November 21, 2009 - 2:25 am
My uncle was married to a woman that’s very into fashion, all her stuff were the latest designer merchandise, from her clothes, accessories down to her shoes. I really thought of her as arrogant and demanding, wanting designer items all the time. I heard that a relative working overseas was sending all these stuff to her, isn’t she lucky? She’s getting all these great items for free.
One day, she asked me to go to her house and asked if I wanted to have some of her things. Of course, I said yes, who would say no to designer handbags, clothes and accessories being given away. In their house, the designed handbags, clothes , watches, shoes, etc were everywhere. She then told me to just get what I wanted. I was a little shy, I didn’t want to look too eager, but when she said, that these weren’t the real deal, I was surprised and asked what she meant. Her handbags and watches are all replicas of the genuine merchandise. Her brother was buying replica watches and replica handbags since they were a lot cheaper compared to the original items, but of the same quality. The only thing that was authentic were her UGG boots, she had at least four pairs of them, with different colors and styles. They were original items since they were affordable. After a while, I got the 2 replica handbags, and she gave 2 replica watches and 2 pairs of her old UGG boots that were only slightly used. Before I went home, I said thanks, and while walking I realized I respected my aunt more. She was not the arrogant person I