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I just got this in a thrift store and can't find any information on it. Can someone here provide any information such as the type.
Coach

http://s1104.photobucket.com/albums/h332/skipper_b/Coach/
 
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angel76 said:
I just got this in a thrift store and can't find any information on it. Can someone here provide any information such as the type.
Coach

http://s1104.photobucket.com/albums/h332/skipper_b/Coach/
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Please return the bag, demand a refund and tell them that it was illegal for them to sell a fake.

Knowingly or not, it's illegal to sell fakes and sellers have a responsibility to authenticate any items before putting them out for sale.
 
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angel76 said:
Thanks, I will be going back tomorrow and taking care of it. For my future reference, what should I have looked for to tell me this was fake?
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Just to let you know, I once returned a fake to a charity thrift shop. I assumed that they didn't know it was fake and that they would be very willing to make an exchange as soon as I explained - I was wrong! Here's the story of my fake thrift store buy:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/ive-been-banned-from-the-thrift-store-626756.html

I hope you don't have a similar unpleasant experience, but I still think that you should stand your ground and insist that they let you return it. Good luck!

As far as what to look for, my fake had mis-spelled words in the creed, I probably should have noticed that!
 
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katev said:
Just to let you know, I once returned a fake to a charity thrift shop. I assumed that they didn't know it was fake and that they would be very willing to make an exchange as soon as I explained - I was wrong! Here's the story of my fake thrift store buy:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/ive-been-banned-from-the-thrift-store-626756.html

I hope you don't have a similar unpleasant experience, but I still think that you should stand your ground and insist that they let you return it. Good luck!

As far as what to look for, my fake had mis-spelled words in the creed, I probably should have noticed that!
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Oh no, I hope that doesn't happen to me. I have never been to this thrift store before and didn't notice their return policy. They had the purse in a seperate room with formal wear and I spotted the purse as soon as I walked in. I have never had a Coach bag but I had been wanting one as well as a Dooney for a long time. The purse was heavy and all of the hardware says coach and the creed inside seemed right and the leather on it was nice and really soft so I felt confident it was real at the time. I've been looking and looking for something noticeable that I missed, but I don't see anything. I know that it is because I have no prior experience with them or maybe I would have spotted it. I just don't want it to happen again. I guess at least if they refuse to refund I'm only out $5 and can say I learned something from it.

If they do refuse to refund it, should I send the purse to Coach and explain to them what happened or just toss it?
 
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angel76 said:
Oh no, I hope that doesn't happen to me. I have never been to this thrift store before and didn't notice their return policy. They had the purse in a seperate room with formal wear and I spotted the purse as soon as I walked in. I have never had a Coach bag but I had been wanting one as well as a Dooney for a long time. The purse was heavy and all of the hardware says coach and the creed inside seemed right and the leather on it was nice and really soft so I felt confident it was real at the time. I've been looking and looking for something noticeable that I missed, but I don't see anything. I know that it is because I have no prior experience with them or maybe I would have spotted it. I just don't want it to happen again. I guess at least if they refuse to refund I'm only out $5 and can say I learned something from it.

If they do refuse to refund it, should I send the purse to Coach and explain to them what happened or just toss it?
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It's probably not a good idea to buy designer items from thrift shops until you learn some of the signs of obvious fakes. To be honest, I've rarely found authentic items at thrifts and most of the employees don't have a clue about authenticity.

(I recently found and authentic Dooney and a Gucci in with the "junk" bags while in the locked case, they had horrendous fakes for big bucks. I lucked out and bought the ones they assumed were fake.)

In your case, you'll never see that lining on any authentic Coach. Also, the more hardware, snaps, zipper pulls, etc. that you find with "Coach" on them, the more likely it is that the bag is fake. Your bag isn't a style that Coach made although it's trying to be some type of Carly bag.

Other details such as stitching, creed text, serial numbers, fonts, etc. take time and practice to recognize.

Even though it's just $5, it should never have been sold and the store should be on notice that it's illegal to sell items without verifying authenticity.

If they ban you because you stand your ground on insisting on a return, so be it. THey don't deserve your business or your money.

Good luck.
 
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angel76 said:
Oh no, I hope that doesn't happen to me. I have never been to this thrift store before and didn't notice their return policy. They had the purse in a seperate room with formal wear and I spotted the purse as soon as I walked in. I have never had a Coach bag but I had been wanting one as well as a Dooney for a long time. The purse was heavy and all of the hardware says coach and the creed inside seemed right and the leather on it was nice and really soft so I felt confident it was real at the time. I've been looking and looking for something noticeable that I missed, but I don't see anything. I know that it is because I have no prior experience with them or maybe I would have spotted it. I just don't want it to happen again. I guess at least if they refuse to refund I'm only out $5 and can say I learned something from it.

If they do refuse to refund it, should I send the purse to Coach and explain to them what happened or just toss it?
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Just destroy it
 
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