Not all reveals and action posts are what they seem?

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#16
Does it really matter? Its not Instagram or personal blog where people fight for the number of followers , and nobody get paid for their reveals. If they want to spend their time and energy , then let them do it. Internet and integrity? Hmm...
 
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#19
remainsilly said:
All in all, life is much tougher than tpf reveals make it seem.
Behind some is deception.
Behind many more is sacrifice & hard work.
And a passion for bags.

Whatever else, we all share the passion.
That's what matters, imo.
Because life IS hard. And we escape some, here. In pretties & dreams.
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Yes you are correct, it is an escape, a great one at that.
 
#23
:hrmm: Quite!
Mariapia said:
TPF is a microcosm, LoverField. I don't know how many ladies in the world can afford high end bags, not that many, I think. Then you have women with high paid jobs who can buy ten Chanel or Hermès bags in a year.
Are they all TPF members, I don't think so but, if some are , their reveals and action pics are probably genuine.
We have heard of some women buying a bag, doing a reveal here and sending itback to the store.
Or of others doing a reveal of a bag they don't own.
Anything is possible.
Maybe it's the reason why we should be cautious .
I can't help feeling ill at ease when on some subforums the ladies , answering someone asking for advice , reply with expressions like " buy it" " go and get it! " " the bag is hard to get, grab it!" when the member has doubts about the colour or the leather.....
In French we say " the advisers are not the payers"
Especially if the enablers are not even owners of a single high end bag....
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#24
Pessie said:
I assume reveals are genuine. Some people enjoy the shopping process and change over their collection often, some just have a lot of disposable income! I'm happy to see the pictures [emoji2]
Have to add though, it is always a pleasure to see pictures of well loved bags, that have been in a collection for a while.
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I agree. I don't have a lot of disposable income, but I have been lucky enough to score some amazing high end bags on ebay, & I wish I would have done reveals before I sold them. When I think about all the bags I've bought & sold a few months later.... I have to wonder, do I really have a problem?[emoji15] [emoji15] [emoji23]

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#25
jax818 said:
I think a lot of people are just indecisive. They buy the bag, do a reveal, and end up returning the bag because it didn't work for them. I see a lot of TPF members stating that they didn't keep their purchases. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. People just change their mind. Granted, a few people here may do it too often and I feel bad for their SA but to each their own.

Regardless of what they do with their bag after the reveal, Ill just be here enjoying the eye candy. [emoji7]
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Yes! I use TPF to research preloved bags that I want to purchase. It's awesome to know that I can confidently purchase a bag because I have seen reveals from when it first came out on here.

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#26
jax818 said:
I think a lot of people are just indecisive. They buy the bag, do a reveal, and end up returning the bag because it didn't work for them. I see a lot of TPF members stating that they didn't keep their purchases. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. People just change their mind. Granted, a few people here may do it too often and I feel bad for their SA but to each their own.

Regardless of what they do with their bag after the reveal, Ill just be here enjoying the eye candy. [emoji7]
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I agree...I have made a couple of reveals that were impulse buys and after I tried to use it I realized even though I loved the bag, it didn't fit my lifestyle. (One handbag was very heavy and another had an awkward opening) so I ended up selling a few months later (at a loss).

I'd hope most people on tPF are genuine in their reveals. A few people on Instagram or YouTube have been known to continuously buy & return but if you follow them a while you can tell which are true handbag lovers and which are just doing it for views.
 
#27
Personally I don't do reveals- but I think it s useful if people did a review AFTER they ve had and used a bag for around 6 months, or so. The honeymoon period over, as that a genuine good buy? Of course we must always remember some blogs are sponsored so basically advertorials designed to sell stuff.
 
#28
Mariapia said:
TPF is a microcosm, LoverField. I don't know how many ladies in the world can afford high end bags, not that many, I think. Then you have women with high paid jobs who can buy ten Chanel or Hermès bags in a year.
Are they all TPF members, I don't think so but, if some are , their reveals and action pics are probably genuine.
We have heard of some women buying a bag, doing a reveal here and sending itback to the store.
Or of others doing a reveal of a bag they don't own.
Anything is possible.
Maybe it's the reason why we should be cautious .
I can't help feeling ill at ease when on some subforums the ladies , answering someone asking for advice , reply with expressions like " buy it" " go and get it! " " the bag is hard to get, grab it!" when the member has doubts about the colour or the leather.....
In French we say " the advisers are not the payers"
Especially if the enablers are not even owners of a single high end bag....
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Very wise words, Mariapia! I love your phrase, "the advisers are not the payers" - what is the French translation?
 
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