Replica Handbags - Worth the Money?

Handbag designers such as Coach, Dooney and Bourke and Fendi, Jimmy Choo, Kate Spade and others make sure that the hottest Hollywood stars are carrying their latest bags. Molly Sims, Lindsay Lohan, Mandy Moore, Keira Knightley, Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton, and other Hollywood Celebrities have become walking billboards for handbag designers. 

Once this happens and they become "IT" handbags then EVERYBODY has to have it. The only thing wrong with this is that these Hollywood Darlings can easily afford to buy the bag they're carrying for free! UGH!

There isn't anything more astounding to me than the price of designer handbags. How they keep going up in price is mind boggling. According to the saleswoman in the handbag department at Nordstrom most women don't mind plunking down $1000 or $2000 of their hard earned dollars for a designer brand handbag, she sells an average of two high priced bags daily. She really didn't have any explanation for the increase in price, but did admit to wondering why herself.

A very recent study taken by The Luxury Institute reported on Reuters said that "the luxury handbag is the accessory that defines the wealthy woman and is the major profit driver for luxury fashion brands." They report that the demand for luxury handbags remains strong.

I remember reading somewhere where the wealth in the Arab nations and the demand for designer handbags in that region of the world was what was driving prices for bags from designers like Chanel, Gucci and Louis Vuitton through the roof. This is why replica handbags are becoming more and more popular  and more and more acceptable with American women with each passing day.

There are some fantastic high quality replica handbags on the market today. Some of them are so good that even the so-called "experts" can't tell the difference. They mirror the designer handbag down to the serial number plate and hologram. Even tags and dust bags are exact matches. Top quality leathers, zippers, hardware and workmanship are hallmarks of these replica handbags. Let's face it, if you see a woman carrying a Coach handbag, or a Gucci handbag, how do you know that it isn't a knock off handbag? Answer is, you don't!

I would rather spend my hard earned money on a Grade AAAAA or 5 star quality mirror replica handbag any day then spend thousands on the real handbag knowing that there isn't any discernable difference between the two. Actually, I have heard of women who own authentic Gucci bags buying fake replica bags not being able to tell the difference between the real one they own and a AAAAA or 5 star quality mirror bag.

An authentic Dolce & Gabbana Patent Leather Frame Bag will run you a cool $1995. A quality replica handbag will run you $260. Why would you spend more?

We like the idea of quality replica handbags - when we know that's what we're buying. The problem is when you think you're buying an authentic designer handbag and what you get is a knockoff. The best way to protect yourself from this is to buy from a reputable dealer and always make sure they offer a 100% money back guarantee. If you have a Chloe handbag you've just purchased and you're not sure it's the real thing you can take it to your nearest Bergdorf Goodman or Neiman Marcus and the saleslady should be kind enough to help you authenticate it.