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Boutique Owner Sued for Fake Hermes Bags
Source: www.journal.com.ph
AN owner of a boutique was charged before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court for selling fake Hermes bags worth over P8 million to one of her customers.
Charged with estafa was Kristine Marjorie dela Cruz, proprietor of Penderie Boutique located at Building 11, groundfloor 101, 18 Sct. Tuazon corner Sct. Castor, Bgy. Laging Handa, QC.
The filing of the case was based on the recommendation of Assistant City Prosecutor Ralph Michael Cataquiz after finding probable cause to indict her in court.
But in his seven-page resolution, Cataquiz dismissed the case of Dela Cruz’s co-respondents Valentin Santos, Francis Nikka Arizala, Juan Paolo Serrano and Maersk Ronquillo, as they had nothing to do with the transactions.
The case stemmed from the complaints of Yolande Sze who claimed that out of the 16 Hermes Birkin bags she purchased from Dela Cruz on several occasions, only two worth P1,480,000 were authentic.
Sze narrated that sometime in October 2012, one of her friends told her that he had chanced upon the respondent’s boutique that offers for sale of brand new designer bags.
She said she and her sister went to the said boutique where they met Dela Cruz who assured them of the genuineness of the high-end Hermes bags.
The respondent further assured her that the bags she was selling were from “main supplier,” who according to her “belongs to upper class of the society enjoying superior economic status.”
Because of said representations, Sze was induced to buy her first Hermes Birkin bag in November 2012.
The complainant and Dela Cruz made an arrangement wherein the latter would email the pictures to Sze her items for sale.
Sze then would give her checks payable to Dela Cruz, to the boutique or pay to cash, whenever she would buy the bags.
The buyer-seller relationship between the complainant and the respondent continues until sometime in the early part of third quarter of 2013. In all of those transactions, Sze was able to buy 16 pieces of Hermes Birkin bags with total amount of P9,140,000.
The complainant added that during those transactions, Dela Cruz never issued receipts to her as proof of the purchase.
But in July 2013, a friend of the complainant noticed the bag she was carrying have some signs of being fake which prompted her to consult several bag experts.
She was also forced to seek opinion from Hermes France wherein the latter had confirmed that 14 of the 16 bags she purchased from Dela Cruz were fake.
In their joint counter-affidavit, Dela Cruz and her co-respondents denied the allegations, saying it is impossible for the complainant to have purchased those bags from the boutique because during such time, the corporation did not exist.
Prosecutor Cataquiz, however, ruled that Dela Cruz defrauded complainant by delivering her the subject 14 fake Hermes bags to her prejudice in the amount of P8,595,000.
Yucks buti nalang wala ako pambili nyan!
ReplyDeleteAko din tig 50 nga lang bag ko anon12:11
DeleteKaya pala parang may nabasa ako sa FB na magsasara na sila. Tama ba?
ReplyDeleteWhy would she even buy Hermes bags from a non-Hermes store in the first place? She can afford to buy naman, why not sa Hermes store na lang siya total may branch naman in Makati.
ReplyDeleteMag-oorder ka pa kasi sa Hermes Greenbelt. Matagal bago mo makuha. Iyong mga cheapanggang bilihan kasi na ganiyan pwede mo atang makuha in a minute or so.
Deletedepende nmn sa model at kulay.
Deletetama. may waiting list pa kasi. minsan d na makaorder kasi closed na ang waiting list. tas pagmakakaoorder ka na d mo alam kelan mo makukuha talaga. half a year or minsan year+. swertehan lang prang lotto =))
DeleteIf the complainant paid in cheques, madali lang ito.
ReplyDeletebut if cash and without receipt parang joke lang? impossible!
THE CLIENT PAID IN CHECK.. PERO SABI NG MAY ARI NG BOUTIQUE DONATION DAW YUN NI MRS. SZE... GRABE NO!
DeleteKung nay pambili naman kasi bat hindi pa mismong sa Hermes? Ayan lang yung Greenbelt oh! Haynako.
ReplyDeleteBec Hermes Birkins are always out of stock, waiting period is over a year. So to the birkin collectors that can't wait they buy from resellers.
DeleteSo it takes forever before you get your bag.
DeleteWaiting is part of having an authentic Hermes Birkin bag..haaay, why cant they just be patient?sana hindi masyadong atat na atat..afterall, u have nothing to prove if and when u can afford the bag nga naman so plllssss wait for ur bags!!
DeleteAng yaman naman pala ni Ate. If she can afford Hermes bags worth 9M+, dapat bumili ka na lang sa Hermes stores. Sigurado ka na, wala pang sakit ng ulo. Magbabayad ka pa sa lawyers mo nyan. *tsk tsk*
ReplyDeleteLOL Aabot ng isang buwan o isang taon kang maghihintay kapag sa Hermes Greenbelt ka bumili.
DeleteEh di sa Singapore o Hongkong bumili, magkano lang pamasahe compared sa bag.
Deletenatumbok mo 10:45
DeleteKorek! Me 9M for a bag eh for sure kahit sa US or France pa sya pumunta to buy Hermes, afford nya. Penderie pa talaga. Kalerks.
