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knock off purses and shoes

Posted: Mar 29, 2011

Anyone ever buy one of those "designer knock offs", like a purse or shoes? I live in LA and that is the designer knock off capital of the world! I bought a knock off of a Birken purse for 30 bucks! It has crooked stitching on the strap, and the liner inside is shifting a bit, but OMG I think it's so pretty and I love it!

I could never ever shop on Rodeo Drive and buy the real one for 3000 dollars! I am sooo glad there are knock offs!

BUT!... my sister tells me that it's illegal and perpetuates illegal black market sales and that I shouldn't. This bad does not have a copy cat label, it was sold in a store. I don't think it's illegal, just a cheap look alike. It says "made in China" right on the tag too.

I don't think it's wrong. any thoughts?

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Your sister is correct, they are illegal and people have - been raided before. NM

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Oh geez! Lighten up will ya! Years ago, I bought a beautiful Dooney and Bourke - LaLaMT

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bag from guy selling stuff out of the trunk of his car. I loved that bag! I could give a rat's behind if it was a knock off or if it was illegal. I would hope that the cops have better things to do then bust some guy selling knock of purses or middle aged women for buying them!

Another great place to find knock offs is at larger flea markets. I love flea markets! When my husband was in the military, he had to do a two-week AT stint in Korea with his reserve unit. He came home with a TON of of designer stuff made in Korea - Nike shoes and gear, leather coats, hand bags. He got it for a fraction of what it would have been sold for in the states.

I see nothing wrong with trying to save a buck. God knows we are being gouged every time we turn around. I don't feel bad at all!

The knock offs sold out of the backs of cars - and at flea markets

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represent a lucrative source of income for terrorist organizations. They buy them from factories in places China, Southeasst Asia, and Bangladesh and smuggle them into Europe and North America where they have a ready source of customers willing to look the other way just to have a "designer" item. That knock off you're buying could very likely be financing a suicide bomber.

Don't believe me? You can research it very easily for yourself.

Seriously, you need to get a grip. Terrorist groups are making - LaLaMT

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far more money through the many legitimate businesses they own. You can set up and run a business in the United States WITHOUT being a U.S. Citizen.

I guess under your theory, this summer when you're on vacation and you go to check into a motel, pay attention to whose running the motel and when you stop to fill up your car with gas, look around at whose running the convenience stores. There is a car garage down the road from me owned by an Iraqi, I better not let them inspect my car cuz I could be funding terrorism.

Paranoia self destroy ya.

No, you need to get a grip. A couple months ago, they raided - Backwards Typist

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a flea market for knock offs and tied most of those selling the products to drug cartels.

Your theory is wrong on the motels and gas stations too. Those people are checked out by the government prior to buying into businesses because they usually get minority business loans.

It's not paranoia. It's common sense. It's also like the other poster stated about knock offs, plus look at the people in this country that wind up without a job because of knock offs.

How about CD's? Plenty of counterfeit CD's in this country. You don't care that the musician that created the CD doesn't get his royalties from those? It's illegal, pure and simple.

Buy American. That's only one way we can stop black market goods, but it's the best way to support OUR country.

Some of my relatives used to sell things at - sm

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flea markets and the guy in the next booth was selling knock off D&B bags--he was raided and taken off to jail. They had the labels, etc., on them. It is illegal to sell them. Buy them if you want, but if you are buying one during a raid, you are taken away too.

If it doesn't have a copy cat label and was sold in a store - it is not illegal - sm

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My thoughts are there are a lot of look a likes out there. As long as they are not putting the designer name on it and selling it in the back streets out of a van there is nothing wrong. If it's pretty and you like it there is nothing wrong. Enjoy your pleasures when you can.

re: knock offs - zzzzxanax

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There are a lot of knock offs that are not associated with terrorism or drug cartels. We see them every day in Kmart, Walmart, flea markets and Dillards. Once a designers makes something that the public likes, all kinds of knock offs are produced by a lot of manufactures. That's the good old American way!

I LOVE a good bargain, even if it comes out of the trunk of a car!

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