Www.coach.com people, compare your purse on there if its a 2010 or higher. I bought my purse with the matching tennis shoes from www.coach.com and went into a store to pick up my purse when it was out of stock online. The inside plate stitched to the purse says made in china. This is not indicator it is fake. I have never seen a coach bag that says made in Italy in my life. You can have your purse authenticated at www.mypoupette.com, its 10 bucks, if your purse is fake, (bought on ebay too) they will help prepare the correct documentation to sue the seller and help prepare your case for small claims court. Ebay is full of fakes, though it is their policy that fake purses are not to be sold. I think we all know this not the case. The sad thing is, that a NEW coach purse off coach.com is not even that much, a decent one will run you around 350 bucks and its real, dust bag, tags, box, everything.
I just bought the 2010 KRISTEN op art large satchel, its pretty heavy, Id say the purse weighs 2 pounds with nothing in it. Every silver stud on the purse has coach engraved on it, it came with a leather stamped tag on the side and a removable shoulder strap with silver hardware. Its a sateen blend which means, it has 1 stitch under and four stitches over, giving it a high thread count and a soft feel to the touch. The zipper is very thick and sturdy and the leather is very soft. Its OP art so none of the C's actually touch, but they all line up evenly and sit perfectly side by side. Other coach bags the tip of the C;s will touch. Coach does make plain leather bags, this summers colors are salmon,torquise and a muted yellow. The plain purses should have the leather plate stitched into the inside and the hardware should be engraved with the coach logo est.1941, plus it should have the hard leather plated keychain stating its coach. It will not be flimsy or crappy. ''Most'' bags come with some type of keychain, mine did not, I bought one, it ran me about 90 bucks and every charm on the keychain has coach engraved on the back, I purchased this in store. The thing is, it will feel real and look real, you can't mistake the quality.
The MAIN reason stores don't authenticate is because technically they have the right to confiscate counterfeit purses since they are illegal and the market is so flooded with them.
Hope this helps.
I just bought the 2010 KRISTEN op art large satchel, its pretty heavy, Id say the purse weighs 2 pounds with nothing in it. Every silver stud on the purse has coach engraved on it, it came with a leather stamped tag on the side and a removable shoulder strap with silver hardware. Its a sateen blend which means, it has 1 stitch under and four stitches over, giving it a high thread count and a soft feel to the touch. The zipper is very thick and sturdy and the leather is very soft. Its OP art so none of the C's actually touch, but they all line up evenly and sit perfectly side by side. Other coach bags the tip of the C;s will touch. Coach does make plain leather bags, this summers colors are salmon,torquise and a muted yellow. The plain purses should have the leather plate stitched into the inside and the hardware should be engraved with the coach logo est.1941, plus it should have the hard leather plated keychain stating its coach. It will not be flimsy or crappy. ''Most'' bags come with some type of keychain, mine did not, I bought one, it ran me about 90 bucks and every charm on the keychain has coach engraved on the back, I purchased this in store. The thing is, it will feel real and look real, you can't mistake the quality.
The MAIN reason stores don't authenticate is because technically they have the right to confiscate counterfeit purses since they are illegal and the market is so flooded with them.
Hope this helps.
