The blogger, who goes by the alias , claims to have spotted several counterfeit Apple Stores in Kunming, China. In pictures, the resemblance to the real thing is uncanny, from the big wooden tables to the Genius Bar to the employees wearing blue T-shirts with Apple logos.

Even the products were legit, or at least they seemed to be. "The products looked like the real thing--I handled a few of them briefly--but I can't say for sure whether or not they were," BirdAbroad, who asked that her real name not be used, told PCWorld in an e-mail. (The pictures in this blog and the slideshow below are all used with her permission.)

So why does this blogger suspect that the stores are actually bogus? Lots of little things: Stairs were poorly made, walls weren't properly painted, and Apple never puts the words "Apple Store"--only the logo--on its storefronts. (For that matter, one of the shops dubbed itself the "Apple Stoer.") Also, Apple's Website doesn't list any store locations in Kunming.