Deletekahit san lupalop sa mundo ka magorder ng bag na yan e nasa wait list ka padin. so in short. nde ka talaga makakuha nyan agad agad kahit sampal mo pa sa hermes store pera mo.
DeleteOh MY Geee ar ar ar!! I think i have to check my fabulous and expensive bag collections. If my memory serve me right i think i dealt with the same lady as stated above a few years back. Oh no. Im nerbyus.
ReplyDeleteNAKAKA IRITA KA BWISET SARAP BUSALAN
DeletePwede bang maging anonymous ka na lang? Thanks
DeleteClimb pa ate.
Deletehahaha...panalo ka sa comment@anon 10:01AM...natawa talaga ako promise....
DeleteJoj
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DeleteThey deleted the comment if alex escat in their fb page. Siguro nga fake binebenta nila kasi meron din daw complain about the louis vuitton na binili ng friend ni alex escat plus they are selling the limited ed lv bag at a discounted price. Eh diba never naman nagsasale ang lv?
ReplyDeleteHindi ngsesale ang lv but pwede bumaba ang price dahil sa tax refund. Im sure wala ka pang high end bag lol
DeleteFYI You can buy LV bags in South Korea minus taxes and other charges, which are cheaper than here. Kaya sya nagiging discounted price lalo na kpag in bulk ka bibili. Had a friend who got a huge deal in LV sa South Korea at binenta nya un sa mga classmates nya sa AIM. My friend also used dollars na nabili nya nuon pa kaya in a way nakamura sya
DeleteNo need to sound patronizing anon 1:25. Your comment just shows how shallow and materialistic you are.
Deletesa dubai kaya pag sale month may discount sila dun sa burjuman anong sinasabi mo di nag sesale
DeleteSpot on, anon 2:58
DeleteSo nde nga sale diba. Btw it won't kill me kung wala akong high end bag but i do have at di ko nabili ng sale, discoubted or sa online seller. Siguro ikaw bumibili ka sa penderie anon 1:25
DeleteAgree 2:58!
DeleteOh my! Actually their store is a little shady na nga if you see it and they're selling luxurious bags. Hirap talaga pag online ang binibilhan mo. Isa pa yang Marga Canon na yan nagbebenta din yan ng fake bags. Pag nagreklamo ka sasabhan ka na matagal na sya sa industry ng online shopping. Please let this be a lesson to everyone who is buying from online selling. Buy from the store if you want their bag. Always remember to go for the QUALITY.
ReplyDeleteMarga canon has lots of negative feedbacks due to her selling of fake bags. Masama pa ugali.
DeleteShare naman. What about marga canon? She was my school mate way back in college but we were never close. Nasa fb friends list ko lang
Delete@anon 2:15 shes selling fake bags. Google it yourself..
DeleteParang "new money" si Sze kasi first time nya mag-Birkin ng Nov 2012 then after nun, bili na nang bili, as first time lang magka-luxury bag
DeleteI never had problems with my dealings with Marga Canon. I bought several preowned bags from her and all were authentic naman. She's nice too.
DeleteThere's nothing wrong in buying online as low ng as you that the seller is legit and only sells authentic items. U wanted quality, and a sense of luxury, u really would opt to buy these brands. But at the same time u would want the affordability in buying these luxury. To be honest between a P46k LV speedy mono that's brand new over a P20k of the same brand and style, preowned but almost new, I'd go for the preowned one. No one can really tell that I'm buying a 2nd hand luxury other than me. U just have to be cautious and research on the credibility of the seller
Deleteso much money, so little common sense
ReplyDeleteYour comment is so spot on!
Deletewell sana unang purchase palang nya pinacheck na nya sa hermes mismo how legit it is. #justsaying
DeleteIf there were payments made thru checks at nakalagay ung name nya then that is enough proof for a transaction that took place. Kung hindi totoo ang sinasabi ni customer, why go all the trouble to ruin your owner's reputation? Hiring lawyers costs money dear, so why all the fuss? If your owner can prove malice behind such claim then may laban ka, otherwise the court will side with SZE, you better explain why there are encashments for such amounts as well. And to SZE you need to prove transaction has been made, cctv footage, bank deposits or even messages over text. Mareretrieve pa ng network mo yun. Trust me if you have the money to pay for bags then you also have money to get these or better yet get the store's attendants as witnesses. You can strong arm them in giving you a testimony, you can't bribe them but you can find a legal avenue to make them squeal.
ReplyDeleteParang ndi nmn kapani-paniwala ung complainant. Ano un, first time mo bbili ng luxury item sa isang boutique ndi pla ngissue ng check tpos nka-15 more k p? Hahah bka gusto lng kumita sa kaso.
