i def understand what u are talkign abou b/c cary is so faked so much ... as well as variosu other lines i say wear your bag and be proud .. i know many people have tried to and have called my bags fake although they most certianly are not i bought them all from the boutique or deptartments store .... overal what matters is that it functiopns correctly and ages gracefully as i have noticed with my bags and time will silence those nay sayers ... and overal people sometimes will just say thinsg are fake automatcially b/c they honestly are not familiar with teh product and feel embarassed to say that they do not knwo so they just will say anything.... i fyou luv it rock it ... b/c i sure do with every bag i own