Why Gen Z Loves Dupes: Can Cheaper Also Be Better? | Talking Point - Dupes Revealed (Part 1/2)

From fashion to household products and even travel…you name it and someone online will have a ‘dupe’ for it. ‘Dupe’ short for the word ‘duplicate’, is now part of online lexicon. How did ‘dupes’, a less expensive alternative to a more costly product, become part of popular culture? Why is finding a good ‘dupe’ a point of pride for Gen Zs? The Talking Point team finds out as they make their way to China, where anything, and everything, can be made for cheaper, and perhaps even better.

00:00 Introduction
01:47 Why Gen Z loves dupes
6:24 Popular dupe products
7:40 How dupe culture has changed fashion
10:53 Dupe VS original make-up
14:38 Dupes from China: What's trending?
16:26 A factory that creates dupes of a popular activewear brand

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