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[jenl70]

Does anyone know where to get some good fake hand bags? I know people say Dongdeamun(can't spell) but does anyone know the directions to the place from the subway stop?
Or if theres any other places around Seoul.
Thanks!

[lantana]

I too I'm interested. Anybody?

[Gibberish]

Lots of street vendors in the side alleys on Friday and Saturday nights in the more metro areas of Seoul will have them, Apgujeong, Chungdahm, Hongdae, anywhere downtown really.

They may be knockoffs, but they're cheap and easy to find.

[TDC troll]

Ask in some of the shops in Itaewon.
Various shops will sell them . Especially some basement stores
that make tailor made clothes .
If you see a shop selling knock-off watches , ask them.
Or, even , a handbag store .
Have a picture of want you'd like , or just ask by brand name;
Gucci , Channel, or LV.

Some of the shops actually have catalogue books of knock-off
bags.

There is also a classification system of knock-off bags.
Beginning with 1. A급 (GEUP)
2. B급
3. C급
With A 급 being the best one . Literally unrecognizable to the real one.

[rowdie3]

Best places are in Songtan on the near the Air Force base. Subway to Songtan. Cab say "Main Gate" and you're there.

So many purse stores. Ask to see their "Secret Room". Secret rooms are full of A quality. The Louis Vuitton wallets I bought last week look totally real. Channel, coach, Jimmy choo, etc.

[gmarthews]

Dongdaemun is good for knock-offs, some of the more modern dept store style markets have whole floors. For something like Chanel you'll still pay quite a bit for a great fake and you'll need to ask. They don't have the good ones on show.

LV is so easy to get pretty much anywhere, somewhere like Itaewon is full of them.

You'll also sometimes see Chanel and of course the rest of the brands in places like Myeondong but I think the prices are higher than they are in Dongdaemun tbh. And you'll get less choice.

[dalem]

Namdaemun has a high number of them too.

[lantana]

Well I just wanted to write about my experience in Songtan. I just spent Saturday making a treck out there. Overall it was pretty disappointing. I guess if you want a decent LV or channel knockoff it's alright. I went into some of the secret rooms and the pickings were pretty slim there too; again lots of LV and Channel. I did see some Chloe, Balenciaga and Jimmy Choo knockoffs but the quality was pretty bad: vinyl, chintzy gold hardware, cheap zippers. The wallets were of pretty good quality though. Afterward I went shopping around Ewha university, and I liked a lot of what I saw. No direct knockoffs, but lots of bags with soft supple leather, and strong construction. So unless you really want a LV or Channel which screams fake and "old lady" I wouldn't bother with Songtan.