Pirates!

A few months after we launched Redvanilla we discovered that our designs had been copied by one of the suppliers we had discontinued business with due to poor quality. We didn't mind back then; we figured oh well...if you put the bags side by side it was obvious that ours was better made. We just told each other that imitation was the best form of flattery.

Recently though I've come across too many Redvanilla look-alikes. Each one of these vendors passes the designs off as their own. They change the material a bit, maybe tweak the dimensions...but it's obvious where they got the idea. It's become really disturbing.

Don't get me wrong...I welcome competition, but from those who are diligent enough to really go through the trouble of R&D, and hold high standards for quality. Companies who aim for excellence, not a quick buck. Nice, clean competition. I look up to all the world-class laptop bag manufacturers and one day hope our little company can be as great.

Ok fine...this is the world we live in, where piracy abounds. But for those who are serious about this business, come on...do you REALLY want to be nothing more than a cheap copy? Sigh.