Need Help Regarding my Fakes

[Fimpagebag]

Exactly. Neither one of us are saying counterfeits are good and you're trying to do something decent here. Maybe it would bring a friend a little pleasure. Tossing something in the garbage here means nothing. The garbage cans are gone thru and items taken out in a second. Products are then resold. My cleaning lady can't afford to buy herself new items and I would happily give her a bag like that I wasn't using.

You could write 'fake' on the inside pocket so it can't be sold to anyone else I guess.

From my perspective as an aged crone, I can only offer this advice. If you are determined not to destroy your counterfeit bags then it is for you to live with your mistakes. How would you feel if someone gave you a gift that had "fake" either figuratively or literally written all over it? From my humble origins, I can tell you it would not sit well.

 

[misskris03]

In Europe, misskris, buying, selling or wearing a fake is illegal.
There are posters in the airports such as
Fausse Cartier
Vrai casier
Fake Cartier
Real police record.

Oh wow! I had no idea. In the us it's the sale that's illegal. The European laws are clearly more logically consistent than the US laws.

 

[jellyv]

First, I gather you are not a regular thrift shopper. I am. I have never seen decent bags ("unbranded" or otherwise) available for $.25 or .50. Ever. I'm not saying it never happens, I'm sure some [people find them, but I personally have never seen it in 3 years of thrifting in a wealthy area..

Au contraire, I have high mileage as a thrifter, for decades. There are acres of nonfake bags out in the wild for virtually no money. The difference might be that I don't thrift only in wealthy areas.

The point remains, I don't see "need" for a fake bag, as a presumably ecology-minded or charitable gesture.

 

[gail13]

From my perspective as an aged crone, I can only offer this advice. If you are determined not to destroy your counterfeit bags then it is for you to live with your mistakes. How would you feel if someone gave you a gift that had "fake" either figuratively or literally written all over it? From my humble origins, I can tell you it would not sit well.

I was not being serious about writing fake on the inside.....

 

[Fimpagebag]

I was not being serious about writing fake on the inside.....

I realize that, gail13. And I am not unsympathetic to the OP's plight. She may indeed have an emotional attachment to her replica Pradas. And the thought of throwing them out is painful to her. So perhaps she should stow them away in her closet and revisit the issue a year from now. After wearing and enjoying her authentic Pradas for a year, the decision what to do with her replica bags may be less painful for her.

 

[Pimpernel]

Ok, what about some humorous solutions?

1. In indelible acrylic colour, paint a smoking pipe and underneath the legend: "Ceci n'est pas un vrai Prada" (or Vuitton, or whichever brand the item mimics), and use it as knitting bag or book basket near your fave reading armchair;

2. Drill a few small ventilation holes in the bottom of the bag, fill with birdseed, hang bag from a tree branch in your garden, patio, or a hook in your balcony, or else from a tree in your favourite park as a colourful feeder;

3. Place on bathroom floor, line with small garbage bag, use as basket for used kleenex, cotton buds and other beauty debris.

Just some ideas to recycle a shameful sad item into a useful and funny thing that mocks its own fake nature honestly...

 

[gail13]

Ok, what about some humorous solutions?

1. In indelible acrylic colour, paint a smoking pipe and underneath the legend: "Ceci n'est pas un vrai Prada" (or Vuitton, or whichever brand the item mimics), and use it as knitting bag or book basket near your fave reading armchair;

2. Drill a few small ventilation holes in the bottom of the bag, fill with birdseed, hang bag from a tree branch in your garden, patio, or a hook in your balcony, or else from a tree in your favourite park as a colourful feeder;

3. Place on bathroom floor, line with small garbage bag, use as basket for used kleenex, cotton buds and other beauty debris.

Just some ideas to recycle a shameful sad item into a useful and funny thing that mocks its own fake nature honestly...

I love the garbage idea. I also think it could be cute to use for makeup/vanity storage. And when it's dirty or ruined, out it goes....

 

[Jesssh]

Ok, what about some humorous solutions?

1. In indelible acrylic colour, paint a smoking pipe and underneath the legend: "Ceci n'est pas un vrai Prada" (or Vuitton, or whichever brand the item mimics), and use it as knitting bag or book basket near your fave reading armchair;

2. Drill a few small ventilation holes in the bottom of the bag, fill with birdseed, hang bag from a tree branch in your garden, patio, or a hook in your balcony, or else from a tree in your favourite park as a colourful feeder;

3. Place on bathroom floor, line with small garbage bag, use as basket for used kleenex, cotton buds and other beauty debris.

