NEWEST CHINA KNOCK OFF- A TALLIT! (We kid you not!)

TALIS ALERT:
Some time ago, the Eida Chareidis [and others] began warning the public of an influx of bogus Judaica, including items such as shofarot and tzizit. YWN recently published a similar alert from R’ Moshe Flumenbaum, of HaSofer, adding the problem of gidden to the list.
In line with these warnings, one may now find a tallis for sale in Eretz Yisrael for NIS 10, significantly less than a kosher tallis can possibly sell for. One tallis manufacturer quoted by Kikar.net reports the cost of a kosher tallis well exceeds the retail price, which should be a signal to consumers as well.
It appears that “thousands of Chinese” have been taught the art of tying tzizit and they are manufacturing posul talleisim which are flooding the marketplace.

Had we read this at Purim time, we would have suspected it of being a Purim tall tale. Now we are not so sure.

Caveat Emptor!