kauguri's

guide to fashion

Wholesale Handbags

Well darlings, I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but unless you want to set up a business relationship with one of the fashion houses there is not much chance you will be getting handbags at wholesale prices! I have got a few tips for you though so that you can save mony when you do actually purchase...

1. If there's something you love, say, at Coach, ask the store's staff when the floor plan will change, meaning when the next shipment of goods will come in. Around that time, start calling Coach outlet stores to track down the object of your desire. You may get lucky!
2. Have a firm idea of what you want. Visit the store of the brand you are interested in. Look carefully at their range and decide which styles you are interested in. Find out everything you can about those styles from the sales assistants and literature. Carefully examine the real thing so you know how to spot the real from the fake. Then visit reputable online stores and outlet stores to find your bag at a cheaper price.
3. Don't buy fakes. If you could see the conditions that the poor Chinese, Malaysian, Vietnamese and other third world children work under just so someone can have a fake handbag on thir arm, you would be absolutely disgusted. If that doesn't sway you, don't beleive that a $200 Chanel bag (for instance) is a bargain. After a few uses it will start looking shabby and that can only reflect badly on the person holding it - you. A genuine designer bag will outlast any fake.
4. Look for yard sales or household content auctions in the ritzy part of town - in my student days I had about half a dozen designer bags I picked up at such places for a song! Because designer bags are so well made and the people that buy them look after them, they were like new.

Good luck darlings!