I agree that fake are evil- I'm super crazy meticulous when buying bags myself (although I have to sell mine to make rent. boo. stupid rent.)- but this is a 10yr old kid- she's super busy, and likely to misplace, or have her bag stolen. Her mother thinks that buying her a real one would be bad- she doesn't want me to spend the $$ on a kid, and i think she's also worried about the potential ramifications of the sadness/hurt my cousin will feel if it does go missing (OMG- I'd hate to have one of my authen. tokidokis go missing!!!) so I understand. It's more just to get her something cute that she doesn't have to worry about losing than anything else.