Hey ladies; I know this is taboo subject but I have a little situation.
One of my best friends who lives away knows about my purse obsession and how I lust over Louis Vuitton, particularly the Speedy. My birthday was last week and texted me a lot saying that I had a really special present on the way from her. She works a minimum wage job and has a really hard time making end meet (she lives in a very expensive city with obscene rent pricing) She definitely doesn't have money to throw around, so the fact that she spent money on me for my birthday means a lot to me, and I know she must really tightened her purse strings for that particular week or whenever she bought it.
So the package arrives today and I discover inside that it's an AZUR SPEEDY 35. I really couldn't believe it!! I unzip it to see the interior and I discover that it has a zipper pull on the inner pocket, so it's clearly a fake.
The fact that she's struggling to pay her rent every week and dealing with all kinds of unexpected expenses, and still found the money to give me a luxury item as a birthday gift means the world to me. I'm going to see her at the end of the summer and I really want to carry the Speedy and show her how much I love and appreciate it. Plus, I REALLY like the bag. It's such an ideal size and the print is gorgeous and it looks so damn good on me!
I know it's a fake item, but quite frankly her feeling are more important to me than the chance of someone else noticing that my bag is fake. And even so, why does it matter what other people think about my bag? I like it and I know that it will make her happy to see that I like it.
What are everybody's thoughts? How have you dealt with these situations?
One of my best friends who lives away knows about my purse obsession and how I lust over Louis Vuitton, particularly the Speedy. My birthday was last week and texted me a lot saying that I had a really special present on the way from her. She works a minimum wage job and has a really hard time making end meet (she lives in a very expensive city with obscene rent pricing) She definitely doesn't have money to throw around, so the fact that she spent money on me for my birthday means a lot to me, and I know she must really tightened her purse strings for that particular week or whenever she bought it.
So the package arrives today and I discover inside that it's an AZUR SPEEDY 35. I really couldn't believe it!! I unzip it to see the interior and I discover that it has a zipper pull on the inner pocket, so it's clearly a fake.
The fact that she's struggling to pay her rent every week and dealing with all kinds of unexpected expenses, and still found the money to give me a luxury item as a birthday gift means the world to me. I'm going to see her at the end of the summer and I really want to carry the Speedy and show her how much I love and appreciate it. Plus, I REALLY like the bag. It's such an ideal size and the print is gorgeous and it looks so damn good on me!
I know it's a fake item, but quite frankly her feeling are more important to me than the chance of someone else noticing that my bag is fake. And even so, why does it matter what other people think about my bag? I like it and I know that it will make her happy to see that I like it.
What are everybody's thoughts? How have you dealt with these situations?