Which one of these purses was $4,395 and which was $36 (well, I got it for $25 on sale)? When I wrote earlier about "replica bags" they don't always have to have a logo on them to be a replica. Most designers for large stores copy the style, sizes and looks of designer bags for their own store collections. I bought the above bag this week (on sale finally) at Target. The bag below is from Ralph Lauren. Same type look and idea, but the RL bag is real, printed calfskin. (thankfully, not real leopard, but they did waste a calf) Is it really worth $4,359 MORE than the Target bag?
I didn't buy the Target bag because it looked like a RL bag....I honestly just saw this RL bag for the first time today. I bought the bag because I really liked it! (I liked it 3 months ago, but I took a gamble that the price would go down.....as it usually does at Target.)
You could buy 122 Target purses at this price for the price of this one RL bag. You could almost pay my mortgage 2 times with one RL bag.
If that is your cup of tea, then go for it. But, for Fabulously McFrugal....less is more.
On a side note: Just as many stores copy designer products...I have a little secret about grocery stores for you. You know the STORE BRANDS that you see (Publix Brand peas, Harris Teeter Brand Mac and Cheese, Etc..). Those are not copies of real products, in most cases they ARE the real product.
Many large food manufactures have a smaller division that rebands their products as "store brands." So, you are getting the same product without having to pay for the name. If you haven't already started trying store brands are your grocery store, try it. It saves money. And sometimes any differences you taste, are actually all in your head! But, that's a whole 'nutha blog.
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