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" There may be nothing like the real thing, baby, but that doesn&amp;#x27;t mean American women are always willing to part with the cash required to buy authentic designer goods. According to a Reuters report on a new poll, &amp;quot;Three-quarters of women questioned in the poll admitted that they had knowingly purchased a counterfeit designer fashion item, and many said they had as many as five fake dresses, handbags, wallets, jewelry or pairs of shoes. More than half bought knockoffs because they couldn&amp;#x27;t afford the designer label, while 37 percent wanted to impress their friends or family. But nine percent simply couldn&amp;#x27;t tell the difference.&amp;quot; The most popular phony designer items were handbags and wallets, with dresses, jewelry, and shoes not far behind. The negative effects of buying counterfeit goods is well-documented, from the intellectual property theft to the proceeds funding terrorism and human trafficking. They&amp;#x27;re also poorly made and illegal, but that doesn&amp;#x27;t seem to stop a whopping 75% of U.S. women from buying them anyway. Where do you ladies weigh in on the knockoff issue? Are you part of the majority who&amp;#x27;d rather have the designer look, no matter how you get it, or are you staunchly anti-fake? Discuss. Photo: AFP/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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