Cease and Desist
It has come to our attention that certain people are using the name “bagsnob” or “bagsnobs” to sell goods online. Regardless of how fabulous the bags, they are certainly not the REAL Bag Snobs (meaning us). We have filed a trademark application for our name, Bag Snob, with the USPTO to prevent this type of [...]
A friend of mine alerted me to an online boutique that may be selling fake bags. She bought a metallic pink Balenciaga Le Dix from SacBelle.com three years ago and recently discovered that it is a fake! She wrote to the site and asked about authenticity and their answer was that the bags are rejects [...]
We received this letter today from the lawyers representing the retail website (we are not allowed to mention their name) reported in our story “A Real Story About a Fake Paddington” and were asked to take it down. It is, in our opinion, a disservice to the shopping community but unless there are lawyers out [...]
We were forced to take this story down but now that Sophisticated Spirit is no longer in business, I’m putting it back up. Maybe we were a factor and thus helped in saving unsuspecting shoppers from the heartbreak of buying a fake. In any case, it’s a good story. We’ve all been there: dying for [...]
