text: Yeah I am a dude but I know my fair share of brands even when it comes to purses You can thank my Filipino Mom and Aunties for not cutting themselves short by settling for the knock offs and instead dragging my ass kicking and screaming to the real stores but the end result of me getting a toy or Happy Meal This has been going on for years and still happens to this day less the Happy MealdarnnnAnyhow I was with the cousin during a recent visit and she was set on getting a Chanel purse She said that the staff at the stores up in the Bay Area are so snobby which I will agree Little do they know that my little cousin makes just under k a year so proud of her nnWe walked in and I am so sorry that I forgot her name but were were immediately greeted but one of the sales associates I believe she was Chinese She was definitely not either of the two Filipino women associates who must have been from the Bay because they both looked us up and down as we walked in Our associate was very helpful and did not hound over us or pressure us at all She insured that we had a pleasant shopping experience which we did nnIn the end the cousin ended up with a purse worth more than two of my paychecks but probably change in the ashtray for the cousin