I hate your fake designer bag

ZTAMich · #1 08-23-2008, 01:32 AM

AGDee · #2 08-23-2008, 01:35 AM

I probably shouldn't say this here because it makes me a very non-sorority girl, but I don't know enough about what designer bags look like to know whether I was carrying a knock off or not. Purses are the last thing I want to be spending my money on. Mine are generally utilitarian and usually from somewhere like Kohl's. Other than the obvious Coach Cs, I truly wouldn't know...

Nanners52674 · #3 08-23-2008, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ZTAMich

OMG I love that quote. . . . I am obsessed with handbags and I totally get it from my mother unfortunately by the time she realized shed passed on the obsession it was to late stop it. . .

FYI - Lately if you look in T.J. Maxx or Marshalls you can find a decent stock of designer backs for a fraction of the price it just takes a bit of patience. . .

#4 08-23-2008, 04:56 AM

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FYI - Lately if you look in T.J. Maxx or Marshalls you can find a decent stock of designer backs for a fraction of the price it just takes a bit of patience. . .

I went to the Navy Exchange the other day with my sister and couldn't believe how much cheaper the designer bags were! Of all places to find Coach, Fendi, and Dooney...the Navy Exchange! And they had a pretty decent selection.

I managed to not buy anything, but I did keep the NEX in mind when it's time to go shopping for a new purse!

navane · #5 08-24-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by OTW

I went to the Navy Exchange the other day with my sister and couldn't believe how much cheaper the designer bags were! Of all places to find Coach, Fendi, and Dooney...the Navy Exchange! And they had a pretty decent selection.

I managed to not buy anything, but I did keep the NEX in mind when it's time to go shopping for a new purse!

Yes! We get the NEX and MCX weekly ads mailed here at home. Unfortunately, I can't remember if it was the NEX or MCX, but, about once a year, they hold a designer bag sale. (Either way, there's an MCX at Kaneohe Bay.) They'll send out a special flyer specifically for the handbag sale. If your sister is the one in the military family, ask her to keep an eye out for it and let you know when the sale comes.

.....Kelly

summer_gphib · #6 08-24-2008, 06:14 PM

I was just in wal-mart restocking our hurricane supplies-- and saw a "Goach." I thought about GC. *lol*

I've never been a Coach fan, but I'm a fanatic over Dooney. I want a new one sooo bad, but I'm saving every penny I can right now for a pool. I allow myself two purse splurges a year, and I've already spent one on a new Vera...

KillarneyRose · #7 11-01-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by OTW

I went to the Navy Exchange the other day with my sister and couldn't believe how much cheaper the designer bags were! Of all places to find Coach, Fendi, and Dooney...the Navy Exchange! And they had a pretty decent selection.

I managed to not buy anything, but I did keep the NEX in mind when it's time to go shopping for a new purse!

You need to be careful with that, though, OTW. A couple of years ago, I saw a Dooney & Burke bag I liked cheap at the NEX and next thing I knew every freaking enlisted wife was carrying the same bag around Annapolis. (To everyone reading this, I know that sounds snotty but OTW and I have had several conversations about designer goodies so she understands that the sentiment behind the statement is not meant to be snotty).

I finally gave the bag to my sister in Pittsburgh. They don't know designer up there so she was just like, "oh. a bag with a duck on the clasp. cool."

agzg · #8 11-01-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

I finally gave the bag to my sister in Pittsburgh. They don't know designer up there so she was just like, "oh. a bag with a duck on the clasp. cool."

HEY! Pittsburghers may be a lot of things, but they are not completely naive to designer goodies! 33girl back me up here!

KillarneyRose · #9 11-01-2008, 01:52 PM

It's okay, alphagamzetagam. I'm a born and bred 'burger myself

I should have specified that my sister doesn't know her Cucci from her Goach

DSTRen13 · #10 08-23-2008, 07:20 AM

I know exactly why I spend more on accessories, lol. I buy super-cheap clothes because my size fluctuates so bad, so I buy nice things that don't have a size!

EEKappa · #11 08-23-2008, 08:43 AM

I bought my first Kate Spade bag from a vendor on the street near Dupont Circle in DC. I thought it looked pretty good and got lots of compliments until I saw the real thing and realized how cheezy mine looked by comparison. At least mine was a copy of an authentic design. There are lots of them sold at bag parties that are cute, but c'mon, Kate Spade has never made a bag with a thin stripe and a bow sewn on.

Then I learned that Kate Spade is a Kappa, and just can't buy the fakes anymore. (Gotta support a sister!) Though, I love to find them on ebay and at Saxs Off Fifth at 1/3 of the price.

LttleMsPrEp · #12 08-23-2008, 09:48 AM

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FYI - Lately if you look in T.J. Maxx or Marshalls you can find a decent stock of designer backs for a fraction of the price it just takes a bit of patience. . .

Filene's basement is another great place to find designer bags for decent prices although it takes patience to find one worth buying i def. found a few after a good 45 minutes of searching.

MeezDiscreet · #13 08-23-2008, 10:05 AM

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Love it!

I spend the money because I like them. I love purses and it bothers my mom how much I've spent on purses. But, all of my bills are paid, I don't go hungry, and I have a nice nest egg so why not?