I thought about not going but it didn’t seem like it would stop bleeding. Unfortunately it wasn’t the type like a slice where you could hold it together and it clots up and stops bleeding. The doctor couldn’t stitch it either, I think the word he used was “trimmed”. Deep enough to continue bleeding but no way to close it up, hence the cauterisation. It’s not fun I can tell you, it’s also on my dominant hand which is annoying as I can’t get it wet!
Well it finally happened, sliced a chunk out of my thumb using a mandoline last night. Spent almost 4 hours at two different ED’s to get it cauterised and a tetanus shot as it wouldn’t stop bleeding. Now my thumb is wrapped up in a super tight bandage that can’t get wet for 2 days and I have to take antibiotics again.
Shouldn’t have got cocky with the mandoline 😮💨
That’s great. I agree a lot of adidas/Nike gear is pretty lacking in durability yet they still charge a premium for them
Unfortunately it’s probably too easy to get shut down due to IP laws here. Anyone selling the stuff that gets even remotely popular would attract the attention of the law.
Counterfeit clothes can be very hit and miss though. I lived in Southeast Asia for awhile where you could get it easily and there is a lot of it that is crap quality.
Personally I don’t buy many clothes any more, but the little that I do buy I’m happy to spend more on quality so it lasts longer.
I’m not sure locally you can find counterfeit clothes easily, and they may be of variable quality if you do manage to find someone doing it without being shut down.
I do remember from my sneaker obsessed days that there were sellers on Taobao that sold “replica” sneakers. Not sure about cheaper end Adidas but I remember on reddit there was a sub for discussing “replica” clothes and shoes, r/fashionreps or something? You might be able to find an international source there.
Many years ago I went to Hong Kong and Shenzhen and picked up a number of “replica” luxury watches for myself. They had them by grades and you could choose to spend more for higher grade replicas. I think I was paying $100-$150 for replicas of $10000+ watches which most people wouldn’t be able to tell they were fakes. I still remember they would bring out catalogues from watch manufacturers and tell you what they have available and what grade they were. The whole replica industry is pretty interesting.
Do you actually care about the branding? If you don’t just get the highly rated stuff on Temu/Aliexpress, it’s likely made in the same factories.
Thanks!