You won’t believe what happened to me the other day. On my way to Vegas, I thought: why not get myself a nice Louis Vuitton bag as a souvenir? Well, I should’ve been more careful because once I got there, I realized that almost all the bags I saw were fake. I was so mad and disappointed!
I couldn’t believe these shopkeepers had the nerve to sell such knockoffs, passing them off like the real deal. I actually bought a bag at first, but it was so poorly made that within a few hours it was already ripping. I didn’t want to believe it – after all, everyone knows LV bags are expensive and hard to find – but something told me I had bought a fake.
I asked a few girls around me if they’d heard anything about all these fake bags. I didn’t know if I should take my chances again, or try somewhere else. They recommended that I go to the original Louis Vuitton boutique in town, in case I wanted to get a real bag.
I was torn between wanting to make sure I was getting the real deal, and being afraid of the price it would come with. But since I had come this far, I decided to go into the LV store. When the shop assistant saw me, he smiled and told me that all their bags were authentic. He actually gave me a few tips on how to spot a fake Louis Vuitton bag – and surprisingly, they all applied to the fake bag I had just bought.
Much to my dismay, I couldn’t exchange the bag I bought earlier. But I also realized how proud I am for finally getting my hands on a real LV bag. It was definitely worth the trouble.
The next day, I decided to visit a few more stores around town and tell them about the fake bags. I was so sure that I was doing the right thing, but of course they denied it. One shopkeeper even had the audacity to get defensive and act like it wasn’t his fault!
Speaking about it with my friends, the consensus was that these shops had probably overstocked on fake LV bags and wasn’t aware of it. Since they were probably bought as stock, there was nothing they could do about it. In the end, though, I was just glad I could make a difference by alerting the shopkeepers.