| Any woman who loves fashion or who loves to look | | | | are the ones who create the works of art that we all |
| great has seen them: delicious designer handbags that | | | | covet. Then you have the manufacturers - the ones |
| are very easy to covet. We look at these handbags | | | | who take the designer's dream and turn it into reality. |
| and drool over them, secretly wishing that we had | | | | Next are the boutiques - the places that sell the |
| thousands of dollars that we could spend to purchase | | | | designer handbags. And finally you have us, the |
| the type of designer handbag that we have always | | | | consumers - the ones who put our hard earned |
| dreamed of owning. We look at handbags from | | | | money into these beautiful handbags. |
| designers such as Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Christian Dior, | | | | How We Lose |
| Chanel, and many more. We watch celebrities tote | | | | This game, however, isn't evenly matched, and from |
| them around as if they're worth less than a cheap | | | | the very beginning we're set to lose. Everyone above |
| handbag that can be found in any department store, | | | | us, from the designers to the boutique to the |
| and dream of owning something as beautiful as those | | | | corporation, are looking to make money, plain and |
| handbags. But what we don't realize is that the | | | | simple. They want our money and they know that if |
| designers who create these bags, these masters of | | | | they put a high enough price tag on something |
| craftsmanship, are actually intentionally stealing your | | | | beautiful, we will spend the money to own it. It doesn't |
| money. | | | | matter if you find a designer handbag on sale or at full |
| The Game | | | | price; if you purchase it you've already lost. |
| To those people who design these beautiful handbags, | | | | How We Can Win |
| this is nothing but a game. They have designers who | | | | There is, however, a way that we can win the game. |
| try to come up with trends that will either last for a | | | | Replica designer handbags look and feel exactly like |
| very long time, or that will suit the next season. They | | | | the designer versions that we fall in love with, only they |
| then make the bags and begin to sell them, putting a | | | | are sold without going through a corporation or a |
| huge price tag on them. But is the high price really | | | | boutique so the price gets lowered dramatically from |
| necessary, or is it simply part of the designer handbag | | | | the very start. This way you can own the type of bag |
| game? | | | | you want without paying the high price. The Monogram |
| The Players | | | | Watercolor Speedy 30 is a great example of how a |
| To understand the game, you have to understand the | | | | replica Louis Vuitton handbag can look, and feel, just |
| players. First we have the corporation - these are the | | | | like the original version, while still being extremely |
| money makers. They're the ones who are looking for | | | | affordable to purchase and to own. |
| profit above all else. Next are the designers - these | | | | |