Prices make feathers fly for Angry Birds' merchandise
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word="Entertainment">Entertainment</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="brick">brick</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Finnish">Finnish</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Gateway">Gateway</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="districts">districts</span>, <span word="Xujiahui">Xujiahui</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="dimensional">dimensional</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="pigs">pigs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Angry">Angry</span> <span word="Birds">Birds</span> <span word="merchandise">merchandise</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="shirts">shirts</span>, <span word="bags">bags</span>, <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="games">games</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="entered">entered</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="online">online</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Pan">Pan</span> <span word="Yankai">Yankai</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="by">by</span> "<span word="online">online</span>", <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Rovio">Rovio</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="store">store</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tmall">tmall</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="business">business</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pirated">pirated</span> <span word="spin">spin</span>-<span word="offs">offs</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="websites">websites</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Angry">Angry</span> <span word="Birds">Birds</span>-<span word="themed">themed</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> 259 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($40) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="for">for</span> 138 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>. <span word="Fakes">Fakes</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="unauthorized">unauthorized</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="authentic">authentic</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.</p>
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