I need a new handbag

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^ I know someone who buys knockoffs and wow the confidence she had when she walks around with them is amazing.....no one has the slightest hint that they are knockoffs....sometimes I think even she herself forgets...I mean in the long run who is seriously going to analyze someone's bag that closely

She says that until she has the money...knockoffs will just have to do

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^ haha, wow I like that attitude! :D

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Knock offs are cool...its just that I havent seen many good ones. But then again, I havent really looked for any so I cant say much about them.

I have lots of non-branded bags that I wear occasionally also but they can only be used gently...thats the issue. :(

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One can find some really good knockoffs on Canal Street!!! The trick is to ask the person running the shop (that look more like stalls IMO) if they carry "channel" "Prada" "coach", etc. They stash these in a hidden location oftenly. And only show you if you specifically ask for it.

Last time I went, I was browsing around in this one shop and obviously getting kinda frustrated because I didn't see any good knockoffs. They just looked so obviously fake! The shop lady must have realized and came over to me and asked me what I was looking for ... I kinda hesitated and then was like "A bag that looks like a real coach or prada" ... emphasizing the "real". She like took me to this hidden back room! And it was full of the good stuff!! I was like woahhhh. I got this awesome knockoff prada business bag. Haggled her from $90 to $45. She didn't know how to count change that well and so I actually got it for like $35. :D

Iv only recently started getting "real" handbags... as gifts from my fiance. I think he felt bad for me because most of my bags were on the verge of dying. So he is slowlllyyyyy building up my collection :) Thank god he has good choice!!! Very convenient!

But Mehnaz - u should def consider getting a knockoff .... its not sad at all! Wear it with confidence and no one will be able to tell.

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Reha - u are going to have to keep us posted on what handbag you end up getting! :D

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Sounds good to me!!! Thanks for the tip about asking for the hidden stash. Nobody will know its a fake … except the people of GS. :smokin:

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You can tell a knockoff! Buy Gucci, Jafferji's... or anything else but don't buy knockoff's please :(

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I love Aldo bags. People always compliment me for my bags. It seems every other girl has a coach bag - knock off or real.

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Mehnaz,

Don't feel sad.
Consider where you are spending the money that you are saving and you will, without a doubt, be happier and more satisfied.

I find it hard to believe that anyone would put their bag through more punishment than I do.....and if my bags don't fall apart then why do theirs'?

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Sometimes you really can't! The knockoffs are THAT good. I have a Dior Knockoff that I had the courage to wear when I went inside an actual Dior store and the sales people couldn't even tell! They complimented it right away and one of the girls told me she had the same one and it was one of her favorites from an older collection.

One just has to be picky even when buying a knockoff. :)

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i saw some nice leather bags on bluefly around ur price rang. c u if like anything there.

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LOL,you were surely laughing inside :cb:

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Aldo actually DOES have really nice bags Afshi...I've bought several bags froom them over the years. I have one that always gets compliments every single time.

You dont have to. I am looking for ideas on what to buy next.

Ooooooohhhh Mabrook! I forgot about bluefly...gonna check that out too!

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Reha, i love the Kate Spade one but Kate spade is soooo expensive :eek:

What do you do with your handbags that they get destroyed so quick? Do you use them for self-defense maybe :cb:

I just pop into the Guess outlet once a year, buy 2 handbags for under $100 total and I’m good for the year… my bags never fall apart even though they’re used daily… I dump them everywhere.

Mera stock jamaa hota jaa raha hai Guess bags ka, kiya karoon. Maybe I should sell them on ebay :stuck_out_tongue:

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Right now, my bag contains:

Make up bag
Wallet
Perfume bottle
iPod
BB
Camera
Book
Notepad
Small shawl
Checkbook
Gum
Multivitamins
Keys
Sanitizer
Water bottle
Emergency candy bar
Phone charger
Painkillers
Sometimes a newspaper in the front pocket and my little sandwich holder for lunch as well.

Ive always worked in the city and travelled via train everyday. So yeah, its gotta be strong.

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I try to sell them off when they are in so-so condition and make at least half the money I put into them. Some of them Ive just kept over the years and use them a lot more gently now.

Kate Spade is pricey lekin I just want to splurge this time man! Im SOOOO tempted!!!

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:cb: then go ahead … I’m totally impressed that you sell your old ones (and totally motivated), so technically you would be spending only $200 … right? :smiley: Go for it!!

P.S. Whew! Thats a lot of stuff, I have only half of that…no wonder your bags get frayed. The water bottle is the biggest culprit, I’m sure.

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Ok even if I had the money to spend on a bag, why don’t I like 90% of the bags displayed here. :confused:

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that’s alot to carry :hayaa:

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ooooooomg. theres so much food in my bag right now.

cuz i carry all my food for the day with me. ha ha haa.

i wonder if theres a disorder.

"bagenia disorder"

yea its like a cabinet.

i even hv deodorant in ittttt. haha