Counterfeit designer bags at my mall!!!

[luvmy3]

Real or Fake is not Bash and ridicule?? Making comments about people's clothing is not Bash and ridicule??

This is a discussion board with anonymous people. That is a reflection of your values with your offspring. You have that right but it's not the same between strangers?

I prefer to teach my child about the INSIDES of people and how to enjoy them for their character, not what they own. But that's just me.

First of all, commenting (where did the OP say she made fun of or bashed?) on someone's bag (real or fake) does not mean you don't teach your child to value the character of people. And I'm sorry but I find it hard to believe that you, or anyone else here has never commented on someone's appearance with thier child and if you say you have never done it, I have no problem calling you a liar.

 

[connorlevismom]

First of all, commenting (where did the OP say she made fun of or bashed?) on someone's bag (real or fake) does not mean you don't teach your child to value the character of people. And I'm sorry but I find it hard to believe that you, or anyone else here has never commented on someone's appearance with thier child and if you say you have never done it, I have no problem calling you a liar.

I have never done it. However, my kids are only 5 and 4 months.

Kristine

 

[luvmy3]

I have never done it. However, my kids are only 5 and 4 months.

Kristine

Okay, I believe you
My point is that we all comment on other's appearance, whether its a hair style we like, or a shirt we hate. I don't think that reflects on our character unless we are using our comments in a deragotory way towards the person. There is a difference between making an observation about someone, like for instance their handbag and commenting on whether its fake or not and saying something like "oh, that girl is just a poor wannabe carrying a wannabe Gucci" I didn't get the impression that the OP and her dd were doing anything like that. I could be wrong, but her posts don't come off like she has that general attitude towards people.

 

[Vixen]

off topic , Ok can someone explain how these illegal weddings at WDW work i dont get it lol

 

[connorlevismom]

Okay, I believe you
My point is that we all comment on other's appearance, whether its a hair style we like, or a shirt we hate. I don't think that reflects on our character unless we are using our comments in a deragotory way towards the person. There is a difference between making an observation about someone, like for instance their handbag and commenting on whether its fake or not and saying something like "oh, that girl is just a poor wannabe carrying a wannabe Gucci" I didn't get the impression that the OP and her dd were doing anything like that. I could be wromg, but her posts don't come off like she has that general attitude towards people.

Thanks!

I understand what your saying. And maybe the OP does not do it in that manner (IMO that is a longshot, but still worth a consideration). There is, however, someone on this thread that I feel does do it in that manner. And I think that is wrong.

For me, if you make fun of someone having a fake vs real anything, your making fun of the fact that they cannot afford it. Because chances are that if they could, they would have a real one. Like it was stated earlier by someone, most people who buy the fake ones, want people to think they can afford the real version. So if they had the money for real, they would not be carrying around a fake.

Kristine

 

[Ember]

off topic , Ok can someone explain how these illegal weddings at WDW work i dont get it lol

I'll step up to answer this, seeing as I brought it up.

To get married at Disney (either World or land) you need to go through Disney Fairy Tale Weddings. This is a wedding department that handles your wedding from beginning to end. There are very strict guidelines that must be followed, such as minimum expenditures for certain locations and times of day, using only Disney for any food served, etc. Disney is also very strict about not letting wedding parties see each other, as it's their goal that on your day you feel important and special. Because of this, they are very careful about scheduling.

Disney weddings basically operate in tiers. The most basic Disney wedding you can have is an Escape wedding for $4,750. Then there's the Wishes wedding with a minimum of $10k which allows for much more customization, or a Couture which is much more lavish and starts at $30k (I think!). Like everything at Disney you pay through the nose for everything. But then, anyone going to Disney has already accepted this fact and made peace with it. (Either that, or they're having a bad day.)

But there are a number of people who want a Disney wedding without going though Disney to have it. They come up with all kinds of plans, from having the wedding in their hotel room, to wearing just a sundress and having a quick ceremony, to posting lookouts so they can try to get married in front of the castle. (An option that costs a small fortune if you go through legal channels, if it's even possible.) They want the experience, but feel they are exempt from all the rules. As I said, if Disney catches you performing a wedding on their property, you will be escorted out.

 

[legalsea]

I agree that having an illegal wedding at Disney World can be dangerous and embarrassing. I should know.

It was back in 1998. My girlfriend had consented to be my wife. However, my fiancé demanded that I ditch the girlfriend and marry her instead. I agreed, since I had only met my girlfriend the night before; plus she was simply a character on a new television show we had been watching (my fiancé and I) so it would not have worked out.

