TOTAL crap!
I will NEVER understand WHY people think a leather patch and a price tag means a
Coach is real! If counterfeiters can fake the bag, they can fake the creed patch, the price tag, the booklets, the outlet stamp - anything! PLEASE beg your friend to use her head and think things through.
I swear, some people go through life with a big sign hanging on their butts that says "KICK ME".
Sorry about the rant, I know a lot of people are clueless about the fakes problem, but anyone buying any kind of name-brand item needs to develop a good dose of common sense and stop looking for "a great deal". It's people who don't think things through that make it easy for the crooks and counterfeiters to stay in business.
You might also want to point her to this page on Coach's website where they explain WHY she can't buy a genuine Coach wholesale online:
http://www.coach.com/cservice/counterfeits.aspx