I'll ask Mrs Wbill about this tonight. I dunno the difference between, say, a $20 knockoff, and whatever a decent brand name costs.
We talked about it, awhile ago. For her, with little kids, a handbag is a lifeline, not a fashion accessory. When we talked, she said approximately: "Cheap bags, or knockoffs, just fall apart. Where it's something that I use daily, it's better to spend a little money and get something of quality, than be a penny wise and a pound foolish."
Sez me, fair enough. But I doubt that there are too many $100K handbags in her closet, either. LOL!
I agree with Mrs Wbill about really cheap goods and knock offs and “it’s better to spend a little money and get something of quality, than be a penny wise and a pound foolish” but then I’ve gotten some really nice handbags from Target and Kohls that have lasted me for many years. The most expensive handbag I ever bought was from a department store. It was a black genuine all leather bag that I bought to go with a really nice black leather coat my husband bought me for Christmas about 12 years ago, I think I paid about $70 for it and at that price and I thought I was being uber extravagant spending so much money. Twelve years later, the neither the husband nor the coat are around anymore but I still have and use that handbag.