People who live in or have been to Paris...

[Buttery]

Do you see many women carrying fake LV's in Paris?

 

[yeuxhonnetes]

i lived there when i was younger, and back then fakes weren't so rampant, but now it's practically a crime to carry fake bags

 

[H_addict]

A little O/T, but most of the European customs are very strict when it comes to fakes, esp. Italy and France.

 

[shazzykins]

I didn't see many fakes being carried when I honeymooned there in '04 but while we waited for the Eurostar we wandered around neat the station and saw alot of those little stores full of designer knock off handbags/luggage.

 

[sirenized]

i was there about a year ago and i didnt see many fakes, most of them on american tourists. Some EU countries have strict rules governing counterfeits.

 

[Chaneller]

No, because you could end up paying a penalty of 10 000€ (~$12 425) in France and Italy if you carry a fake.

 

[Buttery]

No, because you could end up paying a penalty of 10 000€ (~$12 425) in France and Italy if you carry a fake.

Love that!

I wish it were like that here.

 

[ayla]

Not really.. I saw some tourists with fake bags. I was REALLY shocked when I saw someone who looked like a local in Monaco with a fake MC alma !

 

[H_addict]

No, because you could end up paying a penalty of 10 000€ (~$12 425) in France and Italy if you carry a fake.

OMG!!! Canadian government should inforce this rule! I think we may eliminate national bebt thanks to the streets of Toronto and it's surroundings alone!!!

 

[taco]

Quote:LV_addict

Originally Posted by Chaneller
No, because you could end up paying a penalty of 10 000€ (~$12 425) in France and Italy if you carry a fake.

OMG!!! Canadian government should inforce this rule! I think we may eliminate national bebt thanks to the streets of Toronto and it's surroundings alone!!!

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I know my city could use the $$ too, we have way to many pot-holes here & even more fake LV bags

 

[teenagemillionaire]

I was just in Paris about 2 weeks ago and I saw no fakes and most of the Louis Vuitton I saw were vntage pieces with the cross grain leather trim instead of the cowhide.

 

[MiroirPrincess]

French trendy womens like balenciaga, chloe or chanel bags, they don't care about vuitton. When you arrive at the charles de gaule airport there is a poster saying that you can be charge up to 300 000 euros fine (about $500 000) and up to 3 years in prison if they find fake on you or in your luggage. They stopped me and checked if my keepall was real, also they made a beef about the fact that I had 1 brand new treo and mac book.

 

[mgatlin]

I'm sorry but I have to ask this.They have an LV expert at the airport?

 

[MiroirPrincess]

Of course they have an expert that track fake CARTIER - CHANEL - VUITTON , It's a big deal over there. If you show up in a lv store for authentification you will be surprised to see what they gonna do to your bag. First they keep it and second they cut it in front of you. It's a crime.

 

[MiroirPrincess]

they are very suspicious for the arriving from thailand, china, even from morocco. I was coming from NY but there were people fom thailand in my flight , probably french tourist that made a connection in NY .They checked all my luggages.