Bengaluru YouTuber goes to buy Harvard merchandise in US, finds Rs 12,000 jacket 'Made in Pakistan'

The photos of the Harvard merchandise shared by YouTube content creator Ishan Sharma on X.

A YouTube content creator from Bengaluru who visited Harvard University said that he was surprised to find "Made in Pakistan" merchandise worth Rs 12,000 at the university store.

"Came to Harvard to buy merch. This one's is Rs. 12,000! But Made in Pakistan?!" Ishan Sharma, 23, wrote on X.

Came to Harvard to buy merch.

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This one's is Rs. 12,000!

But Made in Pakistan?! pic.twitter.com/ik6IUPASSu

— Ishan Sharma (@Ishansharma7390) August 19, 2024

As Sharma's post began to get traction on the social media platform, many users urged him not to buy the product as it was not worth the money. "Quality is really bad. I picked a few last year and 2-3 washes and they all are now good to mop the floor. Official merch," commented Aishwarya (@0xAishwary). "Don’t buy that stuff, it’s worst. I got one with the same stuff and same design, it got lint on it after wearing the first time," added Ayush Chugh (@ayushchugh2006).

Some X users also highlighted that the Rs 12,000 was the brand price and not the manufacturing cost. "Why do we always want to convert everything into INR. It's just around 145$. When you get hired in the US you'll demand like $100,000 a year, at that moment you won't convert it to INR. Btw! iPhone is around 150-200$ and made in China. You're paying brand value, not manufacturing price," wrote Munish Arora (@MonsieurMunish).

In a separate post, Sharma added that his visit to Harvard University was "epic". "I visited the libraries, the John Harvard statue, the Harvard Shop, the Harvard Yard and Square, and even interacted with a few students there. Love the vibe of the whole place. It's like a little town of all red buildings!" he said, adding that it was a dream college for him as a 17-year-old watching documentaries and films such as The Social Network.

Harvard was EPIC!

The oldest educational institution of United States!

Walking the hallways that legendary people like Barack Obama, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and John F Kennedy among others walked was SURREAL!

I visited the libraries, the John Harvard statue, the Harvard… pic.twitter.com/fmscPD4Fi9

— Ishan Sharma (@Ishansharma7390) August 20, 2024

Indeed, the content creator time in the US has been most eventful. Last week, he made headlines after his comment on the lack of proper hospitality in a five-star hotel in the US went viral. It also prompted the hotel authorities to offer him a free upgrade.