I've been on a lookout for budget luxury bags here and online. There are some that I saw in known group buying sites, online shops, instagram accounts and even in facebook online shops/fan pages. The only problem on this one are the bag's authenticity – how can I be sure that the bags that they are selling are the original ones? How can I tell if the bag is a major ripoff? Then I'll be wasting my money big time.
I'm glad that there are legit group buying sites that are selling branded bags at half the real price. The OC in me has doubts in the bag's authenticity since it's posted on the internet, but I saw my friend's purchased bag (it was a Michael Kors bag that she bought in one of the group buying sites around) I'm in a way convinced on giving it a try. That's why I purchased the Le Pliage bag (http://metrodeal.tumblr.com/post/54890028625/capture-your-elegance-with-a-longchamp) from their site that is on sale at half the original price. If I learned that this bag that I bought is the fake one, it'll be easy for me to make a complaint against the website who sells this online.
As I waited on my bag that I bought online, I've been searching for group buying site reviews, most of them are selling the ripoffs and the well-known sites are those who are selling the original ones. But that doesn't ,ake sure that they are selling the original bags, for I also saw some bad reviews about them, saying that they are selling fake bags too. And because of this one, my heart's been broken apart. :(
Well anyway, things went from bad to good after my bag arrived. I checked on the Le Pliage (http://www.metrodeal.info/2013/12/authentic-yet-very-affordable-longchamp.html) bag that I bought and I was surprised that it really is the original one. The authenticity marks are all intact, the make is the same as the original ones that I saw from the store itself and the swatches are the same as the ones from the store. I'm really happy with my purchase!