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Beware
of imitations of the Genuine Products.
Apart
from the obvious difference in the poor quality of the imitations.
We
recommend that when purchasing, you look for one of the following tips
to help ensure authenticity
A
Makers Name or Logo.
A
Certificate of Authenticity.
Echt
( Original ) Erzgebirge
Made
In Germany.
The
Rider on Horseback
As
far as we know almost every genuine item has at least one of the above. |
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The
above is just one item, there are imitations of many styles of Smoky
Men, the problem is huge.
Apart from the Smoky Men, you
will find imitations of Nutcrackers, Christmas Pyramids, Candle
Arches, Tree Decorations and Music Boxes amongst other items.
In this country, for some time
now we have had so called "German Christmas Markets"
unfortunately, a poor imitation of the real thing in Germany. More
disturbing is the fact that they are called German Christmas Markets,
which we feel is misleading the public into thinking, understandably,
that the items on sale will be German, Wrong... |
