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For many people learning the difference between a genuine designer product and a counterfeit is a horrible experience. This is because, they learn when they first start wearing what they thought was a genuine product that they have bought online.

They might notice that the fabric doesn’t look or feel right, because it is a cheap imitation. Also, it may not fit correctly and will have the fit of a cheap shirt from a discount store. Sure it will have the designer label on it but when they look closely the stitching will be crooked and may even be coming undone.

When a button falls off they then know that something is wrong, because all of the other buttons are coming loose too. Its not a second that had slipped by the designers quality control process, because that just doesn’t happen and designers destroy all of their seconds.

Its a counterfeit and the sad fact is that the whole mess could have been avoided. Buying designer clothing and fashion accessories at a discount from obscure Asian sources is a sure fire way to get ripped off. Also, all websites are now required by law to list full contact information such as a phone number and an address.

If they aren’t listed there is a good reason why, it’s because they don’t want to hear from the people that they have ripped off. There are good deals to be had when shopping online for discount designer clothing and fashion accessories but you have to do some research on your source before you lay down your cash.

If you intentionally buy counterfeit products online then you have no reason to complain when your designer sneakers arrive with glue globs on the sides of your shoes.

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Companies such as Bag Borrow or Steal and From Bags to Riches are mining a rich market by renting high-end handbags, which may retail for more than $2,000 apiece, to fashion fans.

“They can carry a very expensive handbag and keep changing it on a monthly basis for a full year before they would have to come to pay full retail price,” said Sam Mangiere, co-founder of From Bags to Riches, based in Forest Lake, Minnesota.

Charging rental fees as low as $15 and as high as $275 a month, the rent-a-bag companies are enjoying ripe demand for accessories, particularly the elusive “It” bags that celebrities carry and others envy.

And accessories, unlike high-fashion clothes, can be worn by almost anyone, whether they are tall or short, fat or thin, and look nothing like a model.

“Consumers like brands, and they like designers and, so to be able to have a range of products from a designer is very appealing to people,” said Pat Hambrick, vice president of marketing of Seattle-based Bag Borrow or Steal.

“They’re something that everyone can have and look great,” she added. “It’s something that women feel really pulls their outfits together. You can have a really simple outfit and a fabulous bag.”

Bag Borrow or Steal operates by signing up customers as members who pay a monthly fee and rent bags at a separate price. From Bags to Riches does not require membership.

Both privately held companies say they have thousands of customers and say their bags remain remarkably pristine. Insurance is available at an extra cost.

“We’ve found customers treat the bags as if they were borrowing them from a friend,” said Hambrick. “They take really good care of them.”

Most popular are Chloe and Fendi bags as well as Coach, Louis Vuitton and Gucci, they say.

Mangiere said From Bags to Riches, which started up last year, had expected customers to keep the bags for two weeks but found they tend to keep them about five weeks.

“People don’t use it for special occasions. They keep them because they want a new bag every month,” he said.

At Bag Borrow or Steal, customers tend to keep several bags at once, said Hambrick. “Our customer has many bags. They complement the ones they have already purchased.”

So popular is the rental concept, she said, that Bag Borrow or Steal has expanded into high-end jewelry.

But not everyone likes the idea. Savania Davies-Keiller, co-founder of the fashion label DDC LAB, said she finds the rental concept “hysterical.”

“I can’t imagine walking down the street carrying a bag that’s considered the ‘must-have’ bag,’ she said. “I don’t understand this idea of wanting to carry a bag that everyone else wants to carry.”