Just some ideas to recycle a shameful sad item into a useful and funny thing that mocks its own fake nature honestly...

I like the idea of using them for decor.

A vase? A lamp? A dog toy chest? Something for a baby's room? Knick knacks on a high shelf, like a ledge that goes around a dressing room? TP roll holder? Toiletry basket for overnight guests?

 

[manpursefan]

If you don't want to destroy it, you can put it in your storage room and use it as a toolbox or something to store your needles/screwdrivers/tape measures/etc. Please don't give it to another person as they might use it in public and those who own the authentic handbags may see them. They'd be pissed

 

[Ludmilla]

Pimpernel, I love all of your ideas. Number one is cool

Mariapia, I heared (but I'm not sure) that the European States handle the topic in different ways. Germany is (as I heared) not so harsh on fakes as France. But this does not change the fact, that those bags do have an illegal smell around them. And I would not take any chances. 😉

 

[Mariapia]

Pimpernel, I love all of your ideas. Number one is cool

Mariapia, I heared (but I'm not sure) that the European States handle the topic in different ways. Germany is (as I heared) not so harsh on fakes as France. But this does not change the fact, that those bags do have an illegal smell around them. And I would not take any chances. 😉

I am not sure, Ludmilla, that Germany or any other European country is more lenient than France or Italy. I know that when I visited a fake goods market in the Middle East, a simple " I am European "was enough. The sellers stopped waiting their time with us.

 

[Ludmilla]

I am not sure, Ludmilla, that Germany or any other European country is more lenient than France or Italy. I know that when I visited a fake goods market in the Middle East, a simple " I am European "was enough. The sellers stopped waiting their time with us.

😊 i'm really not sure about this, too. I think you are propably right. I've never trusted those stories. There are a lot of rumours around fakes. It would be a bit inconsequent, if there were different laws around Europe.

 

[barskin]

Sell them on Poshmark. Just copy and paste these words, "I got it as a gift years ago, so I can't be 100% sure about it's authenticity." If someone asks you for certain pictures, say this "I'll post them when I get home from work, hun," and then hope she forgets.


Yes...I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

About a week ago, I saw a Poshmark item that was "a gift" so she" wasn't sure if it was real," but she "suspected it was": a Louis Vuitton Papillion in black multicolore (wrong), with a bow (wrong) and a date code that was well before 2003 (wrong). I pointed out these details that made it impossible for it to be authentic, and she was angry with me. lemme tell ya.

 

[SweetDaisy05]

Sell them on Poshmark. Just copy and paste these words, "I got it as a gift years ago, so I can't be 100% sure about it's authenticity." If someone asks you for certain pictures, say this "I'll post them when I get home from work, hun," and then hope she forgets.


Yes...I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

About a week ago, I saw a Poshmark item that was "a gift" so she" wasn't sure if it was real," but she "suspected it was": a Louis Vuitton Papillion in black multicolore (wrong), with a bow (wrong) and a date code that was well before 2003 (wrong). I pointed out these details that made it impossible for it to be authentic, and she was angry with me. lemme tell ya.

I have seen those ads too. They always give me a chuckle. I would throw those bags away or burn them because too many people seem to get them for gifts. I would hate to get a replica for a Christmas/birthday gift. I understand not everybody can buy a designer bag, but speaking for myself, it would be one of the worst gifts ever. There are so many nice things people can buy for the price of the replica.
I can't believe I forgot that my sweet brother gave me a fake LV bag for a Christmas present. :lolots: I probably forgot because I threw it away. My brother meant well, but he does not know a lot about purses. All he knew was that I love purses. Later on, he gave me some birthday money that I used to buy my first LV.

 

[ladysarah]

Who needs a fake? I'm asking seriously. Who would that person be?

If wastefulness is the big concern, balance this against the fact that the fakes industry is often in flagrant disregard of environmental good practices. Saving fakes is in effect tolerating the conditions under which they are produced. No thanks.

yes who is this fictional demographic in 'need' of counterfeit designer bags? I don't think we should off load our guilt on less fortunate people. Give away only things of value...