The Devil Wears Prada

Yes, we know the Devil wears Prada and you'll be damned if you're going to go around with anything less than a genuine Prada Handbag yourself. The question is of course how do you know that the super expensive purse you just shelled out the big bucks for is the genuine article and not a cheap made in China fake? Well, there are several ways you can tell.

The most important question to ask of course is where you bought your bag. Did you really think that the guy selling “two Prada handbags for twenty dollar” in Midtown Manhattan was selling you the real deal? Even though he thrust it into your face and showed you the Prada logo, and said, “look, look, it real, you see, real, genuine Prada. I get you good deal.” Okay, let's assume you're not quite that naive. If you are, you can stop reading now. I have nothing to offer you.

But let's say you bought on the Internet. Ahh, now we know you got the real thing, right? After-all people on the Internet don't lie. Just ask the babe with the swimmers build and a body that won't quit who has time to sit in front of her computer for 24 hours a day talking to lonely men. But there are places on the 'net you could buy a genuine bag. Look for a place that has a reputation. And I do not mean eBay or even Amazon.com. Both of these companies contract out to thousands of independent sellers for their work and it is estimated that fully 85% of all designer products sold on eBay are fake.

Even with Amazon.com, they are not really capable of policing who sells on their site effectively. They rely on you, the consumer to tell them that the Prada Handbag you bought was a big fat fake and how would you know anyway?

Well, first off, you'd know because you took the time to pay a visit to the Prada web site and find out who is actually authorized to be selling their products. If you bought it from anyone else, odds are it's a fake. Is it possible that Ms 'I'm so wealthy and I don't know what to do with my money' decided to buy one and then sell it off cheap on eBay or Amazon? Sure it is. You can totally believe her. Oh by the way, can I interest you in a bridge? It's got a lovely view of Brooklyn and I can let you have it for real cheap.

Basically, if you simply must have a genuine Prada handbag, know where you're doing your purchasing. It makes a big difference and know that you will get only what you pay for