I can never understand why someone would spend thousands of dollars on an item that sometimes is so small, it barely can hold a credit card and some mints. But to each his own – or her own for that matter and he designer handbag craze has definitely hit our shores. Prada, Gucci, LV are just some of the international household brands that have painted their brands and logos on our shopping centers and malls all over Singapore. Their association with elegance, taste and a lifestyle above the rabble has been the allure that have drawn literally thousands of women to flock to their department stores and snap up their goods.
But a friend of mine did ask me a while back whether they were any cheaper to buy here in Singapore and it didn’t really strike me as a pertinent question. In any country, they are pricey and once you get past a certain size price tag, then it really shouldn’t matter. Like the old saying goes, if you really have to ask, then you aren’t able to afford it. But then I take a step back and remind myself that I a in a country that thrives of discounts and a bargain buy – no matter the label, no matter the price range. It is almost something to boast about among the circles of the avid shoopaholics. Even it the bargain was miniscule, even if it couldn’t fill the coin pouch of an an aphid on a diet, it will be still something to talk about. But does this exist? Designer handbags and their producers are famous for keeping a tight control on their prices and here in the region of Asia, with currency conversion – the prices are relatively the same with very little variance from country to country. But I have heard legend of the cheap designer handbag, being touted by the smart and cunning few who have bee kept in the loop of a secret that is only passed to those deserving.
Wholesale designer handbags and factory open houses where last seasons best and greatest are sold – up to 70% off the original price. Many companies who have been unable to move or sell certain handbags and certain designs will pull their resources together and have a sale like no other. This is the only place where a discount of a few thousand dollars is actually possible/ The news is usually spread through word of mouth or through hard to find flyers flown all in only select locations. Somemay disdain the sale and some may search eagerly for it, but usually only a small percentage of the population are able to enter into this place of wonder. Prada, LV, Guess, Versace and other brand named handbags are sold within very low low ranges and usually, these wholesale events are snapped up within hours of opening. Licked clean and spotless, no deal is left ignored and it is only here that cheap designer handbags are available.
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