qube said:Do you have any idea what you are doing when you buy those fake bags? Those are made in sweatshops that would make Kathy Lee Gifford upset. Seriously, those are made in deplorable conditions. Buying them is supporting that and you should really think twice.

For the most part there's not a whole lot of difference among the conditions in factories where "real" stuff is made and "fake" stuff is made. If you buy something made in China, India, or elsewhere where there's widespread poverty and thus a large supply of desperate, easily replaced labor, chances are the people doing the assembly are making a couple of dollars a day.

Coach outlets are great - beware - outlets mostly gets "seconds", inspect your purchase before you buy - cause quantity of the particular item is limited and exchange usually problematic ! Coach makes excellent quality stuff! Good luck!

I find really good high quality purses (not Coach, etc) at my Goodwill, $1.50 each. I have seen knockoffs there once in a great while, but they look flimsy and crappy. I found a genuine Louis Vitton there 15 years ago, for $1.00. I bought that, used it for a couple years, then got rid of it. 10 years later, I found out what they were worth. Shoulda kept it!! My sister just found a Genuine Coach bag, not a knockoff, for $1.25. I told her to sellit on eBay, as it was retired and sells for 500.00 now. She wants to keep it and use it for now. She gets very few luxuries, as her husband is a police officer. I refuse to pay enormous prices to impress others. I would rather use that 200-500.00 for something I enjoy.

qube said:Do you have any idea what you are doing when you buy those fake bags? Those are made in sweatshops that would make Kathy Lee Gifford upset. Seriously, those are made in deplorable conditions. Buying them is supporting that and you should really think twice.

and you would preferr they didn't have a job at all?

qube said:Do you have any idea what you are doing when you buy those fake bags? Those are made in sweatshops that would make Kathy Lee Gifford upset. Seriously, those are made in deplorable conditions. Buying them is supporting that and you should really think twice.

I'm trying to support those poor children, otherwise they'd just be abused in some factory making stuff for WalMart. Do you really think any of this cheap Chinese stuff we buy provides a decent living for those poor saps in China? <insert rant against china trade here>

vickielp said:I find really good high quality purses (not Coach, etc) at my Goodwill, $1.50 each. I have seen knockoffs there once in a great while, but they look flimsy and crappy. I found a genuine Louis Vitton there 15 years ago, for $1.00. I bought that, used it for a couple years, then got rid of it. 10 years later, I found out what they were worth. Shoulda kept it!! My sister just found a Genuine Coach bag, not a knockoff, for $1.25. I told her to sellit on eBay, as it was retired and sells for 500.00 now. She wants to keep it and use it for now. She gets very few luxuries, as her husband is a police officer. I refuse to pay enormous prices to impress others. I would rather use that 200-500.00 for something I enjoy.
Where do you live? I would like to go to your Goodwill.

supercalifragilistic said:Quality Leather? Craftmanship?

There were a few leather ones - most of which were not on sale, and only some small leather purses on sale. What's on sale is nylon/canvas, made in China. For quality leather, we prefer Wilson's, but many regard that as a Mall outlet just like Zales.Many years ago, most Coach bags were all leather and were made in their factory on West 34th Street in Manhattan. The "status symbol" was the little leather coach tag that snapped on the strap. That was before they started putting their initial all over the bag.

I was at the Leesburg outlet on Sunday and they did have some mid- and large-sized all leather totes with the price marked down and then 30% off on top of that. I also seem to remember other small all leather bags at 20% off. Most everything in that store had some kind of discount. Each store has different discounts & stock it seems.

Btw, thanks OP for the heads up. I made two laps trying to talk myself _into_ buying more but just couldn't come up with justification for it other than one of those cute small twill&leather purses.

supercalifragilistic said:Quality Leather? Craftmanship?

There were a few leather ones - most of which were not on sale, and only some small leather purses on sale. What's on sale is nylon/canvas, made in China. For quality leather, we prefer Wilson's, but many regard that as a Mall outlet just like Zales.

Thanks dealoffatwallet,

Picked up something for Mom, to give on Mother's Day.
$298 purse clearance for $170. Then took 50% off that.

Soltek said:Thanks OP, drove 40 minutes in the rain and got 2 for wife, now she wants a LV.

Don't give in! It's a slippery road you are going down on.