40+ Hilarious Knock-Off Brands That Aren’t Fooling anyone

KFD is a knock-off of KFC. They are similar in that they are both fried chicken chains, but the similarities do not end there. KFD also has its take on Colonel Sanders, acting as its logo.

It even uses the same font style and has all the same fixings as KFC, minus the finger-licking good taste. Yet, the food is not seasoned as it should be, and their breading doesn’t have the crunchy texture you would expect from a fast-food restaurant.

Kellogg’s Fruit Loops has been around since the 1960s and is beloved by children of all ages. The brand is now being replicated, with knock-offs called Fruit Rings popping up on e-commerce sites like Alibaba.

The fruit rings come in different colors, including brown (chocolate) and yellow (vanilla), and feature creative packaging with pictures of fruits cut in half or floating in the water. These imitations are missing something crucial, though — the iconic flavor!

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but that doesn’t quite apply to food chains. Duffin Dagels is a prime example of a knock-off brand that doesn’t fool anyone and is just downright hilarious. Although mixing donuts and muffins to create the word Duffin is at least a bit clever.

The packaging is like the famous Dunkin’ Donuts logo, but that didn’t stop people from spreading their picture on social media, with some even suggesting they’d like to try one of these original treats.

The well-known Orio cookies inspire Borio Cookies. But, Borio cookies are made using peanut butter, oats, brown sugar, and powdered sugar. They have a higher fat content than Orio cookies, making them less crispy but richer in flavor.

It is an excellent snack for kids and adults with coffee or tea. The cookies are also great for your dessert recipe box since you can use them to make fabulous doughnuts, biscuit cookies, and cannolis.

The MaDonal is a restaurant modeled after McDonald’s. Customers order their food at the counter and get a ticket to place on their table. The meals are served to customers on paper plates with plastic cutlery.

This knock-off is an excellent imitation of the original, even down to the design of the exterior building. The staff wears uniforms with red t-shirts and blue pants, much like their American counterpart. Recently this foreign version was deemed the most popular fast-food chain in its location.

Regarding knock-offs, two things can happen: the copycats can get away and think they’re as good as the original, or they’re so bad that they become an internet sensation. It is where Kat Kot comes in, a brand so poorly made that it’s hilarious.

At first glance, it may look like a Kit Kat bar. But, in fact, it’s a KAT KOT! As you can see from the photo, the best way to tell the difference is by looking at the words on the bars. It might have also copied the famous slogan but this is definitely not the Nestle treat.

Burger King has inspired King Burger. King of the Burgers may sound like a lofty title, but the restaurant takes it seriously. You’d think they would be ashamed of themselves with a name that sounds eerily similar to their inspiration and an identical logo.

But, instead, this burger joint embraces the fact that they’re just a knock-off company with a sense of humor. They have t-shirts for sale that proudly proclaim “King of the Burgers.” So far, there has been no copyright outrage, and people love the burgers served by Kingburger.

It’s no secret that Starbucks has been a victim of knock-offs. Though their original Siren logo was first used in 1971, the green siren has become such a classic icon that it’s copied by many coffee shops (and even clothing brands). But, one company took the joke to another level: Sunbucks Coffee.

The name itself is enough to make you laugh, and they don’t stop there. They also have a unique lineup of mugs with a peace sign, an infinity symbol, and some with both. Their prices are affordable, too!

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! is a popular spread and has grown to be one of the most recognizable brands in the culinary world. But, what happens when you try to copy a well-known brand? Well, it may not turn out as you expected.

Could It Be Butter? is no exception. The label on this product says Spreadable Refined Vegetable Oil Spread with Real Flavor. If that wasn’t enough, Amazon user reviews say that the butter is tasteless and leaves an oily residue in pans.

Panburger is a knock-off of Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper. Both products include a packet with a dry mix which gets mixed with other ingredients, such as water, milk, or eggs. The only difference is that Panburger’s packet includes all the dry ingredients, while Betty Crocker separates them into two packets.

One for the mix and one for the sauce. Besides, there are many different versions of Panburger where you can choose what type of meat you want.

