Faking It: "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" Still in the Knock-Off Rotation, Really?

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We realize the Anya Hindmarch "I'm Not A Plastic Bag" eco-tote can fetch in the hundreds on eBay, (or at least people are trying to get that much) but why spend $15 on a knock-off when that's how much the real thing cost in the first place? Designer Details at the Farmers Market at The Grove still has a number of the fakers stocked in green and blue. Wow, still? We wondered if these were just left-over merch or if there was an actual demand for the Hindmarch knock-offs.

A commenter last year made the point on The Good Life: "usually i would not support knockoffs but in this case it doesnt really matter if you get the real on or not, because the whole point of the bag is to be reusable and to stop the use of plastic bags." Except that, even if you were on the side of the commenter, the fakes are such poor quality you wouldn't even pay $15 for one. [RackedWire]