Louis Vuitton sightings

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I have been seeing a lot of fakes at my local Costco or the airport.

Sounds fake.
I also saw a DE pochette metis. Obviously fake, but it was very cute.

Quick question. What's the easiest/fastest way to spot a fake in the wild (vs a thorough examination)? I just moved to a city where I see lots of LV's now and I'm always wondering who's carrying a fake vs real. I saw the fakes on Amazon and they just made me sad :confused1: those are fairly obvious.
 
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Quick question. What's the easiest/fastest way to spot a fake in the wild (vs a thorough examination)? I just moved to a city where I see lots of LV's now and I'm always wondering who's carrying a fake vs real. I saw the fakes on Amazon and they just made me sad :confused1: those are fairly obvious.

I’m having the same thoughts, just moved to a city where I see a LOT of LV. The thing is, with such a long history, it’s not like I can just assume anything I don’t recognize is fake, lol. One time when I took my mother’s 25 year old piece to the store for repair, the SA helping was looking at the bag all confused, saying she doesn’t know what the style is. Then the manager walked over and immediately could name the style, and sure enough, they found it in the system and sent it to repair.
 
Quick question. What's the easiest/fastest way to spot a fake in the wild (vs a thorough examination)? I just moved to a city where I see lots of LV's now and I'm always wondering who's carrying a fake vs real. I saw the fakes on Amazon and they just made me sad :confused1: those are fairly obvious.
Honestly, who cares? I see so many LV bags on a daily basis I barely even notice them. Unless someone is carrying a super obvious replica I’d never even notice.
 
Honestly, who cares? I see so many LV bags on a daily basis I barely even notice them. Unless someone is carrying a super obvious replica I’d never even notice.
I don't care if anyone is carrying a fake - just kinda curious and trying to hone my skills a little. I may have an opportunity to work PT selling premium brands for a reputable reseller and would like to know a little more. I'm doing some internet research as well, but thought folks here might have some quick tips to spot on the fly.
 
I don't care if anyone is carrying a fake - just kinda curious and trying to hone my skills a little. I may have an opportunity to work PT selling premium brands for a reputable reseller and would like to know a little more. I'm doing some internet research as well, but thought folks here might have some quick tips to spot on the fly.
The mods don’t allow discussion of what makes a replica here. There are tons of internet sites that give info though.
 
I don't care if anyone is carrying a fake - just kinda curious and trying to hone my skills a little. I may have an opportunity to work PT selling premium brands for a reputable reseller and would like to know a little more. I'm doing some internet research as well, but thought folks here might have some quick tips to spot on the fly.
Honestly, IMO, some are obvious, but some are not.
 
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Just back from Las Vegas & saw a LOT of LV being carried... at the pool... on the plane... walking around... everywhere... Still no pochette Métis sighting though - except in the Louis Vuitton stores I went to there.
 
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What kind of Pochette Metis did you spot at the store?

Empreinte. Not canvas... but I didn’t ask about canvas because I have the mono. I saw light pink, creme, cherry berry, marine rouge... black. Multiple stores there... I went into every one I saw. (I think 4) Couldn’t help it! The CAs did say not everything was out so just ask if there was something I wanted to see that wasn’t on display. City Center was the biggest store. They had & said they get the most stock of the stores there.
 
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Empreinte. Not canvas... but I didn’t ask about canvas because I have the mono. I saw light pink, creme, cherry berry, marine rouge... black. Multiple stores there... I went into every one I saw. (I think 4) Couldn’t help it! The CAs did say not everything was out so just ask if there was something I wanted to see that wasn’t on display. City Center was the biggest store. They had & said they get the most stock of the stores there.
Thank you!
 
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