# Livestrong (real or fake).

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livestrong-real-or-fake/289456>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 10, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livestrong-real-or-fake/289456 "2005-02-10T20:38:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livestrong-real-or-fake/289456/1 "2005-02-10T20:38:53Z")

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How does one tell a real Livestrong yellow bracelet from fake one?

I’ve heard that there are a bunch of knock offs flooding the market and no portion of the price is actually donated to cancer research.

I’ve also heard that one way of distinguishing a real one from a fake one is that only the real ones are made in the USA, the ones made elsewhere (China?) are fakes. Any truth to that? A quick search on Google only mentioned buying from “authorized” dealers.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livestrong-real-or-fake/289456/2 "2005-02-10T20:53:51Z")

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[Here.](http://www.operationgadget.com/2004/12/telling_the_dif.html)

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**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livestrong-real-or-fake/289456/3 "2005-02-10T23:38:01Z")

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My local store sells “yellow bracelets” for $2.50. Sigh.

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**Author:** ![35340](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/8baadc/32.png) [@35340](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/35340)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livestrong-real-or-fake/289456/4 "2005-02-11T01:07:34Z")

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what if you never got a package? I was given mine sans package. Is there a link for telling by how it is marked?

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livestrong-real-or-fake/289456/5 "2005-02-11T01:47:28Z")

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> [@QuickSilver](#):
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> I’ve also heard that one way of distinguishing a real one from a fake one is that only the real ones are made in the USA, the ones made elsewhere (China?) are fakes. Any truth to that? A quick search on Google only mentioned buying from “authorized” dealers.

I bought mine from [wearyellow.com](http://wearyellow.com) which I believe is the official site. It says “Made in China.”

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**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livestrong-real-or-fake/289456/6 "2005-02-11T01:57:59Z")

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> [@FilmGeek](#):
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> My local store sells “yellow bracelets” for $2.50. Sigh.

This is an amazing advance in knockoff marketing. Selling for more than the genuine article.