Can a fake handbag be just as good as a real designer bag?

Filed Under (Fashion) by admin on 21-07-2009

Can’t afford a Gucci, Dior or Louis Vuitton handbag? Not to worry, you’re not alone. That’s why there are fake designer handbags everywhere. Just do a search on the internet and you’ll find page upon page of websites where you could purchase one. Obviously the demand for fake designer handbags is enormous. Many people want these designer handbags because they see all their favorite stars with them or they see a particular design that they really like. Unfortunately the price tag is as enormous as the demand.

You can spend upwards of $800 on a Prada hand bag that you absolutely have to have. However, if you get a knock-off, you could probably get the same bag for under $100.  Now ask yourself what else you could spend that $700 on that you just saved. There are significant benefits to buying a fake. The quality of the fakes is not what it used to be. Once upon a time, if you were to haggle the price of a fake designer bag from a gentleman on a street corner in NYC, there would be no tag in it at all and it would wind up falling apart within a month of buying it. Since demand has increased, so has the quality. Now you can get a handbag that’s at least the same quality that you would get from any retail store.

Let’s face it…unless someone is an expert on handbags, the odds that you could pass off your fake as an original is pretty good. They look real and many of them even have tags with the designer’s name on it. The question is if you really care if it’s a genuine designer handbag or not. The stitching may not be the same quality as it would be as if it was an original, but is that really so important to you? Is anyone going to be examining your handbag that closely? Most people admiring that handbag of yours don’t really care. People buy things for aesthetic value. If you see something you like, you purchase it because you like how it looks or other related qualities, i.e. usefulness, many pockets, large size, it goes perfectly with that outfit and shoes you just bought. Does it really matter that it’s not the real thing?

Ask yourself the reason that you want a designer handbag. Now, if you’re getting one simply to say that you own one, then by all means go right ahead and spend a week’s salary plus on one. If you want one because you like the hand bag, then strongly consider purchasing a fake. Today’s economy is placing extreme restrictions on consumer’s purchasing power. But there’s no reason that you can’t purchase what you want at a discounted price. After all, the internet places just about any designer handbag you could ever want at your fingertips without you having to make a trip to Southeast Asia to get one.

Post a comment