Purse parties are the hottest new trend for home-based retail. There are two general types of purse parties: legal ones and illegal ones. The illegal purse party is for selling knock-off designer bags at highly discounted prices. Designer bags which typically sell between $150 and $500 would sell as knock-offs at illegal designer purse parties between $30 and $60. There is a crackdown by federal law enforcement on these illegal activities, which are reported to have links to organized crime and terrorism.

It\’s definitely a crime to sell fake designer-label purses with imitation designer labels. It\’s also a federal trademark violation, and it\’s considered trafficking in counterfeit goods-even for the individual who only hosts a designer purse party in her home. Such offenses can cause prison terms up to ten years long and fines of up to $2 million. The people who buy fake designer bags at handbag parties, however, are not viewed as criminals. But they are likely purchasing highly inferior products, even considering their very low purchase price.

Real designer bags have labels that won\’t blur or peel off, and that aren\’t altered or misspelled. Real bags indicate where they are manufactured, come with warrantees, and are sold at company or department stores, not at house parties or on the streets.

The other basic type of designer purse party is the legal selling of designer-inspired look-alike bags from legitimate wannabe high-end designer companies that place their own brand name on their products. These are legal to buy and sell because there is no fraud involved, and no stealing of a trademarked label. Some purse-party customers come to these legitimate marketing events thinking they are coming to buy the illegal knock-off bags, and they are disappointed. Others, to the contrary, are worried that they might be at an illegal purse party.

There is a third kind of purse party, also legal. Purse parties such as the Miche Bag purse party do not sell designer knock-offs or big-name designer-inspired bags. Miche Bags, for instance, are inspired primarily by the need every woman has for functionality. The physical appeal of the bags is secondary (and in addition) to the practicality of them. The owner, Michelle Romero, came up with the original and unique concept for women to have one purse with as many interchangeable outer Miche shells as they desired so that changing purses to match outfits was a three-second change-the-exterior Miche shell event. Michelle has used the purse party concept and other independent distributors to build Miche into an international, multi-million-dollar business since 2007. Today she also markets Miche Bags in stores and on the web.

You should now be able to identify which of these types of purse party you\’ve been invited to: (1) a designer knock-off purse party that likely sells products inferior to the designer-label original (2) a designer-inspired, designer-wannabe purse party that will probably give you reasonable quality for a reasonable price, and (3) a purse party selling handbags that are original in concept and design.

Learn more about attending or hosting a Miche Bag purse party. Stop by Miche Bag\’s site where you can find out all about the latest trend in handbags: fun and fashionable purse parties.

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