Anyway! My fiancé always dreamed of getting married on the grounds of Disney World. We could not afford the official Disney Wedding, which I believe started at $1,500.00 (for that price you were married on the ferry between the Boardwalk and Epcot). We could not afford even that.

Hence, we arranged for our four parents, our eight grandparents, our 14 siblings, our 143 friends, and my ranch foreman, Max (as I learned from the TV show Dallas, never go anywhere without your ranch foreman), to meet us on a certain day on the grounds of the Magic Kingdom.

The day arrived, as did three friends, three parents, two siblings and Max (we learned that sad day that none of our grandparents were alive, which explained the absence of birthday gifts over the years; the lack of a parent was a shock to me, but it did explain the odd looks I got from my mother over the past twenty four years whenever I would enquire about my father). As for the siblings, we were not sure what ‘siblings’ meant, so we were gratified when two showed up. Turns out they are Morman. After talking to us a bit they left.

To make a long story short, you may take it to the bank that every single ‘character’ you see is in reality a Disney Spy hired to stop illegal weddings dead in the tracks. The first time the preacher (Max; as a duly certified Ranch Foreman he is authorized to conduct weddings) attempted to read the Nuptials we were ambushed by Pocahontas, who swore in a dreadful language to ‘scalp’ us if we proceeded. We ran off, and tried again, only to land in the soup with Ratatouille (I expected nothing else from that rat).

At our next attempt Max got to the question “Whom does the groom believe his bride is?” (my fiancé and I wrote our own questions or vows; I put this in to be sure I was marrying the right girl; Max was to tell me if I pointed to the wrong one) when Winnie the Pooh poohed all over everything. Indeed, he was tipped off by Cinderella who had offered to be the flower girl (which I thought odd since (1) we didn’t have any flowers and (2) at the question, above, I initially pointed to her).

Anyway, after I had mistakenly identified Cinderella as my bride my fiancé decided that we should quit for the day. We later (much later, as it turned out) got married in Las Vegas, where they don’t ask such foolish questions but simply go ahead and hook you up.

 

[luvmy3]

Thanks!

I understand what your saying. And maybe the OP does not do it in that manner (IMO that is a longshot, but still worth a consideration). There is, however, someone on this thread that I feel does do it in that manner. And I think that is wrong.

For me, if you make fun of someone having a fake vs real anything, your making fun of the fact that they cannot afford it. Because chances are that if they could, they would have a real one. Like it was stated earlier by someone, most people who buy the fake ones, want people to think they can afford the real version. So if they had the money for real, they would not be carrying around a fake.

Kristine

I said that but I'm sure others did too. The funny thing is my friend who buys all the fake stuff, she can afford the real thing but she chooses not to. She doesn't care about the quality of the real, its the label and the status associated with that label. I would never make fun of her for that, but I do feel that it lowers her character, not because she wants that label but because she's willing to promote illegal activity to get it.

 

[Vixen]

I'll step up to answer this, seeing as I brought it up.

To get married at Disney (either World or land) you need to go through Disney Fairy Tale Weddings. This is a wedding department that handles your wedding from beginning to end. There are very strict guidelines that must be followed, such as minimum expenditures for certain locations and times of day, using only Disney for any food served, etc. Disney is also very strict about not letting wedding parties see each other, as it's their goal that on your day you feel important and special. Because of this, they are very careful about scheduling.

Disney weddings basically operate in tiers. The most basic Disney wedding you can have is an Escape wedding for $4,750. Then there's the Wishes wedding with a minimum of $10k which allows for much more customization, or a Couture which is much more lavish and starts at $30k (I think!). Like everything at Disney you pay through the nose for everything. But then, anyone going to Disney has already accepted this fact and made peace with it. (Either that, or they're having a bad day.)

But there are a number of people who want a Disney wedding without going though Disney to have it. They come up with all kinds of plans, from having the wedding in their hotel room, to wearing just a sundress and having a quick ceremony, to posting lookouts so they can try to get married in front of the castle. (An option that costs a small fortune if you go through legal channels, if it's even possible.) They want the experience, but feel they are exempt from all the rules. As I said, if Disney catches you performing a wedding on their property, you will be escorted out.

ahh i get it now! darn i didnt know people did that!

 

[LunchladyDoris]

Wow, I knew when I left last night that this was going to get silly!! *I* was the one who originally said that I play the "Real or Fake" game with my daughter. Big deal! It is people watching. It is a discreet conversation between two people.

Ok, grab your panties and bunch em up real tight........we also discuss what people wear!!!

My daughter is studying French, marketing, and fashion so this makes sense to us. Example: "What do you think of the outfit......guy at your two o'clock...good mix or mess?"

