Women have been carrying handbags since time immemorial but the status they have achieved in recent years has become almost difficult to describe. Handbags today cost more than jewelry and apparel and are the accessory to have. From names like Coach, Dooney and Bourke and Prada to relatively less expensive names like Guess, Gucci and Nine West, bags are now a necessity. They are no longer that one black or brown handbag you had to keep your wallet and umbrella in.
They have become essential to tote around, even if your ID is in your pocket and the handbag is absolutely empty.
Knockoffs - They say copying is the best form of flattery and that is very evident in the designer handbag industry. With knockoffs being sold in mall kiosks to street stalls, everyone can lug around a Dooney and Bourke look-alike even if it does say D&C instead of D&B when you look at it closely.
Outlet stores are brimming with people from all walks of life trying to get a hold of a new bag each season. The bag may be of far better quality than you can get at a department store, but the price premium is also because of the name. Unfortunately people are judged by what they wear, what kind of house they live in, the cars they drive and now the handbag on their shoulder.
Imitations - The handbag craze has gone so far that people even wonder if the new Coach on their friends shoulder is an original or a knock off made in the Far East. Singapore and Taiwan tourists always claim how much fun it was to buy imitation designer purses for peanuts as compared to original retail prices.
If 10 of their friends each pool in the average $15 the would have spent on a present, they can easily get a small Coach bag or wrist wallet with the signature logo. Of course this is a monkey see monkey do business; they see their moms ogling the latest designer handbags in store windows and only want to follow in their footsteps.
Rent or Bid - If you do not have ten or twenty friends who want to pool in and get you the handbag of your dreams, you have other options if you insist on carrying only the original. You could rent handbags at various websites like Bag, Borrow or Steal where you pay a deposit and rental fee and can borrow a designer handbag for a specified period of time instead of buying one and getting sick of it soon.
You just might be lucky enough to get the coveted Coach bag for half the price it sells for in stores - but don't get your hopes too high, there will be 100 other women competing with you to grab it first!
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