Authenticate This JUICY COUTURE
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Hello,
Please, help me with these bags. Two of those I purchased some time ago and are now in big need for a wash - sorry about that! I have used them quite often. The black one I bought recently. It doesn't have the label inside??? Otherwise looks like my grey and pink one in quality and leather and stuff.
But they might be both fakes. I have never seen a real Juicy as we don't have the brand in my country. So I cannot look them up anywhere here. And also all three I believe are a bit old style Juicys. Only the grey one looks more recent to me, compared to the three. So I cannot find them online either. I don't know what they are called. The sellers were women from ebay and the first two are supposed to be original, the black one the woman said that she doesn't know so I bought it pretty cheap. However, as I said now that I have it in front of me, it doesn't look like a fake to me at least.
So here are the pics of the first bag. Will put the other ones too.
So is it the real deal or fake?
The inside pink label does not show all the words Juicy Couture. It is sown too much in. So it says ICY COUTURE instead.
As far as I know this one looks okay to me, my factor for saying that is the inside zipper is thick and metal. All real JC purses I have ever seen have that.
This one, I would say is a fake. I have never seen a bag with thin plastic zipper inside, or a cellphone pocket like that.
I would also say this one is a fake.
However I dont know about older JC bags, so maybe they were made like this a while back. But I doubt it.. Sorry
I will post a picture here in a second of what the inside zipper of a real one looks like.
Here is a picture that show all real things, of things that make me think your two bags are fake.
The first picture is of the magnetic closure, yours shows the magnet, this one does not.
Next is the J zipper pull, this one is fatter than yours I think, but that might not be a big deal
Third is the "Hello" cell phone pocket.
Last, my biggest concern, the zipper you can see how this one is thick and metal where yours looks to be plastic.
I hope this helps and that someone else can confirm my thoughts or tell me im flat out wrong
The first picture is of the magnetic closure, yours shows the magnet, this one does not.
Next is the J zipper pull, this one is fatter than yours I think, but that might not be a big deal
Third is the "Hello" cell phone pocket.
Last, my biggest concern, the zipper you can see how this one is thick and metal where yours looks to be plastic.
I hope this helps and that someone else can confirm my thoughts or tell me im flat out wrong
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/31027006395...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_2238wt_1110
From hong kong..Too risky? They do have a note about not being fake, and not likeing fake sellers on ebay..?
From hong kong..Too risky? They do have a note about not being fake, and not likeing fake sellers on ebay..?
This was a charm I believe, however I have not seen one in this colour. I've only seen the pinkish one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Juicy-Couture-Lucky-Dice-Charm-/370550717637#ht_2827wt_1185
Hello,
Please, help me with these bags. Two of those I purchased some time ago and are now in big need for a wash - sorry about that! I have used them quite often. The black one I bought recently. It doesn't have the label inside??? Otherwise looks like my grey and pink one in quality and leather and stuff.
But they might be both fakes. I have never seen a real Juicy as we don't have the brand in my country. So I cannot look them up anywhere here. And also all three I believe are a bit old style Juicys. Only the grey one looks more recent to me, compared to the three. So I cannot find them online either. I don't know what they are called. The sellers were women from ebay and the first two are supposed to be original, the black one the woman said that she doesn't know so I bought it pretty cheap. However, as I said now that I have it in front of me, it doesn't look like a fake to me at least.
So here are the pics of the first bag. Will put the other ones too.
So is it the real deal or fake?
The inside pink label does not show all the words Juicy Couture. It is sown too much in. So it says ICY COUTURE instead.
I'm sorry to say but this one is a definite fake.
1) the leather inside looks plastic-y and should be smooth leather
2) the "Hello?" on the pocket does not look right, it is spaced out too much and looks almost like a different font
3) ^^^ the "Hello?" should NOT be written on that pocket. It should only be written on the pocket that holds your phone. It seems to look like both pockets say "Hello?" which is not correct.
4) The larger pocket should say "SHOP!"
5) the green leather trim looks inexpensive whereas real Juicy uses higher quality leather
6) The label being mis-sewn is a definite indicator of a fake...I have never seen Juicy purses with a pink label like this unless that was the only defect, but even then I have never seen one like this.
I'm sorry - this one does not look good to me either.
The inside stitching/colour of font gave it away immediately. It should not be that reddish marroon colour, but darker black.
The pocket inside is very plastic-y looking.
This style is heavily faked as well, I don't even recall Juicy making one identical to this (I could be wrong though).
I have owned this charm, but mine was gold. I actually have never seen it in silver but they could possibly make it in silver. I found one like the one I had so you can take a look...this one is authentic:http://www.bonanza.com/listings/Jui...us-Brand-New-in-Original-Tagged-Box-/44951223
We generally stay away from overseas sellers, especially those from China. If there is a problem and the charm has to be returned, it is difficult and expensive to ship items back and prove the seller received it, and therefore difficult to get refunded through ebay/paypal.
Being new I assume you don't know about our Reference thread which is stuck to the top of our forum. There are charm photos here of authentic charms, and one can compare photos with any charm one is thinking of buying. Just do a search on the thread for the charm you are interested in.
http://forum.purseblog.com/juicy-co...-only-your-juicy-charms-bracelets-482240.html
Blowfish...
http://forum.purseblog.com/juicy-co...y-charms-bracelets-482240-2.html#post11635136
Sorry to have to say this, but IMHO all three of your bags are fake.
There's a lot of things that are off, the embroidery, the magnetic clasps, pockets, etc. But those aside, the one thing to remember about Juicy Couture is that their bags are of good quality. The embroidery will be perfect, completely filled in and finished nicely with no unclipped threads going from letter to letter. The hardware is of good quality and will match throughout the bag. The lettering inside will be stamped/embossed into the leather, not just printed on. The leather is good quality, not vinyl. The fabrics like the velour and ribbons are thick and substantial, holding their shape, etc.
Thank you for your replies and the pictures. The pictures are a big help in seeing what a real Juicy looks like.
Please, can other people post pics of their Juicy bags too?
I did look through the most part of the thread, but as many people don't upload the pictures, but give links instead and they expire soon enough. So I couldn't see many fake pics or genuine ones to make the comparison.
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