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Designer handbags aren’t exactly a dime a dozen, right? One of a kind (more or less), exclusive, upper-crust, etc, etc. So you’re not likely to find them running around with a discounted price tag screaming, “Buy me, buy me!”

Are you? Believe it or not, the answer is yes! No, I’m not pulling your leg. Stay tuned, let me show how you how this works.

If you have been away from the wide world of fashion lately, here’s what you need to know about designer bags. These bags are created for the season. When the designer’s next season of handbags is revealed on runways and in the posh stores, the previous season’s designs have to go.

Hang on. Don’t hop on your Vespa and head over to the nearest Bergdorf-Goodman. Bergdorf’s won’t have these on their clearance rack – Bergdorf’s doesn’t have a clearance rack. You won’t find them at Ferragamo or Dolce Gabbana or Gucci’s either. Where you will find these gems is at outlets and online retailers that have been especially chosen to carry these bags at discounted prices. Designers will never let inferior products go out of their production houses so the bags you find at outlets and e-tailers are the real thing, considering they come with a certificate of authenticity, and they will be completely flawless with the exception of being last season’s offerings.

You will find some online retailers that have gotten independently creative and have made exclusive deals with the handbag makers, the selfsame ones that made the original bags for the design house that bears their name. These cutting edge e-tailers are shipped the bags from the handbag manufacturers as soon as the season ends. This situation is all good for you once you locate that right e-tailer, you can return season after season and take advantage of some terrific savings. Do not expect to find a specific style of bag of a specific season. A lot of buyers are onto these places and the selection is spotty and not extensive.

If you are wondering about the credibility of purchasing a bag from such a place, since you can not handle it yourself and check it inside and out for workmanship and authenticity before you hand over your credit card, ask to see more and more photos. Most retailers will take lots of pictures of the bags they have in their inventory, including the inside of the bag and the certificate of authenticity; others will use stock photos submitted by the designer. Before spending a wad on your dream handbag, ask the store to send as many photos as you need to put you at ease. Any reputable online business will be happy to do that for you.

You must also get a promise for a refund, in writing, should the bag turn out differently than what you imagined it to look like when viewing it on the internet. Online payment services and banks that are responsible for credit card handling will help you in recovering payment if you can prove the transaction was less than above board. You can also take your bag to a local designer store, if you are lucky enough to have one, and have them appraise it for authenticity.

Now you know everything you need to know about purchasing at a discount that dream Gucci messenger bag you keep drooling over. Are you going to purchase it at once? Or are you going to continue to drool, never knowing what it really feels like to spend the rest of your life with such a posh companion? I would think that the ability to capture such a find at one-third to one-half off the original price is enough to send any self-respecting fashion diva to the nearest legitimate outlet. You only live once, let you live it with a Gucci.

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