Agreed. Though the article seems to be conflating bad business practices (like fake and/or paid reviews) with bad products. Counterfeit Birkenstocks are likely

Agreed. Though the article seems to be conflating bad business practices (like fake and/or paid reviews) with bad products. Counterfeit Birkenstocks are likely (though not automatically) inferior to the real deal; but the "Chinese kitchen goods shipped from Kentucky" are often the same products you could buy at your local big-box store.