There are some people on here who do know fakes from real REALLY well! I think if you got some real ones, dont waste your money on fakes, just carry your real ones
Unless you got a purse fetish (and I understand I have a shoe fetish haha and have a million pairs!).
Just look for quality purses in not designer names, like 9west, they have some really nice purses. If you have a Marshalls or TJ Maxx around you they carry Coach, Dooney and Burke, and other high end names for a fraction of the price. Of course they are a bit harder to come by and are not the most stylish of the bunch
Oh also I heard of this site, where you can trade pocketbooks from people for a certain amount of time, all kinds of designer bags and you just trade them for awhile!! maybe that will interest you and your mom! Id like to carry around a REAL louie vuitton for a day LOL