My last blog I shared my adventure to NYC with all of you and it got me thinking. Places like Chinatown, flea markets, or kiosks in your local mall make a lot of money off of handbags that are designer look-alikes at a fraction of the cost. We’ve all heard of the infamous purse party where several of bags are displayed in a person’s home or in the convenience of your own home (if you choose to host one) and friends/family can come and purchase the different handbags of their choice. Most of the time if the seller makes a lot of money, she usually gets a free purse or accessory depending on how much money was made at the party. What my real question is: Does owning a knockoff handbag decrease the novelty or recognition of owning a real designer handbag?, I mean nowadays its difficult to decipher (well at the least for me) if the bag is real or faux. Places like Chinatown are multi-million dollar marketplaces where you can pretty much purchase whatever your heart desires because they probably are selling it. Much of the items sold are not put through testing or have to pass any type of standards therefore the quality of these products are generally very poor. In our society today its becoming more and more accepted that owning a real designer handbag whether its Coach, Prada, Fendi, or Dooney & Burke is almost unnecessary because so many fakes have flooded into the market and its truly becoming a growing trend among girls. I own several knockoff handbags and accessories and I love them just as much as the next girl, but until I can afford the real thing, it will have to be knockoffs for me. If anyone has any experiences/comments regarding this, please feel free. Till next time.
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Authentic brand name products are wonderful. A lot of knock-offs look real and will often fool most people.
Personally, I don't like fakes. I would much rather carry an authentic low-prestige product than get caught with a fake designer brand product.
Are you carrying the a fake to impress people? or because the fake manufacturer makes long-lasting fakes? I don't know anybody who gets a fake because it's good quality. It always because the real thing is too expense, but they want to appear as if they can afford the real thing.
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at April 7, 2008 04:04 AM
It's all in your head, I think. If you can convince yourself that you are happy a fake purse will work just as good as an authentic designer purse.
Posted by: Designer Purse Lover at December 9, 2008 01:23 PM
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