I hate your fake designer bag

[AnchorAlumna]

If the bag is good quality, I really don't care that it's a fake. And I've had a really good quality Kate Spade fake, direct from Times Square. The label was glued on and came off pretty quickly but so what? Didn't care about that anyway. Fake or not, it's going to wear out, and/or you'll eventually get tired of it or find it doesn't fit your life anymore.
To me, it's just wasteful to spend a mortgage payment on a handbag.
Ah well. Thanks to the economy, many of you will be learning that bitter truth soon.

[Honeykiss1974]

If these bitter economic times has a lesson for some people, I think it's moreso one of living within your means as opposed to saying "it's ok to carry a fake bag now that you can't afford a real one". There is a BIG difference between carrying a fake bag (Goach) and carrying a bag that you can afford. Even before I was able to afford designer bags, I would not buy a fake Goach or whatever - I carried what I could afford, where it was a Tar-jay bag or something from JC Penny. Back when Wilson's Suede and Leather was still around, I bought quite a few of their handbags as well.

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

I have some expensive bags (Dolce and Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, and a Louis I won't carry because of all of the fakes). I also have some Coach, which I don't really like, DKNY, Cynthia Rowley, etc. These bags are classics and I can use year after year

Hey Benzgirl - send me your LV and I'll carry her! Screw the fakes! If I didn't use something because it was faked, there would be a lot of things I'd miss out on such as cosmetics, toothpaste, jewelry,etc. Today, almost everything is faked.

[RedRoseSAI]

HATE FAKES! This is my computer desktop:

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

If the bag is good quality, I really don't care that it's a fake. And I've had a really good quality Kate Spade fake, direct from Times Square. The label was glued on and came off pretty quickly but so what? Didn't care about that anyway. Fake or not, it's going to wear out, and/or you'll eventually get tired of it or find it doesn't fit your life anymore.
To me, it's just wasteful to spend a mortgage payment on a handbag.
Ah well. Thanks to the economy, many of you will be learning that bitter truth soon.

Most fakes are NOT good quality - they certainly aren't as good quality-wise as the real thing. That's why they are cheaper. It's not either or - either you carry the real thing, or you carry a fake. There are PLENTY of good quality affordable bags - I'd never spend a mortage payment on a bag, good economy or no. My real Coaches are Willis bags and while never really "in", they will never be "out". The leather is fabulous - and they cost less than $400, if I remember correctly. I've never purchased a bag at the Outlets, but it sounds like that is a way to get an affordable, REAL Coach bag.
Also, fakes are violating copyright. I think cheating artists and craftsmen out of the money they should earn for their designs and handiwork is wrong. It's not just the designer who loses out - it's all the people who make and sell the designer bags.