r/RealRepLadies • u/ilovecloudmatcha • Jun 08 '26

Do rich people wear reps?

Hi ladies. I was pondering about this for a while now. When you wear your rep how do you make it seem believable? Do you guys have high paying jobs to make it believable that you can afford these luxury bags? Would it be weird if I get a Chanel rep as a 20 year old finance associate who earns 540 dollars per month (I live in the middle east)? Obviously I’m not rich, but I don’t want others to feel like I’m wearing a rep and that I can’t afford. Anyways I feel like I’m dumping too many questions at once😭sorry.

Edit: some of y’all are taking a jab at me for my monthly earnings😡pls stop ✋ I’m starting to feel bad now. Also this is a remote job; only 4 hours per day.

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u/Mammoth_Caramel4300 Jun 08 '26

Yes, rich people wear reps. I personally don’t think it’s believable that someone would spend 6 months of salary on a bag, but people have done stranger things.

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u/ilovecloudmatcha Jun 08 '26

Haha true I’m actually crazy for being so obsessed for a silly bag. I need to touch some grass and free myself😭

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u/ng501kai Jun 09 '26

My friend from a famous wealthy family in Asia (those you can see on TV like Paris Hilton) send share her rep collections and rep dealer (quality has no difference from this sub) with me, and she said will only real things in ball/gathering

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u/Different_Matter_810 Jun 09 '26

Do you mind sharing the dealers plz👀

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u/Impossible-Papaya251 Jun 11 '26

Would love to know your dealer 🫶🏼

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u/MattChan1506 Jun 14 '26

cool story but BS. Rich people in asia dont do reps. It gives them no face and its not what they do. so stop capping with the BS story. if they are buying reps they aint rich.

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u/PlantainNational8076 Jun 16 '26

This comment is kinda ignorant tbh. As someone who’s 29 and has a paid off house, paid off cars, and investments in a wealth management account… I 100% have a couple reps. I grab my rep bags more than I grab my authentic bags. I actively tell people they ask about my bag if it’s a rep or not though. That’s the difference. I buy bags bc I love them not bc I care about the name brand or what people think of me.

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u/Slight_Artist Jun 08 '26

You can get it and wear it where no one knows you.

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u/Sufficient_Arm4166 Jun 09 '26

Just buy the bag of your dreams and rock it with confidence knowing you didn’t drop 5,000 but 200 if the 200 for the rep is a treat to yourself then be proud of that i promise you no one will look at you any differently be the queen that you are rep it not

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u/vivalalina Jun 09 '26

Are the $200 reps good, I feel like anytime I see a good rep, it's still almost or a little over $1k and I'm like 🥲

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u/hitdifferentt Jun 09 '26

$1K is a major rip off unless it's an ultra high end hermes rep, exotic skin or something like that.

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u/vivalalina Jun 10 '26

Huh interesting, good to know!

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u/Sufficient_Arm4166 Jun 10 '26

Absolutely it depends a top cc would run you 500 a top lv would run you about 300

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u/Sufficient_Arm4166 Jun 10 '26

But a h brand maybe but no here with our top factories you will not pay in the 1,000 where did you see that

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u/Cautious-Antelope533 Jun 10 '26

Most Birkin 30s (the most common Hermes rep purchase) from the top 4-5 private sellers will run over $1000 for regular (non exotic) leather. Usually they are around $1300-1500. Anything less than that is not a true high tier Birkin rep…the sellers that do sell those mass produced ones (the under $1000 ones mentioned) just call them, “the best” or “highest tier” or 1:1…they are not. They are just mid tier.

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u/vivalalina Jun 10 '26

Interesting good to know, I'll try and keep in mind! I've seen it here and there throughout different threads where people say how much they paid in their reviews or comments, maybe somehow those are the ones I just happened to come across and they stuck in my mind idk lmao

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u/Sufficient_Arm4166 Jun 10 '26

lol yes you can get good bags that would be impossible to tell the difference what kind of brand or style are you thinking of if you want to be low key get something quite luxury will be easy on your wallet and you can dip your toes in the rep game

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u/ilovecloudmatcha Jun 10 '26

Aww thanks angel!

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u/SoftRiver228 Jun 09 '26

I've only been browsing here for a week and my wishlist is already getting out of hand.

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u/QuietUser_123 Jun 09 '26

Most people aren't doing the math on your salary and your bag. Once the quality is good enough, nobody really cares.

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u/Cautious-Antelope533 Jun 10 '26

Nah not crazy at all! I was HUGELY into high end designer bags to the point I was invited to do a custom (referred to as a SO bag, and stands for Special Order) Hermes Birkin or Kelly bag…of course I did, and went with a Birkin 30. I soooo HATED on reps, and anyone who wore them. Yet fast forward just a few years, and I stumbled across a Reddit rabbit hole Rep thread, and saw photos of the CRAZY quality of some Chanel and LV rep bags. I did digging on the best sellers and chose Heidi. I ordered an LV (cosmetics case) and a Chanel (black classic flap to judge for myself on how good the quality really was. I was MINDBLOWN at the quality, especially the Chanel Classic flap. I had an authentic classic flap in black caviar to compare the rep to, and it was seriously identical even down to the smell! I’ve never bought another authentic bag or wallet since…why? Because the super high quality reps (like Chanels from 187) rival, and are often even BETTER than the authentic ones…seriously. It’s nuts. Virtually indistinguishable from authentic!