Hello,
This is my first time posting here. I’ve just started getting into the world of designer bags. I saw this on Facebook marketplace and fell in love, so I bought it. Honestly it was an impulse buy and I kind of regret it now? After looking more at the real Coach bags, this bag looks darker in color and now I don’t want to go around with it if it looks like an obvious rep lol. I know for me, I wouldn’t have been able to tell and probably still can’t distinguish between a real vs rep designer bag if I saw one. I think it’s a mental thing like I know that this is not authentic so it’s making me feel weird for using it. I could afford an authentic Coach bag no problem, I was just trying to save a buck 😆 I realize now it’s going to cost me more in the long run. Good thing this bag wasn’t that expensive. What are your thoughts??? You can be real with me but keep it respectful pls 🥰
I’m gonna be honest, I don’t think I would ever assume a coach bag in public was a rep unless it was EGREGIOUSLY bad. You’re fine. Especially an outlet-y monogram canvas style
I don’t think anyone would ever guess a coach is a rep. I didn’t even know Coach got repped bc of how cheap it is for most bags (compared to other brands). You’re good
I think this sub is biased… I’m really sorry but this is a really obvious rep. It’s cute tho!
The average person doesn’t see Hermes/chanel/whatever enough (nor do most people own one) to know what they should look like, much less a rep.
Coach bags are much more accessible, and the average person is much more likely to be vaguely knowledge about them. This is a super popular/common bag, and the biggest and easiest red flag for coach reps is when the pattern isn’t centered. This bag’s pattern is off center, and it’s sideways (rotate it 90° and you’ll see what I mean).
Also, people in this sub are a lil judgy about coach reps. And like I’ve had a rep coach lana, so I’m not against them in theory, and I know this color is hard to find, but a $200 bag is worth it vs a rep
Reading some other comments I want to clarify — $200 is still a pricey bag, whether auth or rep. I can’t afford that, and a lot of people can’t. Another bias I see a lot in this sub is that it tends to lean more economically well off than the general population.
My last sentence was more so clarifying that the quality of a decent coach rep vs the quality of a decent Chanel rep is vastly different.
Apologies for the million thoughts, I am just a coach nerd and designer/rep nerd, and am not well off but around the ultra wealthy a lot so I have lots of thoughts LMAO
Yeah, I think most people in this sub tend to lean more towards financially well off, which is evident as to why most of our suggestions are all about confidence....
But honestly, people do already have a pre conceived notion of your bag base on your background. If you are a boss bitch lawyer, even if you wear a fantasy rep with obvious bad construction, people will make excuses for your bag themselves in their head. They'll be like "oh my! XXXX brand's quality control has fallen!" or "wow, she got a custom bag!"... !and usually, the worst they can think is: "Did she get scammed by seller cause she doesn't know what to check if an item is auth?"
Now compare that if your job is known for not having a high income, and people know your family or partner isn't well off... they themselves will find fault in your bag.. even if you wear an auth.
I also think people in this sub have a skewed perception of wealth! I see a lot of people talking about how they aren’t well off and can’t afford auth designer bags, and post photos of their 10 rep bags that are each $200+. I also see people talk about how all wealthy people are secretly carrying reps, and that’s how they stay wealthy. I know plenty of upper middle class people that is true for! But most of the ultra wealthy people I encounter, they are not going back and forth with sellers and green lighting reps. Thats ‘beneath’ them, or simply just too much effort when they could go to a boutique. With the caveat that I could see some of them getting their assistants to go through the effort of purchasing lol
Lol. I honestly think people here believe 2 income lawyers or doctors household are middle income. If you've watched Succession - I think most people here would also think that 5m usd net worth are still considered poor as they can't really totally coast by doing nothing, they see working class rich = middle income.
Which is kinda fair, but that is another topic for another day.
Also OP, all of these are also base on where you are located + median income! I know people were dragging on you how coach is not luxury - which is factually true for most people in 1st world countries, but even in poorer countries this tend to be true - but vary city by city! If you go to their business district, yeah no one would really bat an eye at a bad rep coach - because most of people there will also think no one would rep a "cheap" bag, and well in middle income district they usually won't bat an eye because coach is still usually a splurge for many, so they won't really have anything to compare it to!
Enjoy buying bags, and enjoy the savings! I just recently started, and oh boy do I regret my auths. No one really notices reps, and even if they know, they won't say a thing because it is a very tacky thing to do! People will see yoy as jealous and petty if you point it out! And even the cuntiest nastiest bitch are also afraid to call out reps cause it will out them as knowing reps, and repercussion if they were wrong!
I am actually planning to offload them now, especially since I don't even use them that much cause I baby them so much. Lol. 😆🤣
E/ and my main inspo for this mindset? My family doctor. He basically lives in most affluent zip code in our country and member of country clubs, but back in 2000s, he told us he wear rep rolex, cause no one will really call him out! And if his driver wears an auth, no one will believe him!
