Coach, which makes leatherware that I can’t afford, wants to make it harder for me to buy fake versions of their products. Apparently, when I purchase a fake bag, children die and the terrorists win. Our sister site Fashionista reports:
According to the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, sales of fake goods cost retailers as much as $250 billion each year. And its president, Bob Barchiesi says, “it supports forced child labor overseas, it supports the funding of terrorist organizations.”
The Fashionista editors have taken a strong view against copying. I say, anybody who wants to charge me $200 for a freaking wallet can eat me. Illegal copying is the market’s way of saying “we’ve considered your markup and find it ridiculous.”
Then again, everybody already knows that gold money clips are the only way to go if you are truly prestigious.
Click on the link below, so the experts at Fashionista can explain why terrorists want you to buy knock-off accessories. You can comment over there too.
Coach Files Suit Deep in the Heart of Texas [Fashionista]