Sorry this is a long post
So one of my good friends moved away a couple years ago and we kinda drifted apart. She was recently back home visiting and I met up with her for dinner to catch up. Just to give you some background she is into designer items but doesnt really know how to tell the difference between authentic and fake. She has bought fakes in NYC thinking that she is buying the real thing and will be proud that she saved so much money or found such a good deal. Ive tried in the past to discourage her or to explain the difference but she just doesnt care. She doesnt understand spending so much money when you can get the same purse for $30. For the sake of friendship we pretty much agreed to disagree and never really discussed our purchases.
Well anyway I was using my LV mini looping when we went to dinner and she made a comment about never seeing that style before. So I said I bought it online and thought that would be the end of the discussion. But then she asked me how much I paid and I said I couldnt remember but she was really persistent so I told her around $300. Then she told me that I got a bad deal and started telling me about the website that her husband created that sells mostly mens sneakers but also sells handbags and sunglasses and that I should check it out because I could find much better deals on his website. So knowing her history of not being able to tell fake-vs-authentic I played dumb and started asking her questions about what brands, prices, etc. She said mostly LV but some Chanel and Gucci too. I asked her if they were real and she said yes her husband has a contact who gets the seconds from the factory, etc. Still playing dumb I said how I thought that you couldnt buy real LV online except for eLuxury and she said that cant be true because his are authentic and they come with authenticity cards. I dont doubt for a second that her husband knows they are fake but he told her they are authentic and that is what she believes. At that point I kinda let the topic drop because I was fuming and didnt want to get into it with her in the middle of a restaurant. I think she really believes that the merchandise is authentic.
I checked out the website and it is mostly LV and definitely fakes. Im not sure about the sneakers since I dont know anything about that stuff. So now I dont know what to do. I dont want to confront her because I dont think it will go anywhere. But I also dont want to report the website and have it tracked back to me. Im not going to post the website because I dont want to promote it in any way
What do you guys think I should do? I know everyone is going to say report it but is there a way to report it anonymously? And if so how? I just dont want it tracked back to me because she is a good friend and I really do believe that she has no idea that her husband is selling fakes Plus I don't know if reporting it will actually accomplish anything.
Mods feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong spot. I chose LV since most of purses on the website are LV.
So one of my good friends moved away a couple years ago and we kinda drifted apart. She was recently back home visiting and I met up with her for dinner to catch up. Just to give you some background she is into designer items but doesnt really know how to tell the difference between authentic and fake. She has bought fakes in NYC thinking that she is buying the real thing and will be proud that she saved so much money or found such a good deal. Ive tried in the past to discourage her or to explain the difference but she just doesnt care. She doesnt understand spending so much money when you can get the same purse for $30. For the sake of friendship we pretty much agreed to disagree and never really discussed our purchases.
Well anyway I was using my LV mini looping when we went to dinner and she made a comment about never seeing that style before. So I said I bought it online and thought that would be the end of the discussion. But then she asked me how much I paid and I said I couldnt remember but she was really persistent so I told her around $300. Then she told me that I got a bad deal and started telling me about the website that her husband created that sells mostly mens sneakers but also sells handbags and sunglasses and that I should check it out because I could find much better deals on his website. So knowing her history of not being able to tell fake-vs-authentic I played dumb and started asking her questions about what brands, prices, etc. She said mostly LV but some Chanel and Gucci too. I asked her if they were real and she said yes her husband has a contact who gets the seconds from the factory, etc. Still playing dumb I said how I thought that you couldnt buy real LV online except for eLuxury and she said that cant be true because his are authentic and they come with authenticity cards. I dont doubt for a second that her husband knows they are fake but he told her they are authentic and that is what she believes. At that point I kinda let the topic drop because I was fuming and didnt want to get into it with her in the middle of a restaurant. I think she really believes that the merchandise is authentic.
I checked out the website and it is mostly LV and definitely fakes. Im not sure about the sneakers since I dont know anything about that stuff. So now I dont know what to do. I dont want to confront her because I dont think it will go anywhere. But I also dont want to report the website and have it tracked back to me. Im not going to post the website because I dont want to promote it in any way
What do you guys think I should do? I know everyone is going to say report it but is there a way to report it anonymously? And if so how? I just dont want it tracked back to me because she is a good friend and I really do believe that she has no idea that her husband is selling fakes Plus I don't know if reporting it will actually accomplish anything.
Mods feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong spot. I chose LV since most of purses on the website are LV.
i mean i not siding them....so when i see people selling fake i dont care as long as you yourself dun support will do 