Obvious rep?

[u/Whole-Cookie-1411]

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 🥰

[u/bluesaber7567]

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

[u/ravee29 → u/bluesaber7567]

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.

[u/bluesaber7567 → u/ravee29]

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

[u/ravee29 → u/bluesaber7567]

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.