Cheap Prada

Is there such a thing as a cheap Prada bag? Yes, there is. All you need to do is look for clearance sales, money off coupons and keep your fingers crossed and you should find something that’s nearer to the price you want to pay rather than the price you don’t want to pay.

I found an awesome deal some time ago, a combination of luck, timing and being up front enough to ask for some money off in the Prada outlet that I was in at the time. I’d seen a purse that I wanted, which was already in an end of season sale. It was a gorgeous little shoulder bag, designed for every day use and I knew it would get plenty of outings hanging off my shoulder.

However, on closer inspection I noticed a small flaw in the design and as I was willing to live with it (you had to have an eagle eye to spot it) I figured I’d find a sales assistant, point out the flaw and ask for a further reduction. These designer handbag outlets pride themselves on their reputation so you know … it wasn’t hard to ask.

She came back after a couple of minutes and said I could have a further 15% of the purchase price which, together with the 35% discount it already had meant that I got  a beautiful designer tote for an awful lot less that I could have paid for it. The result meant that I’d got an amazingly cheap Prada bag for very little effort, and of course my husband could only offer a small grumble, as opposed to his usual drama that occurs every time I spend (vast!) amounts of money on anything.

This is the way that you do it, the way to grab yourself a really cool bargain handbag that still possesses the all important designer label, less the designer price tag. Remember:

• Plan ahead
• Check press releases
• Time visits with clearance sales
• Be brave … ask for further money off, you never know!
• Look around for coupons, both online and in magazines

Trust me, it’s not hard, it’s a lot of fun and you feel hugely satisfied when you’ve got a delicious purse in your hands for a hundred dollars instead of say two hundred. Give it a go, and good luck!