Philadelphia Travel Forum

Does anyone know where knock-off handbags are sold in Philadelphia? (or Delaware) I'm looking for something similar to NYCs' Canal Street.

Thanks in advance for any help!
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I assume knock-off means something different in America to what it does here in the UK . If it means the same be careful.

Just to explain over here -in the UK - knocked off goods = stolen good.

Perhpas you mean conterfeit copies so either way be careful - they are illegal in most countries.

If there is a third meaning "over there" I'd love to know what it is.

I don't know about knock-offs. But I was told that the Coach Outlet store in Atlantic City is selling REAL Coaches for about 20% of their retail price...

Didn't look myself...not into carrying my investments on the street.

When I saw the post, my understanding was that the OP was asking about hand bags that were either (1) imitations of designer labels (perfectly legal, although quality is dubious at best) or (2) had designer label IDs but were not actually made by that designer (not legal, but not stolen either). Canal Street in NYC is famous for the latter -- the illegal sweat shops nearby exploit and abuse workers to make them, and people ignore these crimes to get their "designer" brand at a discount -- but I'm not aware of any such similar area in my present home of Philly. I hope it's because there is less tolerance for worker abuse by shoppers in this city.

If you want to find hand bags at low cost, check out Franklin Mills Mall. There are a lot of outlet malls there, where you will probably find pefectly legal, designer label, hand bags that are at a good cost because too many of them were manufactured. Shipyard Shops Outlets in Wilmington is another such place.

Disclaimer: no law requires that a seller give better price or variety at a "factory outlet" shop. You might find the best price for the exact hand bag you actually want at Neiman Marcus in King of Prussia Plaza -- or at the K-Mart in Center City. But I'm not familar with an area in Philly that specializes in (what Americans call) "knock-off" products. There may be one, I've just never heard of it.