Fake designer goods - yes or no?

[bluegrassbabe]

I've never bought fakes, but not because of any moral issue. I would just rather have 1 good bag than 10 cheap ones. I'm hard on purses and shoes and need quality things to hold up over time. I buy a new purse about every six months, and usually from the coach outlet store. I don't even buy anything with a logo anymore, because fakes are so common. A nice leather bag is just fine with me.

 

[Brelki]

Nay. I have wanted many Dior, Coach, and LV bags, and when I saved up the money and bought the real thing, it felt GREAT--much better than spending less money and not having the real thing. It's a nice splurge I think. What's funny though is that a woman clearly carrying a fake had the gall to come up to me and tell me that my LV was a fake!! It took everything in me not to tell her that hers was the fake!!!! UGH! (enough of the rant... lol)

 

[ShoesSunSand]

ugh, i hate the fakes! i'd much rather have fewer quality bags than tones of cheap knockoffs

 

[velvet]

i bought a knock off once
i just really liked the style couldnt afford it... then it got really popular and i lost interest in it completely
i have learned to just stick with purses that dont go out of style... also in my price range

 

[thesweetlove]

I don't buy knockoffs. I would rather save up for the real deal.

 

[Isis]

Harper's Bazaar

Check out the January '06 issue page # 53.
There's a really good article on Designer Fakes.

 

[missdiorable]

i dont like fakes at all. ive been hearing how child laborers make the bags i hope thats not true because it breaks my heart.

 

[Isis]

Its very true.

 

[d_flawless]

i'd rather have ONE real anything than a heap of cheaps...

if i've learned one thing from sex and the city, i know i'm no "fake fendi"

 

[kimmy]

tyra just did a bit about this on her show yesterday.

and i agree with her, even though the designers are loaded, they won't stay that way forever...they still need an income.

but i will admit that i'm not really a big supporter paying 5k for a handbag either, to me it's a little ridiculous just to get that brand name that's stamped on it, but that's just my opinion...those LV bags cost damn near as much as my car haha.

 

[user3]

I have to go with nay on fakes.


Everyone has listed some very good points there is really no reason for me to detail mine as they are one in the same with all the other nays.

 

[xSazx]

I think fakes, that are so obviously fake just look so cheap and tacky, like the playboy bunny with bent ear? um wtf.

 

[cbxjenn]

I don't have a strong opinion on buying fakes... because i dont really like those brands that are copied. If i see one on the streets and its fake, I wouldn't buy it. If it's real, I still wouldn't buy it. However, if it's fake but the style is really cute, i would buy it only for the style.

lol my mom bought two fake coach purses b/c some psycho lady kinda pursuaded her.

 

[KJam]

No - never

 

[sweet8684girl]

no no no.

 

[bluekrushbabe]

I'd rather save up and get a real one. that way you'll appresiate it more. and probably look after it better aswell.

 

[glamella]

When Iwas in college, everyone bought knockoffs/fakes. I don't have a problem w/ it. Frankly, it doesn't hurt the designer brands, it actually boosts their sales because everyone wants the hottest style and most people will overextend themselves and charge the real thing anyway.

 

[angelamarie]

I am extremely against counterfeit goods...especially fake designer handbags.
They support child labor, druglords, gangs, terrorism, and are just plain TACKY. People who knowingly carry fake bags really rub me the wrong way...they're trying to fool everyone they come in contact with it. They're as fake as the bags they carry. I feel bad for people who buy fakes and don't know they've bought a fake though.

Here's a previous article from Harper's Bazaar on fakes...it has some good information on the counterfeit business:
http://www.livejournal.com/community...ite/39850.html

 

[Isis]

Thanks for posting that link!

Isn't that the article from earlier in the year (2005)?? It's so well written!
I should have saved that issue

 

[Dianora]

I never had an opinion until the LV Murikami fake explosion a few years ago...EVERYONE had one, and everyone tried to pass them off as if they were the real thing, even though everyone else knew they were fake. It was all so exceedingly tacky that I swore I would never buy a fake version of anything. If I want a designer bag for a less expensive price, I'll go searching thrift stores for the real thing.