropolitan cities.The
counterfeit condoms have been sold for weeks at corner delis and
groceries, even though the condom-maker has tried to stamp out
the practice.The packaging looks identical to the real thing,
but the imitations come in flimsy plastic wrap instead of the
sturdier aluminum foil that surrounds authentic Magnums.The fakes
are smaller than the real thing and have a sweet perfume smell
that the originals don’t.“It’s not right, but what
can you do about it?” said Badu Sall, 22, of Harlem. “When
you need condoms quick, you buy them where you can.”The Daily
News had no trouble finding the apparently bogus rubbers in several
delis uptown.“I use that brand. It’s crazy,” said
Fotupapa Lo, 34, a barber from the hood. “The ones I use
are not that small - and they don’t smell funny.”The
manufacturer said it has moved aggressively to prevent stores
from selling counterfeit rubbers and to buy from reputable suppliers.“We
urge consumers to buy Magnum brand condoms from trusted retailers,”
parent company Church & Dwight said in a statement released
yesterday. “We cannot vouch for the safety and efficacy of
counterfeit products.”Bodega owner Sallah Alqublani insisted
he cleared all the fake condoms off his shelves after being notified
by the maker of Trojans.Still, the condoms he sold at the Star
Deli. yesterday showed telltale signs of being phonies.“I
had no idea,” Alqublani, 31, said. “We took everything
down and bought new stuff.” |