In MY mind, discussing or owning handbags, whether designer or non-designer, should not warrant the "attacks" and "judgementmal" comments that are here. Do you people go into each thread and "attack" the folks who stay at deluxe resorts instead of values, simply because YOU don't see the need for them to spend THEIR money how they choose?

Do you walk up to the person getting into her Lexus and verbally bash her because YOU don't think she should spend that much money when a Chevy will do?

There are a few people who, it seems, joined this thread simply to bash, not contribute an opposing point of view.....just to bash and ridicule.

I don't see where anyone is any "better" than anyone else.

Well, to be fair you probably shouldn't judge others unless you can take some judgement yourself. It does not take a genius to really understand that. You openly said you play the "purse" game and people, well within their rights told you openly about their opinion what you are doing.

 

[Disney-Kim]

I'm guessing gasoline funds terrorism more than these cheap bags will. I am as big a handbag snob as anyone. I think most people take issue that their $1500 LV bags might get mistaken for the $75 version and vice versa. Child labor and terrorism are the excuses people like to give. I'm not referring to the OP, but to most handbag snobs in general.

as a devout LV lover and collector...I do not have an issue with someone thinking my bag is fake...I KNOW its real. that is all that matters and its not an excuse.
handbag snobs are not necessarily snobby people...that is a negative generalization imho.....

 

[Disney-Kim]

The righteous indignation is a little tough to swallow. These bags may be good quality but they are still bags. A bag is not inherently worth $1500 or even $500. I have a hard time believing that exploitation or (even trademark infringement) is the primary concern of those who are bent out of shape about this.

why judge how others spend their money??? I just don't get the hostility towards designer bags.

some people like them and some don't....its a free world.

 

[Disney-Kim]

Which we also do, as well as check all the pics on Ebay, ask for advice on the purse forum, etc. etc.

I do this too I am a TPF member

I better get off this thread...I may get in trouble defending my LV obsession

sorry for the multiple posts...I am not good at multi quoting...

 

[Zuzu03]

Thanks!

I understand what your saying. And maybe the OP does not do it in that manner (IMO that is a longshot, but still worth a consideration). There is, however, someone on this thread that I feel does do it in that manner. And I think that is wrong.

For me, if you make fun of someone having a fake vs real anything, your making fun of the fact that they cannot afford it. Because chances are that if they could, they would have a real one. Like it was stated earlier by someone, most people who buy the fake ones, want people to think they can afford the real version. So if they had the money for real, they would not be carrying around a fake.

Kristine

Okay, OP here. I would never, ever do anything as hurtful and vicious as saying someone is a "poor wannabe". If you all only knew me, you would think that anything like this is preposterous, my students would think you had lost your mind. Making fun of anyone for any reason is absolutely unacceptable, and if you have noticed, none of my posts degenerated into this kind of behaviour. Some of the others, however, have. It's too bad this thread has turned into another nasty platform for name calling and holier-than-thou attitudes. Mods, feel free to close this one.

 

[My sister's princess]

Yage

 

[bluesaturn]

I'm hesitant to get back into this conversation... But I know I feel disapproval at the obvious flaunting of stolen goods. Around here it's a trend for teenage boys to wear ball caps with the tags still on to show that they were stolen.

Are you talking about keeping the sticker on the inside brim of the hat? I don't think that's to show they stole it, I think it's to show it's legit.

 

[LunchladyDoris]

Yage

And guess who'll be back?

 

[Ember]

Are you talking about keeping the sticker on the inside brim of the hat? I don't think that's to show they stole it, I think it's to show it's legit.

No, around here they leave the actual price sticker/tag on. The one that says the store name and "$24.99" or whatever. I had seen it several times and then finally realized what it meant when I was sitting next to a group of boys at the mall. On of them had just lifted a hat and they were talking about it... (I did alert security on that one, but I don't think anything came of it.)

 

[bluesaturn]

No, around here they leave the actual price sticker/tag on. The one that says the store name and "$24.99" or whatever. I had seen it several times and then finally realized what it meant when I was sitting next to a group of boys at the mall. On of them had just lifted a hat and they were talking about it... (I did alert security on that one, but I don't think anything came of it.)

Ah, I see. I've only seen keeping the official stickers on it. I've heard some people keep the stickers on their new cars when they buy them, to show people how much they cost. Sounds kind of like the same ridiculous idea

 

[Ember]

Ah, I see. I've only seen keeping the official stickers on it. I've heard some people keep the stickers on their new cars when they buy them, to show people how much they cost. Sounds kind of like the same ridiculous idea

Well, if I'm ever a size 8, you can bet I'm leaving the size sticker on so everyone can see!