We’re all looking to save money any way we can, but sometimes buying name brand products is worth shelling out that extra 50 cents. It’s great that more affordable options exist, but you’ll never catch me purchasing “Noreos” or a knock-off version of Pringles. (Nobody else has ever been able to nail those classic recipes!) Nowadays, it seems like there’s an off-brand version of anything and everything. Occasionally they’re well done, but often, you regret the purchase as soon as you get home and realize that glue isn’t actually sticky at all and those “Fringles” taste more like cardboard than potato crisps.
And while you might not want to purchase any of these knock-off items yourself, we can still find joy in poking fun at these blatant attempts to rip off famous brands. From recreations of classic characters that look like they’ve been microwaved for 30 seconds to very creative spellings of popular brand names, we’ve gathered some of the best posts from the [Terrible] Off Brands subreddit down below.
Keep reading to also find an interview with Patent Attorney Jacob E. Pittman to hear his insight on the legality of this topic. Be sure to upvote the photos you find most amusing, or that you can’t believe didn’t cause a lawsuit, and let us know in the comments if there are any brands you actually prefer to purchase knock-off versions of. Then if you’re interested in Bored Panda’s previous articles featuring even more blatant rip offs, you can find those right here and here!
#1 Dancing Jordan
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#2 Many Many Doctors
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#3 I Can Respect The Honesty, At Least
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#4 They Only Learn From The Best
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#5 Mildly Infuriated Bird
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#6 KFC Rip Offf
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#7 Hotdognald’s
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#8 Looks Phony
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#9 Something Is Not Looking Right
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#10 Omg Guys! It’s Pukicho!
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#11 This “Shrek” In A Park In Turkey
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#12 Wow What A Good View?
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#13 Dora’s Smarter Cousin, Donna
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#14 Hmm Okay?
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#15 Captain China
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#16 Got This Present 9 Years Ago. Still Cracks Me Up To This Day
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#17 Found This Gem At My Mil’s House
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#18 Monsters Dru
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#19 Bringing Back A Classic
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#20 This Perfume I Found At A Cheap Shop Today. Anyone Wanna Smell Like Some Cooch?
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#21 Burek King
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#22 Mockey
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#23 Ever Heard Of Sniper?
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#24 I Found The Bootleg Lighting Mcqueen Car
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#25 Where’s Woman?
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#26 Manuella
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#27 My Favourite Film, My Fav Scene Is When Mutant Shrek And The Snake From The Wild Fight Randall In Monsters Incorporated!
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#28 To The Edge Of Space And No Further!
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#29 Whats App Perfume
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#30 I Think You Used The Wrong Molds, Guys…
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#31 When You Find The Ps5 On Wish
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#32 Ah Yes My Favorite Soda, Shport.
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#33 4 Disappointments For The Price Of One!
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#34 Ah Yes, My Favourite Car Brands- Aston Maptin And Popschf
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#35 Bought This T-Shirt For 80 Euros. Took Me Long Enough To Figure Out What Was Wrong
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#36 Tenis Perrones (Happy New Year For Everyone)
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#37 It’s Humble, It Doesn’t Like To Flex
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#38 Super Jump Man From Weagle
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#39 The Little Train That Won A Medal
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