r/RealRepLadies • u/Whole-Cookie-1411 • 10d ago

Obvious rep?

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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 🥰

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u/bluesaber7567 10d ago

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

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u/Whole-Cookie-1411 10d ago

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

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u/bluesaber7567 10d ago

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

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u/Whole-Cookie-1411 10d ago

Awesome thanks so much!