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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese social media users directed their fury at online marketplace Amazon.com on Thursday, after discovering T-shirts on its website sporting slogans that support anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.
The widely-read Global Times tabloid, published by China’s state-owned People’s Daily, said many Chinese internet users found the T-shirts for sale carrying slogans such as “Free Hong Kong Democracy Now” and “Hong Kong is Not China,” among others.
Legions of internet users accused the site of being insensitive toward the Chinese people, with one Weibo commenter writing, “Amazon has already left China, right? We need to teach this company a lesson.”
The e-commerce giant shut its domestic marketplace Amazon.cn in July, but some overseas goods can still be shipped into the country. The T-shirts were available on Amazon’s U.S. website.
The company said in a statement, “Amazon has always and will continue to acknowledge the longstanding and widely-recognized policy of ‘one China, two systems’. Every country where we operate has different laws, and we will continue to respect those local laws where we do business.”
Several celebrities from mainland China severed ties with a number of fashion labels this week, after online users pointed out they had released apparel that referred to Hong Kong and Taiwan as separate from the People’s Republic of China.
Versace, Calvin Klein, and other brands each issued public apologies online, either on Chinese social media accounts or overseas ones.
There is no doubt that Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan all belong to China. I do not want to make too many remarks in this respect. My main focus is on products, and many brands are starting to add features to their products to attract consumers to buy them, so now there is a special product in the market-custom products.
Just as this time Amazon merchants print Hong Kong flags on T-shirts, it is a custom product. There are also more common custom water bottles, which can be customized in many ways:
Minimalism
Simple, clear design bottles are the biggest trend at the moment. Matte, Black, all-white or a light pastel matte colors that exude coolness & freshness seems to be the best bet.
Small prints in a minimal font may be included to customize or personalize.
Celebratory Water Bottles e.g Weddings
Personalized bridesmaids water bottles are now included in formal Bridesmaids’ requests and invitations that come with a gift bag, have created a demand for customized water bottles with the bridesmaids’ name on them.
Until a few years ago, personalized products were pretty much limited to a small circle of brands and items. It mainly comprised of gifting items, showcase products, or marketing merchandise. Figuratively speaking, you could count the amount of personalized items on the fingers of one hand. Luckily, a lot has changed. For the good. Sellers of pretty much everything, from dresses and shirts to handbags and even consumer packaged goods, are discovering the benefits and value of product customization. More and more brands are finding out that the personalization of items and services is a great way to enhance customer loyalty and engagement. In this article, we will delve deeper into the world of product customization.
