We all have dreams, and most of my dreams are
related to the handbag kind. And, the current one at the top of my list is the
Celine Trapeze bag in the tricolor, and my god this bag is a beauty. The
amazing wings of the bag, from the amazing lock closer , and the soft
leather that it comes in. The situation is that the bag is at the current price of
$3,500, and I'm going to college next year.
However I did think about the other alternatives to getting the bag...the counterfeit market. Then this made my think, is the counterfeit market really that bad? I mean I could get a good Chanel 2.55 medium Boy bag replica in the color mint for $400 instead of the $4,800 or that dream Celine bag. I mean, I like Celine with whole cool girl French vibe, and also Phoebe Philo with her modernist references. However, was I in love with the brand that much to ask my sugar parents to get me the bag?
With some research I had a second thought before getting that bag made of dead cow. From the Business Insider last year they stated that China has a "...$25 billion in estimated counterfeit products..." I was shocked, but then I was not really that shocked. In the law of supply and demand, if people want it then china is ready to crank it out. And, with that kind of price tag, China is happily going cracking out the fake goods for the money. Also from CBS news China is still the number one country to produce and ship out counterfeit goods. Last year, as the article states, there was a billion dollars of merchandise seized, but they still don't know how much is still getting passed into the U.S.
This research did give me a new insight into the counterfeit market, and that it was kind of bad thing on the scale of morality. And, and that there was a cost to the environment and also the economic struggles that came with it. So, I know that I have no patience for the things I want. Sadly, in this case I might go get a job to fund for this dream bag I want.
(Bags that are bad...like morally wrong.)
(The dream bag by Céline.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/most-counterfeit-goods-are-from-china-2013-6
Wow, I could never even imagine spending that much on a purse, but if I did it would be horrible to find out that it's a fake. The things people will do for money is crazy, not just in this situation but in others as well.
ReplyDeleteI would never ever spend that much money on a purse. EVER. I think that there are better things to spend my money on. However, all of the purses that you talk about are adorable!
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