Host warned vs fake shoes, T-shirts, condoms

LONDON – Fake condoms were among L10,000 haul of goods seized by trading standards officers over the weekend. T-shirts, mobile phone covers and shoes were also removed from souvenir shops in central London. Most of the genuine Olympic products are made in England or Scotland but officials did not say whether the fake ones come from China.

“Buying goods is a false economy,” said Westminster council’s Sue Jones. “They don’t look right, they break easily and give tourists a poor experience of the Games.”

Good quality but costly too.

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It isn’t true that Britons would rather go to work or to the province to avoid the nasty traffic. Their roads are as narrow as they had been 500 years ago because they don’t like the 500-year-old edifices which are the showcase of their great past.

Pedestrians increased 16.2 percent between Monday and Thursday last week. Britons and tourists literally bump into one another if they don’t look what’s infront of them.

The Tube, their underground railway, also carried a record 4.4 million passengers. Passengers packed like standing sardines are a natural sight and something has to put up with to go to the venues.

“We are helping millions head into town to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy all that our fantastic city has to offer during this momentous period.

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Despite the exorbitant price of souvenir items and food, reports show over 200,000 flock daily to the Olympic Park. All stalls at Westfield in The Mall enjoy big business. If you eat in a fastfood, you have to wait for a seat to be vacated before you can even place your order. – Gerry Carpio

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The biggest travelling group in the Olympic family is the print and broadcast media, which hit a record 21,000 plus. Athletes account for 10,000 and officials 5,000.

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Super Sailor Ben Ainslie got angry, got even and won a place in the Olympic record books with four gold medals in consecutive Games. The 35-year-old Briton fought off choppy waters to win the Finn class and announced he is not sailing off in Rio. “It’s the best way to bow out, at a home Olympics,” he said.