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The blog title "Interpretation" comes from my philosophy that, in fashion, interpretation is essential and imitation is often lazy, and sometimes downright criminal. In the past few weeks I've come across a number of websites claiming to sell authentic designer bags at discount prices. When I found a site offering Birkins for just over $1,000, I knew the offer was too good to be true, so I did a little research. Each time I found a site boasting too good to be true offers, I googled the site. As I expected, I found plenty of comments from shoppers who were duped by these fraudulent sites. It's awful that people create business based on stealing the name of renowned designers and lying to customers. Remember if an offer sounds too good to be true it probably is. Think about it- if VIP Hermes customers are placed on waiting lists for months at a time, how could any site offer a huge selection of that same bag. It's near impossible to shut down every counterfeit merchandise provider, especially with more and more popping up on the Internet, so be a responsible and wary consumer.
If you find any sites passing off imitations as the real thing, leave a comment with site's name here.