The 'dupes' craze isn't harmless after all... counterfeit shoppers are reporting getting denied at the border Why take out a hefty loan for the price of a quality, luxury handbag when you can simply purchase a lookalike item online for more than half-off the original price?.
'With counterfeit, they're putting the Louis Vuitton logo on it or Dior logo on it and saying that basically this is Louis Vuitton, even though it's not Louis Vuitton.
For some, a dupe simply constitutes a product that mimics the results of another popular - and more expensive - item, while an item that pretends to be another is widely considered as counterfeit.
But what happens when those copycat goods, such as a knock-off Louis Vuitton purse from DHGate, is the innocuous purchase that ultimately leads you to be denied easy access back into the United States?.
TikTok only escalated this growing trend, with viral shopping hauls from influencers showing off their highly coveted purchases and users recommending cheaper alternatives for these over-hyped products.
