I went to the flea market yesterday with my DBF, we're looking for a brass sun mirror for our living room. I was told that there was A stand for fakes, however - I was absolutely astonished by the amount of counterfeit goods found in nearly EVERY stall. The amount was appalling - I watched with a queasy stomach as one girl shuffled on a pair of coarse Foach ballet flats, squeezed DBF's hand when a girl pointed to a cheaply-made Chanel, and was surprised at the degree of detail when stomaching another stall - the material was cheap, but the print and cut were spot-on. I didn't inspect it further, but I haven't ever seen a decent replica. Scary.
I don't understand the mentality of these people.... do they honestly think that they look classy in a ratty, frayed synthetic Chanel? Or do they believe that they'll wow a crowd with paper-thin Flouis Vuitton plastic? And fake shoes? That idea alone confuses me.
And what gets to me, with the exception of perhaps two stalls, there were NO regular purses for sale. But still, I wonder, why do people think it's okay? Why do they buy something that spews a name-brand across it knowing that it's not actually the real deal? Forgive this rant - but honestly, the experience was sickening - I was nervous, carrying my Brooke, that people would think mine was fake. But I almost hoped a girl would ask, "In which stall did you get that?" Because it would have been so much fun to answer.
I don't understand the mentality of these people.... do they honestly think that they look classy in a ratty, frayed synthetic Chanel? Or do they believe that they'll wow a crowd with paper-thin Flouis Vuitton plastic? And fake shoes? That idea alone confuses me.
And what gets to me, with the exception of perhaps two stalls, there were NO regular purses for sale. But still, I wonder, why do people think it's okay? Why do they buy something that spews a name-brand across it knowing that it's not actually the real deal? Forgive this rant - but honestly, the experience was sickening - I was nervous, carrying my Brooke, that people would think mine was fake. But I almost hoped a girl would ask, "In which stall did you get that?" Because it would have been so much fun to answer.