It's For the Kids

I'm sure most of you are familiar with Toms shoes - you know, the cloth shoes that were wildly popular a few years ago. Well, the company allegedly does good in the world by providing shoes to underprivileged folks around the world, a program called "One for One."

The idea behind it is simple: you buy a pair of Toms, then Toms gives a pair away. Simple.

So, obviously it brought a huge smile to my face when I saw this:

The smile was not a "Oh that's nice, more impoverished kids will be receiving shoes now that China's selling Toms." It was a "Ah, another hilarious reminder that China could care less about philanthropy or original ideas. Or intellectual property."

If you look closely, you'll realize that these aren't Toms. They are Toms-esque shoes from a company called "One for One."

That's right, it's all here folks: the exact design of Toms' shoes, the exact logo, and the name of Toms' philanthropy. Only I'm sure these folks don't give any shoes away for free.

(I zoomed in as close as I could to the back of one of the shoes, so you could see that they aren't Toms)