The authorities in the Chinese city of Kunming have ordered two fake Apple stores to close after a blog exposed their existence to the media.

BirdAbroad, a blog that describes the experiences of an American living in China, wrote about the stores several days ago, pointing out the meticulous attention to detail, which made these Apple “outlets” nearly identical to the real thing.

Chinese law recognizes trademark protection and prohibits copying the “look and feel” of other companies’ stores. However, only two of the five offending stores were closed.

The sales staff then at work wore matching blue T-shirts bearing Apple logos. One salesman told China Daily that all of the Apple products sold inside were genuine. He even demonstrated how a shopper could use the Internet to trace the products' serial numbers.

The owners of said stores, including one Yu Cheng (who claims he’s doing Apple a favor), have been trying to become official, authorized retailers for years and they say they’re not violating any laws.

The funniest thing? Yu says Apple stores are woefully easy to copy, calling them on par with a school chemistry lab.

Except for the whole authorized reseller issue, it’s not completely illegal to have a nice, well-lit environment with lots of stuff for hipsters to do. If that were the case, Starbucks could sue almost every single modern coffee shop in Western Europe.