copycat? - hand wash

I wonder if method should get their copyright/trademark packaging police over to Trader Joe's, STAT? method luster Jon sent in this pic of some new Trader Joe's hand wash. Kinda looks familiar, now doesn't it? Just goes to show you how great method's package design is (everyone wants it!)

copycat? - hand wash

So, an homage or an (unlicensed) copy cat? What are your thoughts? (I saw these bottles at my local Big Lots this week. They're made by Swissco.) They even make them in pink grapefruit and french lavender scents. Hmm...

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Finally found a pic (photo on the left) of the Dollar stores's copycat method product, Solutions. Of course all they say is they are "biodegradable" which personally I think is a long way from being completely environmentally friendly. But it sounds good to the average shopper, unfortunately.

Secondly (photo on the right), method luster Aina writes in to say:

"Let me tell you how offended I was when I spotted these (method) knock-offs in a pharmacy around the corner from my house! And they are all of $1. How rude! LOL!"

These products even carry similar scents (cucumber and pink grapefruit) and titles (all-purpose cleaner.) Interesting finds! If you happen to find a copycat/"fake" method product, take a pic and send it in to method lust!

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Katherine Farkas, are ya' listening?

Ok, so today I went to KFC (I know, I KNOW! Don't even, let's just move on) to give their new smoky chipotle chicken a try (end result, I'd suggest you don't try. Ha ha. Nah, it was alright. It was what you expect, from fast food. And YET, I never learn my lesson.) Anyway, for the second day in a row, it was going to be sixteen minutes before the chicken was done (man, it must be popular at the moment, though!) And while yesterday I just left and went elsewhere, today I decided to stick it out, and waste sixteen minutes until my smoky chick-chick was ready. So I headed on over to the nearest Kmart (GAH! Target was too far away.)

Now, what do gay guys do in Kmart when they have to wait sixteen minutes for smoky chipotle chicken, you ask? They go search out the candle section, of course! Mmm! And WHAT do I find? Kmart has totally ripped off method! I was shocked! Right there on an end shelf sat candles, in four scents: lavender tea, sweet pea, apple blossom, and some other scent I can't remember because seriously, they stunk. But no joke, they were sitting in the iconic Karim Rashid method ceramic cup! I mean, it was a total copycat. It wasn't near as well done, and it was a vaguely antique white, with this horrid scribbly flower painted on the jar; but it was THE method cup! I checked the bottom, and they were made especially for Kmart. I'm curious if method (or Katherine Farkas, designated natural-law protector of method's patents and trademarks) knows about this.

Again, I did not have my camera on me. Sigh. I should sneak it in and get a pic!

This brings to mind another time, this was probably a year ago, way before method lust (there was a "before method lust?" Wha? How did I live?) that I stepped into a drug store (I can't remember if it was a CVS, or Eckerd, or what it was? Darn!) and was roaming around, and noticed they had these soap hand washes in the exact teardrop bottles that method has. Again, I was like NO way, they ripped method off! I'm not sure if these are still around or not, I haven't been back there in ages.

But it brings to mind the knowledge that, yeah duh, I know people love method; but hello, who knew method was SO popular, and that ceramic cup so hip (ok, well, we did! But alas...) that other companies had decided to mold their own versions of method's packaging! Have you ever found method packaging that wasn't method?

Go get'em, Katherine!