Disappointingly, Honey Nut Scooters is a fake cereal brand that has nothing to do with scooters or honey and everything to do with Honey Nut Cheerios, the other variety of cereals in the same series of products.

You might remember Cheerios being released in 1979 by General Mills, and you’ll undoubtedly agree that it is a more popular flavor. Like many counterfeit goods, the Honey Nut Scooters include the same brand name, logo design, and color scheme. Unfortunately, its taste doesn’t match the original.

If you searched Pizza Hat on Google Images, you would find tons of people wearing ridiculous flat hats shaped like pizzas. Further down the list, you’ll find the Middle Eastern-based Pizza Hat.

One way they get away with it is by slightly modifying famous trademarks so they can be used without infringing. They are a genuine copycat company, but at least they have a sense of humor about themselves!

Sodas and chips are also among the most ripped-off products. There have been several knock-offs of Dr. Pepper over the years, but none have come close to the popularity of the original, created in the 1880s.

Dr. Bob is one of them. It follows the design and the font style of the actual product. No wonder some people are fooled into buying the product, but it fails to create the taste of the original.

Since its founding in 1932, Lay’s has become one of the most popular brands in North America. However, Jay’s Potato Chips were created five years before Lay’s, originally called Mrs. Japp’s Potato Chips after the creator, Eugenia Japp.

Lay’s and Jays have been around for years, and the success of both brands has made them a staple in stores everywhere, whether you can tell them apart or not.

Mountain Dew is a carbonated soft drink first produced in 1940. Though this product has been around for decades, it hasn’t stopped people from trying to duplicate the product with their creative spin.

One of these knock-offs is Moon Mist, a clear imitation of Mountain Dew. The ingredients include carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, and a natural flavor extract.

The name Sunny Day has nothing to do with the famous orange beverage but an imitation Subway franchise in Yemen. It’s nice to give credit to Sunny Day, which initially sounds nothing like Subway.

In one of the few pictures online, the brand sells hamburgers and chicken burgers instead of fresh sandwiches, though its logo is inspired by Subways. They offer a wide range of items, including chicken tenders, fried potatoes, chips, and more. They also promise not to use additives or preservatives during the cooking process.

While the search on the internet shows limited results, many people recall purchasing the apparent knock-off in stores during their childhood. The products from Capri-Sonne don’t seem to be available in retail stores these days.

Although a Capri-Sonne Facebook page appears in the results, the product seems specific to Nigeria. In Germany, Capri-Sun is the official product, owned by Rudolf Wild Ltd. Knockoff or not; it’s still odd to see.

The original company changed its name from Tote’m to 7-Eleven. Although many stores have extended operating hours, 7-Eleven was once meant to correspond to the hours that stores have typically closed.

Opening every day of the week at 7 am and closing at 11 pm, 7-Eleven has opened dozens of stores since 1992, but there are still hundreds of knock-offs. In one of these knock-offs, 7-Twelve, the logo and colors are the same as the original, but the word “Twelve” replaces “Eleven.”

A company in Taiwan created the PolyStation, a replica of the original Nintendo Entertainment System. The only difference is that this is smaller and doesn’t play as many games. It has two ports for game cartridge controllers and a controller port for a second player to join in on some multiplayer action!

Though there’s no reset button, which could be a downside for people who are used to those. The controls are also much lighter and don’t have quite the same feel as the original NES system.

The Blueberry Inspired by Blackberry is a hilarious knock-off of the famous brand of electronics. The name is almost a replica with the logo in the same place, but instead of a word, it’s a picture of blueberries.

This hilariously named knock-off is just a likely attempt to cash in on the popularity of this company and its products. A few brands have attempted this, and they’re all equally funny.

PX 3600 was a wild experiment to hybridize a Playstation 3 and an Xbox 360, and it came out terrible. The controllers won’t even vibrate. For one thing, there is no disc drive. Even if it had one, there is no way to open the disk tray to get it to recognize any disk you want to play.

To top it off, it can only identify and play pre-installed games. Aside from the lack of features mentioned above, PS3’s controller buttons are mapped as arrow keys on the keyboard, while Xbox 360’s buttons map as WASD keys on your keyboard.

