| p>Don't waste your hard earned money on a fake | | | | sites for handbags. There are more than enough |
| counterfeit designer handbag or purse! That hefty | | | | websites selling purses these days. And, the best |
| investment you make $200-$800 in a fake designer | | | | stores sell authentic designer merchandise, not fakes. |
| handbag or purse can end up being worthless. If you | | | | The difficulty comes in trying to determine the real |
| are going to buy a new purse, invest in something of | | | | from the fake and make the distinction clear. |
| value, not cheap imitations. ALWAYS insist on a | | | | Here are a few tips for identifying a website selling |
| money back guarantee! | | | | fake counterfeit designer handbags and purses: |
| Why in the world would anyone want to buy a fake | | | | |
| designer handbag or poor quality? I just can't | | | | 1. A new store comes online just in time for holiday |
| comprehend spending good money purchasing a fake | | | | shopping. |
| designer purse. It doesn't even begin to make sense to | | | | 2. The new website's contact information is missing or |
| me, even if the purse looks like the real thing. When | | | | obscure. |
| you know it's not authentic - why bother? | | | | 3. The new website's registration information |
| Above all else, be aware that buying a counterfeit item | | | | (Whois.com) is "private." |
| is illegal, period. | | | | 4. You can't locate the owners. |
| Counterfeit designer merchandise has a sub-culture all | | | | 5. The same style or design of a bag is available in |
| its own. I'm not sure if people enjoy the fact they are | | | | many colors. |
| getting something resembling the real thing at lower | | | | 6. The website sells only three or four designer brands. |
| cost, or if they just don't understand the quality, | | | | 7. The handbags look like items you've seen on many |
| durability and value of authentic designer handbags in | | | | other websites, |
| the first place. | | | | 8. Prices are too good to be true less than half of |
| I find humor in it now, but pre-internet, the counterfeit | | | | retail. |
| handbag purchasing process seemed mysterious and | | | | 9. There are page after page of similar items. |
| intriguing. It felt as though you were somehow | | | | 10. There's one page of authentic-looking bags, but the |
| privileged to know how to buy these uncommon | | | | rest of the website contains the same bag in every |
| goods. Pre-internet, the only way to locate a fake bag | | | | color under the sun! I've seen websites come and go |
| was through word of mouth. Wholesalers of | | | | over the past ten years online. First, the sites selling |
| counterfeit bags still make sales by appointment only. | | | | fakes offered Gucci, Fendi and Prada. Then, there |
| There are signs throughout the store reminding you | | | | were the ones selling strictly Louis Vuitton and Chanel. |
| "ALL SALES FINAL." | | | | The Hermes Birkin and Kelly bag are still prolific in the |
| It involved a sort of cloak and dagger approach when | | | | counterfeit world, but they are not as commonly seen |
| walking into wholesale stores, asking to talk to the | | | | online as the other Designers. |
| manager and introducing yourself as a friend of a | | | | The most commonly counterfeited handbags today |
| friend. Introductions were all made through word of | | | | are: BALENCIAGA, TODS, CELINE, and CHLOE. Plus, |
| mouth referrals. There's no advertising at all. Unlike | | | | the old-time favorites are still hotter than ever in the |
| online purchases, where everyone boldly claims their | | | | counterfeit market: GUCCI, LOUIS VUITTON, |
| goods are authentic. | | | | HERMES, FENDI and PRADA. I recently saw even |
| The counterfeit shopping experience is intriguing. You | | | | LAMBERTSON TRUEX smooth calf leather fake |
| can almost feel the illicit connection made with the | | | | bags, too. |
| handbag underground. All you want is a new purse, a | | | | With all the choices out there, how can you tell if you |
| designer copycat, something that looks like the real | | | | are buying a genuine product? Well, in reality you just |
| thing without the hefty price tag. The irony in all of this | | | | don't know unless you really know the product well. I |
| is the reality of the experience. They are NOT | | | | am a purse expert, but sometimes I've been fooled, |
| inexpensive. | | | | too. Most of the time, I know what I'm doing, and I buy |
| In reality, you pay a lot of money for junk. Maybe the | | | | the right thing. |
| leather is good, and maybe it is not. How would you | | | | Three rules I use to make a handbag purchases online: |
| know? Have you seen the real thing to compare? If | | | | |
| you did, you certainly wouldn't be investing in a fake | | | | 1. Ask before you buy. |
| after handling the real thing! Solid metal hardware, rich | | | | 2. Talk with the owner of the site ONLY! |
| sumptuous leather and finely crafted details trump the | | | | 3. Obtain a full money-back guarantee for authenticity. I |
| plastic & vinyl attachments, poorly stitched linings | | | | asked a wholesaler if his bags were guaranteed |
| and knock-off logo's cheaply glued to counterfeit | | | | authentic, and I was told, "Yes, they are gauranteed to |
| designer purses and handbags. | | | | be 100% made in Italy." Another wholesaler told me, |
| We know the best designer handbags and leather | | | | "Our bags are the best quality." Yes, but are they |
| goods are made in Italy and France. No need to drop | | | | authentic designer goods? I've also heard, "The man |
| names here, we all know the top sellers. Fakes might | | | | who made this bag worked for the Design House for |
| be made in Italy or France, and they may not. You | | | | over 20 years. Of course, it's authentic!" Wrong. If you |
| never know. Most of the people you are dealing with | | | | don't get a straight answer, pass on the purchase. |
| are hustling you to make a big profit on something of | | | | Please don't blindly believe everything you see and |
| little worth and definitely of no real value. | | | | especially not what you are told. I arranged a meeting |
| The evolution of designer handbags has made its | | | | with a wholesaler at a well-known annual conference. |
| mark world wide. Every woman with fashion sense | | | | The bags I pre-ordered were authentic items, yet |
| wants to carry a new, hot, high-end designer handbag, | | | | when the order arrived, they were obviously not |
| and the price is not cheap. On an average, the retail | | | | exactly like those styles shown at the pre-order sale. |
| boutique price for a new designer purse starts at | | | | Be careful. Buy from a website or seller who has been |
| about $1000. That's a hefty price to pay to feel good | | | | online for a very long time. Over the past ten years |
| when you leave the house. I know some women who | | | | selling online, I can honestly say that the best lessons |
| carry bags costing more than their cars! The Hermes | | | | I've learned were from customers who did their |
| handbag collection of some of my clients' totals more | | | | homework. Talk to people, share your insights, and |
| than the initial cost of my first home! | | | | please... let's all stamp out fakes online! |
| The Internet has opened a flood gate of ecommerce | | | | |