| If you've ever walked into one of the famous fashion | | | | high-end designer fashion accessories without paying |
| houses on 5th Avenue or Rodeo Drive, you know | | | | full retail price," said Anna Miller, eFashionHouse owner. |
| how wonderful it feels to admire the latest designer | | | | "We are constantly looking for new ways to provide |
| handbags in person. From the softest lambskin | | | | resources for people to obtain designer merchandise |
| handbags to colorful snakeskin wallets and deerskin | | | | at prices 20-60% below retail. It's our mission, vision |
| clutches, there is never a shortage of handbags and | | | | and purpose!" |
| accessories to add to the wish list. | | | | Other dot com online stores that are known to sell |
| One could spend days admiring designer handbags | | | | authentic designer handbags are Overstock and Ebay. |
| made in various shapes, styles, colors and materials. | | | | Overstock sells more general department store |
| That is until you notice the price tag and nonchalantly | | | | merchandise making the designer items limited and |
| make for the exit with your mortgage payment (or | | | | higher priced. Ebay can be a challenge unless you are |
| rent check) still in tow. | | | | an expert Ebay shopper. Auction sites are largely |
| With the average cost of designer handbags | | | | unregulated and are not always what they appear to |
| skyrocketing from the hundreds to the thousands, few | | | | be. For instance you can purchase a designer handbag |
| can afford to drop $2k on the latest must-have | | | | that is guaranteed authentic and find out it is in fact not |
| creation from Chloe, Chanel, Marc Jacobs and Yves | | | | authentic. Or you can bid on one thing and when it |
| Saint Laurent. So what is a fashionista, who doesn't | | | | arrives the item is an imitation of what you bid on. To |
| have a trust fund, private jet or penthouse apartment, | | | | protect your self from buying counterfeit bags (which |
| supposed to do when looking to purchase a new | | | | not only are illegal but are known to support terrorism |
| designer bag at a reasonable price? | | | | and child labor), you should always shop from a |
| Before you decide give up eating for a month, apply | | | | reputable site that provides guarantees of authenticity |
| for a second job or max out your credit cards, there | | | | and have a longstanding reputation for selling authentic |
| are ways to find designer handbags at below-retail | | | | items online. |
| prices (and it doesn't involve purchasing a knock-off). | | | | Vintage Shops. |
| Let's face it finding an authentic new Chanel handbag | | | | Another option for buying designer handbags at prices |
| at a discount is like looking for a needle in a haystack | | | | below retail is to peruse your local vintage shops |
| or more like trying to find a pair of black Christian | | | | however there is never a guarantee that you'll find |
| Louboutins in a size 7 at the Barney's warehouse sale. | | | | what you're looking for and you will most likely be |
| Seems too good to be true, right? Not if you know | | | | buying a used handbag. Vintage is always a hot trend |
| where to look. Smart shoppers know that you can | | | | but make sure the bag is in good condition and is truly |
| always find a deal and paying full price should never | | | | authentic. There are some online sites that carry |
| be your only option. | | | | authentic designer handbags, like LuxuryVintage and |
| Shop Online. | | | | JillsConsignment.-both dot com online. |
| If Chanel's your forte than check out | | | | You could also drive to an outlet mall a hundred miles |
| eFashionHouse.com, which was recently recognized | | | | away to find your next designer purse but who has |
| by as the top of three Web Sites to carry authentic | | | | the time or the patience. And don't even get me |
| Chanel handbags at off-retail prices. From the classic | | | | started on renting a designer handbag, from worrying |
| quilted style to elegant evening bags, eFashionHouse | | | | about bacteria to the outrageous weekly fees, I'd |
| sells a variety of brand new handbags from Chanel | | | | rather save my money for six months than put my |
| (did we mention they're guaranteed authentic) at | | | | hard-earned income toward carrying a purse that's |
| 10-50% below retail. And if Chanel isn't at the top of | | | | been who knows where. |
| your list, the site is divided into five stores and carries | | | | Finally if shopping for a new handbag at below-retail |
| hundreds of designers like Chloe, Marc Jacobs, Gucci, | | | | prices still seems too high, there is always the option of |
| Tods and even local LA designers, like Rachel Pally, | | | | layaway. Certain sites like previously mentioned, |
| Pietro Alessandro and Alexander Zar - all at | | | | eFashionHouse, offer layaway plans which provide |
| below-retail prices. | | | | customers the opportunity to pay over time according |
| We contacted eFashionHouse and asked how they | | | | to their budget. |
| do it -- sell these high-priced items below retail. "Our | | | | Expect a Reply. |
| goal is to provide a resource for people to own | | | | |