Action Pad Inspired by IPad is a perfect example of the ridiculous knock-off products you can find online. It has no home button, and its bottom half doesn’t function as a tablet case; it’s just thin foam that protects the device’s screen when it props up.

Whoever made this has no idea of what they’re doing! There is no way the knock-off Steve Jobs with wings and a halo can sell you this.

The Teso Blackbook Air looks like an Apple MacBook. It has the same sleek design, two speakers, and a logo on the back of the device. However, it doesn’t have a CD drive or anything else you might need for work.

The screen isn’t as high quality as Apple’s retina displays. So, even though these two devices have similar features, buying a Teso laptop is a waste of money. You’d be better off purchasing an Apple Macbook if you need a laptop with all these features.

It appears that the popularity of WhatsApp has transcended social media! From the first look, it’s apparent that this is a knock-off. The social media giant has no plans to diversify and enter new fields.

It is funny how the perfume makers wanted to cash in on the brand’s popularity. They picked up the company’s exact logo and gave the perfume bottle the trademark green shade. Indeed, they will not be able to fool people into believing that it is a genuine product.

This knock-off is not fooling anyone. The idea behind this one was to make a berry phone. What happened? A team of designers got together and created something that looked like an actual blackberry.

They even put in details like raised buttons for accessible text messaging, bright screens for perfect viewing no matter where you are, and even a headphone jack so you can listen to music while on the go.

PCP Station is a knock-off of a gaming console. Some people don’t even know that game consoles exist. It also has terrible reviews on Google Play Store, with 1-star reviews from users who bought the product and those who received it as a gift, proving that no one likes this knock-off brand!

One customer said they could only play an hour’s worth of games before it froze. When buying products like these, be sure to check the reviews first!

It’s a complete copy of the original Star Wars except everything is a little wonky. What is funny is the depiction of the major characters on the cover. The fearsome Darth Vader looks like a very shoddy robot, while Chewbacca looks like he has come from the Planet of Apes.

The game lacks the original’s authenticity. One wonders how the makers of such counterfeit toys conceive the idea of copying established brands and then fall short of expectations.

The Sciphone A5 is a knock-off of the iPhone but has very different features. It’s about two inches wide and four inches long, with a built-in speakerphone. There is no camera or way to access the internet, but it has an FM radio.

The Sciphone uses six buttons and a scroll wheel, while Apple’s iPhone relies on scrolling with your finger across the screen. The phone has been discontinued owing to the lack of popularity.

The shampoo is a copy of the original Head & Shoulders. The makers tried to be clever by misspelling the product. To a casual customer, it looks original because the color combination and the style have been copied.

But, we’re pretty sure that it doesn’t match the original in terms of quality. It’s proven by the negative review it has online. Had the makers worked more on providing quality, there wouldn’t have been the need to copy the original Head & Shoulders so blatantly.

The number of people who want to cash in on the popularity of Pizza Hut is quite a lot. The club’s newest member is the owner of this fast food outlet. It has a website and a detailed menu.

The owners started young in the food industry and wanted to serve delicious food. They took inspiration from Pizza Hut. The outlet opened for the first time in 1996 in Miami, and it’s actually popular with people in the area.

Whosoever made this statue was a huge fan of Marvel and DC superheroes. It appears that they couldn’t make up their mind about whose statue they wanted to make and ended up making an Iron Spider-Hulk Batman statue.

What is more surprising is that the figure is in the public domain. The rivalry between superheroes of the competing brands seems to have gone down, and they have reconciled to take a combined form. It surely beats Prof Hulk!

In yet another attempt to lure people into buying products, the makers of these body sprays decided to use the names of social media brands. The result is that customers can buy Viber, Yahoo, and Telegram Body sprays.

Either the owners are huge social media fans or are taking the easy way out by using established brands’ names. It is funny to see such body sprays in stores openly. We wonder how someone using a Yahoo body spray would smell and sound!

A technician handed over the hard disc to transfer the recovered data in a real-life incident. He was greatly amused to see that a company like Samsung had also not been spared — Samsnug manufactured the Hard Disc.

