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How To Avoid Being Ripped

Off When Shopping For

Designer Bags

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Bags are an important accessory for ladies, because apart from enhancing their appearance, these are also

practical. Many fashion-conscious women are saving a portion of their income to purchase designer

handbags. However, with the increasing demand for these high quality items, so has the incidence of

consumers ending up with counterfeit items instead. A designer clutch or bag is surely a source of

tremendous joy for their buyers, but discovering that it is a fake can be depressing. To prevent yourself

from being scammed, here are a few things to remember when buying these signature bags.

Buy only from reputable sources

The safest places to buy designer handbags are the

maker and its affiliated partners. Presume that any

signature bag marketed at online auction sites, thrift

stores or at the streets is an imitation. While it is not

totally impossible to come across pre-owned high-

end bags from these sources, the odds of you

stumbling upon them is very slim.

Know the signs of fake signature bag

Makers of these signature bags are extremely demanding as to the quality of their products because their

brand is only as good as the last bag they made. Makers of imitation bags in contrast put more

significance on potential income than reputation, so in most instances, they are not as concerned about

quality. The stitching on fake bags is usually sloppy, slanted and irregular. Most high-end bags also use

double stitching inside. Imitation bags usually have no inside tags, and if there are, these aren't stamped or

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hand-stitched. Tags on authentic bags also usually have unique serial numbers, although this is not

necessarily the case. Logos are also really revealing if the bag is a fake. There are counterfeit makers that

produce an extremely convincing logo replica, but in many cases, wordings on the logos are misspelled.

Authentic and imitation bags can also be different in coloration. The difference is often difficult to spot,

with imitation bags looking a tad brighter or less vivid than the authentic. Leather bags are heavy, so if

the bag you came across on the street or at the thrift shop does not have that particular heft, it probably is

not authentic.

Most manufacturers of these high-end bags will

publish articles offline and on the Internet on

how to spot counterfeit products, so be sure to

check those out. Additionally, you can go to

official stores and ask the experts there how to

spot fake bags.

Ask for certificates of authenticity

Most signature Handtaschen include paperwork to show that they are 100% authentic, so ask for those if

they don't come with the bag.