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Get the Best Deals on Knockoff Handbags and Avoid Rip-Offs

By Freya Christianson

If you can't afford the genuine designer handbag you've always wanted, you might want to take a look at a designer knockoff of your dream purse. If you do, keep the following pointers in mind while shopping so you don't make an expensive mistake.

There are good and bad types of replica handbags available. If you buy the good type, you'll have a great fashion accessory at a reasonable price. If you buy the bad type, you'll be buying an expensive fake.

The first type, the replica handbag, also known as designer-inspired, is a knockoff that doesn't pretend to be anything else. Nobody will try to fool you into thinking you're buying a Gucci or Prada by attaching designer labels to it and making false claims. These replicas are simply a way to have a little fun with your wardrobe without spending a lot of money. They look fabulous and are usually the hottest look of the season, so you'll be stepping out in style.

The second type, the counterfeit handbag, is something you should do everything in your power to avoid. Counterfeit bags are sold as true designer handbags, but they're actually made from the cheapest materials and labor possible and marked up many times over their actual value. Unless you want to pay $100 or more for a $10 handbag, stay far away from these items.

If you know what to look for, you'll wonder how anyone could be fooled by a counterfeit designer bag. For one thing, designer bags are only sold in high-end stores. They are not sold at little roadside stands or online auctions, no matter what the proprietor says about his special connections. Designers control their inventory; that's why their goods are exclusive.

If you're buying a designer handbag online, make sure it's from a well-known retailer. Anyone else is in a great position to take advantage of you because you won't be able to see and handle the bag until after you've paid for it. When you buy online, you can't even tell whether a bag is vinyl or leather by looking at its photo.

Online merchants should always have a no-questions-asked return policy. If the deadline is anything shorter than 30 days, you should shop elsewhere. Don't do business with online stores that charge a restocking fee of any kind. A reputable department store wants happy customers and doesn't need to charge a restocking fee to stay in business.

Your credit card will give you some extra protection when shopping on the internet. If the product isn't to your liking and the merchant refuses to accept returns, a chargeback will allow you to get your money back if you can prove the the merchant refused to honor its returns policy or falsely represented the merchandise. Don't use your debit card or an online auction payment service with direct withdrawal from your bank account to pay for a designer handbag online.

Be especially wary of online merchants shipping products from outside your country. By the time the merchandise arrives, the return period will probably have expired, which is exactly what they're counting on.

Finally, if you see claims like, "guaranteed genuine," you should move on. Designers like Gucci and Prada don't need to guarantee that their products are genuine, because they are genuine.

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