Copy me, Copy You, Coping with Copying

I just had to write this after seeing some of my favorite Etsy sellers having their market niche totally invaded by copycats.  I resent copiers, they make everyone look bad and it is sooo unnecessary.  Even if you make similar products, in my case, bath and body, and you use similar ingredients, it is still an absolute shame that certain people feel the need to copy, rather than come up with their own ideas.  Innovation is the key!  Have a product, say.. soap?  Well, make it yours with additives, scent combos, designs, ect..but don't copy.  Soap is essentially a salt which we use regularly to clean things with.  But it is also (in my opinion, unless it's store bought mass produced and devoid of personality) functional art.  Who doesn't want to to have a little beauty in their lives? Who doesn't have the potential to skew their soap or other medium in a new direction simply because they have a different take on the world than anyone else?  Use those strengths and build on them, rather than imitate shamelessly and call it yours.  Copiers not only cheat everyone else, they cheat themselves.  Phew.  Ok, I'm done.