That was a great article and would probably appeal to some of the posters here:

> “My friends that spend a lot on authentics have either never worked a day in their life or they’ve married rich guys,” she says. “But if you’re working hard for your money, you don’t want to spend it on stupid stuff. In New York especially, wealthy people just have more interesting things to do with their money. They invest in crypto. They reinvest in their businesses. They invest in their children.”

> Still, most of Lisa’s rich friends ignore her suggestions to buy reps. “It’s just a snobbery thing,” she says. “They’ve literally told me, ‘I’m too good to buy reps.’” Instead, “they’re out here buying authentic Hermès, and they are stressing out every single day. ‘Will I get the bag?’ ‘What if it runs out?’ I’m just like, You literally don’t need this stress in your life; you can just be happy.”

"invest in their children" is just polishing up their children like a Birken bag.

And TikTok too. I used to frequent RepLadies just for the incredible review quality some years back that users were writing. Incredible pictures, auth vs replica comparisons, and total detailing of every step of the order/shipping process with a dated timeline.

Ironically it felt like the “Hermes” of the replica community because of its level of quality - such a shame it’s no longer, and the child subreddits that popped up to “replace it” just aren’t the same.

Yes, the moderators there did a great job of enforcing a culture and a standard of review of the products. They also had loads of FAQs for all the steps in the process.

I hope that it lives on on a secret discord server or something somewhere. Would be a shame to lose it all.

Replicas are great! I own a couple of Birkin bags, and I pretty much only wear replicas when I'm out and about. The resale on a vintage Birkin bag is insane, so it's better off sitting in my closet

How did the article kill it? Eternal September?