PLEASE don't buy fake bags

Sadly, I'll admit to owning a few bootleg, fake, counterfeit, (whatever you want to call them) bags. I have already contributed to child labor and possibly, terrorism. I guess I could've guessed that some form of sweat shop labor was put into making these bags in some third world country, but I never knew the real story. The incident that saddens me the most is about the one in Thailand a couple of years ago when children, under the age of 10, were found sitting on the floor making these bags. An investigator also found out that these children's legs were broken and tied together from the thigh and lower leg to keep them from mending correctly because the children were complaining about wanting to go outside and play. But that's what children are supposed to do, and now since their legs were unable to grow back properly, they may never be able to play again. Not only does buying fake bags promote these kinds of activities, but it also takes away 750,000 American jobs. Please stop buying fake bags or any form of counterfeit items to decrease and stop demand.

Source: Harper's Bazaar January 2009 issue with Victoria Beckham on the cover