Today, I went to the Louis Vuitton store to repair the broken handle on my handbag. Upon review, they told me that my handbag was not an authentic Louis Vuitton. I essentially paid $1600 for a fake that I can no longer use. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went to a Louis Vuitton store to get my wife the handbag she's wanted for ages. As soon as I walked in, the staff gave me dirty, suspicious looks and kept hovering around me. When I went to pay for the $2270 handbag in cash, they immediately became nice and welcoming towards me. This is the society I live in. FML
Today, in desperate need of cash to get me by until payday, I decided to pawn one of my nicer possessions, a Coach purse. Today, I learned that counterfeiters are getting a lot better at their profession. Now I have no money AND a fake purse. FML
Today, my girlfriend showed me a Louis Vuitton bag and asked if I could buy it for her. I told her I don’t have that kind of money. She said, “That wasn’t my question; my question was, could you buy it?” I said, “No.” She then said, “Broke and lacks listening skills. I’m better off.” Four years down the drain over a purse. FML
Today, I went on a cruise. I gave my bags to a porter, and tipped him $5. Later that night, my bags still hadn't arrived at my room, and that's when I realized that I'd paid a fake porter to steal my bags. FML
Today, a customer yelled and cursed at me, splashing spittle in my face, and to top it all off she wished “my mom would die in a fire.” All this because I accidentally spilled her milkshake all over her Louis Vuitton handbag. Apparently, it “costs more than my rent.” FML
Today, I got fired from my flight attendant job because I commented to a colleague how a passenger has the audacity to fly economy while sporting a huge Louis Vuitton duffle bag, and that it must be a replica bag. Apparently she was within earshot and reported me. FML
Today, my husband guilt-tripped me for buying a $14 purse. According to him, my old one, with its busted zipper, frayed hems and holes in the interior, was still “perfectly good to hold all your crap.” I literally only have one purse. FML
Today, my boss called me in to tell me I had got a raise. I bought a $1500 Chanel bag. Two hours later he called me in to tell me he was kidding. FML
Today, I went to Tiffany's to exchange a bracelet my boyfriend had given me for our year anniversary. It was the first gift that he actually spent money on me for. The sales lady then told me that the bracelet was not a real Tiffany's item. FML
Today, I decided to use a newer purse because my old one was ripped. When I got off the bus, the automatic back doors closed on me before I could get fully out, and my new purse got ripped too. FML
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rockyannie 11
$1600 for some purse? that was a waste of money to begin with!! NO Purse is worth 1600 dollars. Apparently the purse agrees with me and proved it by breaking.
Sady_Ct 38
Where did you get it? Do you have the receipt? Take it back.
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Sady_Ct 38
Where did you get it? Do you have the receipt? Take it back.
rockyannie 11
$1600 for some purse? that was a waste of money to begin with!! NO Purse is worth 1600 dollars. Apparently the purse agrees with me and proved it by breaking.
Inkoseh 33
People are allowed to spend money on what they like. I could say the same for shoes, jeans, cars, furniture, whatever. Handmade, high quality designer items cost money. Don't shame people for wanting to buy things they like. Now, if you're buying this stuff rather than feeding your kids, then don't come complaining to me. OP, that really does suck ass. If you ever purchase from a person, most owners KEEP the authenticity certificates for their items. If it didn't come with one, I would have taken it to the store first to be checked out. If you got it from a friend, then perhaps your friend was scammed first. Really crummy. If through eBay, eBay actually has a really great buyer protection for fraudulent items. So much so, that it actually hurts sellers.
mando 10
good points on several aspects.
KingAdrock 16
Of course OP is *allowed* to spend their money the way they want. Nobody ever said they aren't. But we're equally allowed to have the opinion that a purchase is foolish or wasteful. The high cost of designer products like Louis Vuitton have VERY little to do with quality, the vast majority of the money you pay for such products is purely for the name. A product of identical quality WITHOUT the label can cost orders of magnitude less. So sorry not sorry: OP's an idiot for buying Luis Vuitton, DOUBLY an idiot for not even buying from a reputable or authorized dealer, and TRIPLY an idiot for complaining that it can no longer be used; as if the fact that LOUIS VUITTON won't fix it means it cannot be fixed at ALL. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. YDI.
Inkoseh 33
In the end, people will pay whatever price for whatever they want. But also, does someone deserve being jipped? No. Could OP have been more careful? Of course. Whether it's by quality, brand, style or status, insulting someone because of the purse they buy isn't exactly something one should think highly of themselves over another. :/
tounces7 28
When you're buying from a guy in a trenchcoat in a back Alley, chances are it's not authentic.
mando 10
I could understand when you're making such a big financial purchase in a purse, you would expect quality and not want to invest in an item that doesn't suit your needs. You have great taste and fashion sense, here's looking to better financial choices in the future.