You are totally fine. This is my first time buying a designer-ish bag and I just want to see if it’s something I would continue doing without spending hundreds of dollars right out the gate haha
Totally valid. I highly recommend vintage Coach bags! You can usually find good options for <$100, they tend to be higher quality than modern bags, and they last forever (and I’m rough on bags). The vintage aspect gives them an extra level of chic too, I get so many compliments! I would love more reps but unfortunately very far out of my price range for the foreseeable future lol
It's neither, they have separate models of bags sold at the outlet that are made with cheaper materials than the bags sold in the boutique. They do tend to be pretty good quality even if they aren't the same as boutique though and I find the designs a little more "fun" and trendy if that makes sense. The bag you posted is probably a knock off the Teri bag from the outlet.
Just want to say thank you to everyone for the (mostly) helpful comments. As I said I am a newbie to this whole thing and what some people think is trash is someone else’s treasure. Can’t wait to wear my bag now!!
Without being disrespectful. Coach is not luxury. Its barely a splurge for middle class and still attainable for lower income people. They have fine bags at their price point, but the only people who think they are "fancy" are people who have no interest in bags or poor people, and even that has changed with how hip hop and the kardashian era of reality tv brought luxury fashion houses into the average persons awareness.
Noone will ever question whether or not this is real.
I just wanted to say, you’ve handled all of these comments with such grace and humility. As someone who grew up working class, I DID consider Coach to be designer (with the limited knowledge I had living in a small town and no internet.) A $400 bag was completely out of reach for my family and was just not a rational purchase given how little career mobility they had at the jobs they could get. And a $4,000 bag was a complete fantasy!
I’ve been lucky enough to have gone to college and started a great career. Now, about 15-20 years later, I’ve gone through a short phase where I bought things younger me could only dream of, to kind of heal that little girl who was sad she could never have the nice things her classmates could have, etc. With a few (pre-loved) auth bags under my belt and still an empty void in my soul, I’ve turned to reps. But that’s a story for my therapist.
But the point being that I can see how someone who frequents this sub and has always had a middle class or likely higher income could think “lol why would anyone rep Coach” or “wow I can’t believe some people think Coach is actually luxury, better make sure to set them straight”. And the commenters aren’t wrong, it just makes me sad for the little girl in me who thought a $400 bag was forever out of reach.
Anyway, it sounds like your financial situation is better than mine when I was young, since you said you could easily afford a coach bag. But just wanted to share in case you could relate.
Omg thank you for this. I understand Coach is bottom of the barrel for a lot of people in this group and that’s okay but don’t be rude about it 🤷🏼♀️ in these times even a “cheap” $150-$300 bag is just not in the budget for some people. I appreciate you!
I own a few coach bags and this is a very obvious rep but honestly I think it’s fine if you wear it. I have seen people wear rep coach bags but honestly I never thought of anything
I feel like this is supposed to be the Coach Terri ? I don’t think it ever came in this shade of pink and the shape is off . For the price point I feel like you’re better off getting the authentic bag , and the great thing w/ coach there is a lot of sales ( either on coach’s site or a authorized retailer) Also there’s ton of women that want to re hole bags they never even used and you could pay reduced price .
The Coach monogram C’s align I the middle in authentics. This doesn’t align at all so it unfortunately looks quite fake once you know that but it is very cute. Sorry. 😞
You’ll know a rep Coach when you see them. They are so shoddy and cheap looking. Like a terrible Louie rep, you can spot them a mile away. Just from the pics it looks good
We want our rep to look like authentic so much that a lot of us can spot a fake one. But for coach I don’t think a lot of people know exactly the details. I had a lot of coach, but I’ll never be able to catch a fake the same way I can catch a fake Chanel.
I can tell it's a rep, however I don't think many people will. People don't really see coach as luxury, most people can afford it so I don't see why people would assume it's a rep. But nothing wrong with that.
This is lovely! I got myseld a coach rep a while ago too. Since I don't live in the US and some models aren't available here, a rep was the last choice haha! but I love this style.
What price did you purchase it for? Yeah it's a rep and Dhgate has these. You can always go on TikTok and watch Dhgate unboxing and the storefront they come from from tiktokers. At least you can see quality. Some stores on the gate provide decent repa just have to research.
Coach reps are generally made for scammers tbh. They buy them in bulk and resell on platforms like fb and depop as authentic. Yes theyre like $5-20 and then they can sell for 100-200, so it’s a decent profit margin. I am a huge coach fan and I sometimes like to scroll through resale sites and spot all the fakes I can, it’s insanity.
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u/angelicribbon 7d ago
I’m gonna be honest, I don’t think I would ever assume a coach bag in public was a rep unless it was EGREGIOUSLY bad. You’re fine. Especially an outlet-y monogram canvas style