| Like it or not, there is a certain status that comes with | | | | transaction out of the sight of others is dangerous and |
| carrying a designer purse or handbag. There are some | | | | troubling to say the least. Other venues for the |
| women who are completely oblivious to what women | | | | purchase of these purchases are much less |
| around them are carrying, but some ladies definitely | | | | threatening. Fake purse parties and women carrying |
| take notice when someone carrying an expensive bag | | | | boxes full of imitation designer items to work have |
| enters the room. | | | | become commonplace. These are less dangerous, but |
| Many people have noticed that it seems like more and | | | | these people are still dealing in counterfeit merchandise |
| more people have been carrying what appear to be | | | | that could get them into trouble. |
| designer bags over the last couple of years. This | | | | Another issue with buying these kinds of purses can |
| would not seem to make much sense as the | | | | be the quality of the purse itself. Certainly when you |
| economy struggles to recover and people are | | | | pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for a true |
| supposedly feeling a severe pinch. The truth is, there | | | | designer bag, a lot of that money is going simply for |
| has been a proliferation of fake or knockoff designer | | | | the name on the side, but there is also a question of |
| purses. These bags are sold in many different venues | | | | quality. Designer bags are generally made to very |
| and at varying prices, but the net effect is that | | | | exacting standards and are meant to hold up well to |
| sometimes carrying an authentic purse does not seem | | | | heavy use without showing sings of wear. When you |
| quite as special or prestigious. | | | | purchase a fake, the first thing you give up is quality. |
| These bags copied off of true designer originals | | | | Some ladies may be fine with the risks they run and |
| sometimes look quite a bit like the authentic items, but | | | | the quality they sacrifice when they buy a fake bag. |
| there are some problems with purchasing them. The | | | | With a little bit of patience and shopping knowledge |
| first problem is the risks that some ladies take to | | | | though, you can often find the true designer purses |
| obtain these cheap purses. Some women will willingly | | | | selling at prices that are much lower than their original |
| follow a stranger to an unknown destination in large | | | | retail. Buying these real purses at discount prices is a |
| cities after being asked if they would like to see some | | | | much better option. You can have the lower price and |
| inexpensive purses for sale. Most times these | | | | still enjoy the long lasting quality of an authentic |
| encounters simply end with the purchase of a purse, | | | | designer bag. |
| but the idea of following a stranger to complete a | | | | |