It’s a clever play of words, and the manufacturer fooled the customer into believing that they had a genuine Samsung product. We doubt whether the customer will have all the data intact after recovering it in a SamSnug instead of Samsung.

Coma is a fake fashion brand that takes inspiration from brands like Nike, Dior, and Balenciaga. However, the label makes it clear on the website that their clothes are not affiliated with any brand.

So, if you’re looking for something like Puma or Nike but don’t have the cash to buy them, this might be your next best bet. This is definitely a hilarious take on not-so-active activewear.

It’s no secret that North Face is a pricey jacket. It’s also no secret that high fashion knock-offs are an industry of their own. But, we must admit, this one is pretty good at fooling the uninitiated — The North Fake Inspired by the North Face.

If you zoom in on the photo of this jacket, you’ll see that it doesn’t even say inspired anywhere on the inside tag! At first glance, it looks like a regular old North Face jacket. But, the “fake” name gives it away.

The idea for this brand came about when someone saw a knock-off of the Sony PlayStation and commented on how it looked so much like the original that they should call it Phony Inspired.

As you can see, the logo is not too far off from the original, which is why people are taking notice. It also has an oddly similar font to the one used by Sony. It deserves its place here because it is hilarious!

Many people are surprised when they see Adomino Pizza because it looks just like Domino. But, when you read the small print at the bottom of the box, it says Inspired by Domino’s. It is not made by Domino’s, so technically, it is a knock-off brand that isn’t fooling anyone.

The founder of Adomino Pizza decided to make a knock-off brand because he saw a market for it. This has often happened with brands like Sprite, Nike, Timberland, and others being copied.

Pizza Hot is a blatant knock-off of Pizza Hut, with a similar logo and name. However, there are differences between the two brands. The crust is significantly thinner than Pizza Hut’s and less doughy in texture.

It’s a clear-cut case of a brand trying to cash in on the popularity of the established brand. Some people might buy pizzas, thinking they were from Pizza Hut, but the taste will be an instant giveaway.

A Magician? A Jedi? A Stormtrooper? Who does the Action Figure represent? The manufacturer wanted to blend sci-fi and fantasy and wrote a story entitled The King of The Magic Rings.

The product description reads like an ad for the toy: “The only one who can wield this ring is a true king — someone with great wisdom, foresight, courage, power, and more.” It’s almost as if it came from Middle Earth.

The restaurant chain Mc Kebab is a copy of McDonald’s. They have the same red and yellow color scheme with a logo that looks straight out of Ronald McDonald’s handbook. It’s probably the brainchild of someone who loves McDonald’s and kebabs and thought something ought to be done about the lack of kebabs at McDonald’s.

A mockup of what the inside might look like also features tables made from scrap wood and menu items such as a veggie tray, ice cream sandwich, and hummus.

You’re probably about to ask: Have there been any knock-offs to Dairy Queen? The answer is yes! Dairy Queen has multiple doppelgängers all over the world. This one just opened in South Africa.

Dairy Queen’s logo style and general brand idea must have been borrowed directly from them, despite the brand’s original colors (orange instead of red). It’s hard not to chuckle at the image. It appears that these knock-off brands don’t fool anyone!

Micheal Alone is a fast food joint in China that has taken inspiration from the American MNC McDonald’s. It is a rip-off of the established player’s design, structure, and logo with the hope of attracting a loyal customer base.

Their preparation is in no way close to that of the original. The menu is limited, and the food is not as hygienic as that of McDonald’s. The name makes one chuckle as one wonders who this Michael is and why he is alone. Indeed it’s quite a lonely name for a burger joint.

Burger Friends is pretty clearly inspired by Burger King. The restaurant owner had seen the logo for Burger King and thought it would be a good idea to start his fast-food burger joint.

He chose the name Burger Friend since he wanted customers to feel welcomed into his home as if they were family. He added two golden arches representing McDonald’s because he thought other international fast-food chains have too many copies of their original designs.

Apple is known for its perpetual pursuit of tiny devices, exemplified by the release of the Invisa model phone in China. The device was popular with consumers since it could fit into pockets and purses without sticking out like other larger models.

The device was only released in China and never made its way to Western countries. We can’t help but wonder if these would have been popular in other places.