FAKE GOODS STILL SOLD AT STRAW MARKET DESPITE VENDOR CHARGES

Wed, Sep 22nd 2010, 11:00 PM

By MEGAN REYNOLDS

Tribune Staff Reporter

mreynolds@tribunemedia.net

FAKE designer bags and purses continue to be sold at almost every straw market stall in downtown Nassau just days after nine Bahamians were charged in the United States with trafficking counterfeit goods.

Gucci, Fendi and Louis Vuitton are among the wide variety of purses, totes and wallets being snapped up by tourists keen to buy nice-looking bags regardless of their authenticity.

At the straw market you can purchase an imitation version of the Fendi spy-bag sold for around $2,000 at the genuine Fendi shop 100 yards away, for just $80, or $50 if you are willing to haggle.

Dozens of Louis Vuitton designs pertaining to ...

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