How to Get a Designer Bag for Half the Price
Check out one of our new favorite places to shop for designer bags!
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Do you ever feel like your wardrobe and wallet just can’t get along? Your closet is dying for a designer bag for fall but your budget just won’t allow it. Well, there may be a solution. We stumbled upon a new site that sells slightly used designer bags at a fraction of the price. Fashionistas, meet Bella Bags – an Atlanta-based company and the second largest online retailer for authentic, pre-owned, luxury handbags and accessories. Bella Bags considers itself the resource for authentic, luxury handbags that don’t break the bank or leave you with a fake.
You all know The Style Guide is constantly preaching about investment pieces – those items in your wardrobe that you should spend more on because they exhibit quality that will last and style that is timeless. With that said, a designer bag can cost the same as a mortgage payment and a fake can cost almost as much while barely resembling the real deal. “Counterfeit bags can sell for as much as $1,000. Why risk being ripped off?” says Bella Bag Founder and Director Cassandra Connors. "We’ve seen every shape of fake around and know the specifics to help you spot the real deal and spend your dollars wisely.”
Bella Bags offers consumers four options: they can buy, sell, trade or authenticate bags. While you are purchasing a used bag, any defects, wear or flaws on the item are pictured and described on the site. And before a bag is offered for sale, a "13-Point Authenticity Inspection" takes place. This inspection is where Bella Bag’s experts:
- Count stitches
- Examine exterior and interior logo stamps
- Trace serial numbers
- Closely inspect exterior and interior materials
- Test hardware magnetism and zipper heads, totaling 13 tests to ensure authenticity
So there is good news and bad news – while items at www.shopbellabag.com can be expected at approximately 30 to 70 percent off manufacturer's suggested retail prices, many styles are still expensive. One Louis Vuitton Graffiti Travel Bag for example retails at $3,000, but is being sold on the site for $2750 – only $250 cheaper. On the other hand, another LV Canvas GM Bag that retails for $1,300 is selling on Bella Bags for more than half off at $650.
The bottom line – if you’re dying for a designer bag at a good price, this site is for you. While prices are still high, you are getting the real deal! No fakes here, fashionistas. And while styles are slightly used, quality is very good and worth the discounted price.
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