ReplyDeleteThere were check payments, so madaling ma prove kung totoo ba ito or hindi. May mga mayayaman tlgang nahihiyang mag confirm. Kahihiyan din yan ni SZE na naloko sya, at kung mayaman yan issue yan sa knila. Pride yan ng mga mayayaman.kawalan ng social status yan kpag umamin ka na naloko ka ng ganyang kalala
Delete* ngissue ng receipts
Delete..yes, it's true anon 1:30...what u hav said is true...if ur rich, mas tinitignan un pride at kahihiyan na maloko sila ng ganun
DeleteAno kayang negosyo o trabaho nitong Sze na to at bakit biglang yaman. Yes, I assume new rich lang siya kasi kung old rich siya dapat sa legit store nalang siya bumili, or something like that. Why bother going to third-party stores. How ironic, if you think about it.
ReplyDeleteMagresearch ka nga tungkol sa Hermes bags dear! Its one of the most coveted bags. Pag sa store ka bibili, hindi lahat ng klase available on the spot. Mas mahal pa nga ang presyo ng bag sa mga Resellers compare sa Hermes store, pero bumibili pa din sila sa resellers, its because wala silang makuhang stock sa stores. Laging out of stock. PAg sa resellers sila, andyan na kagad yung stocks. Imagine, hindi naman mga tanga yang mga yan para magbayad ng mas mahal pa kung may makukuhaan silang mas mura sa stores.
DeleteKahit si FP bumibili ng hermes sa third party sellers, hindi derecho sa hermes store. fyi.
DeleteGuys please understand that hermes birkin is nde lang mahal ang hirap bilhin. Minsan iisa lang kada store nde pa un yun kulay or material na gusto mo, so kung me mag offer na sabihin orig then un gusto nilanh kulay size at leather o d buy na kesa magintay ka ng buwan or taon. Ganun me mga pera siguro atat lang
Deletekung gusto talaga ng original dapat dun siya bumili sa mismong store. if hindi naman afford yung actual selling price eh bakit pa kasi ipagpipilitan. ayan tuloy
ReplyDeleteActually Ate, there are times mas mahal pa nga sa mga RESELLERS. They put premium sa mga hard to find colors and leathers dahil out of stock ang store. Research research muna bago magcomment.
DeleteNde kasi sya madali bilhin u need to wait years or months. Tsaka madalas mas mahal nga sa reseller kasi syempre me patong na. D lang sa ayaw nila bumili sa store. Ang hirap hanapin para makabili nung specific bag na birkin
Deletedun pa lang sa di siya nabibigyan ng resibo dapat naghinala na siya
ReplyDeleteafford naman pala ni ateng, then why didn't she took the luxury of buying directly form the shops? Surely di mga peke yan, may receipt pa as proof of transaction!
ReplyDeleteWow ha pina abot mo pa talaga ng 15 bags bago ka nag pa Authenticate. Sana 1st bag pa lang pina check mo na kung original. For sure may nag sulsol lang kay madam.Well,.another case of big money small brain people.
ReplyDeleteKung gusto mo talaga ng Hermes purses or LV at can afford ka nman why buy at a fly by night kind of boutique? May official website nman ang Hermes or punta ka ng US, Japan, France, Norway, Switzerland etc nakapasyal ka pa at tyak na authentic ang bag na mabibili mo. Kung nghihinayang ka sa plane ticket at accommodation eh di sa pinas ka na Lang bumili di ba meron Hermes store sa Greenbelt 3.
ReplyDeleteTrulalo. She has money I'm so sure she could afford to travel. Why not go the Hermes store abroad and buy them. super sure ka na, masarap pa din ang feeling buying in the store. Hay minsan talaga sosyal na may pera pero sabaw ang utak.
DeleteAnd one more thing wag bibili ng expensive things ng walang receipt dahil pag nagkataon wala kang habol.
ReplyDeleteGot Burned. Mag bayong ka nalang kasi. Seriously, there's no point in buying expensive bags and using it in a third world country. Do you think half of the people who would see it care? Yes, its very expensive and yes it looks nice but at the end of the day, its just a bag that you put stuff in it.
ReplyDeleteWala ka lang pera pang bili! Wag ka bitter pls. Pake mo marami sya pera at gusto nya bumili ng bag! Investment rin kasi yan tumtaas value ng bag pag tagal. Wala ka kasi alam. Ikaw mismo third world person. Cheap ka kasi.
DeleteHindi lang gusto ng hermes, cheap na?
DeleteGalit na galit ka naman sa kanya sze (10:02)
DeleteKanya-kanyang trip yan, 2:08.
DeleteAt ikaw naman 10:02, OA ang reaksyon mo, 'teh. Makapanglait naman 'to. Malay natin mas mapera pa si 2:08 kaysa sa'yo.
Attention Kim Henares paki imbestigahan po ang tindahan at customer. Makikinabang ang taong bayan sa luho at negosyo nyo!
ReplyDeletee kung ikaw kaya imbestigahan natin kung nagbabayad ka ng tamang buwis mo chong.
DeleteSosy problems lels!
ReplyDeletewag kasing tamad. pumûnta ka ng mall at dun ka bumili. kung matagal man ang pagorder tyaga ka na lang. sigurado naman ang bibilhin mo. tapos ngayon rereklamo ka. di ba mas stressful yan nangyari sa u. abala pa yang demandahan na yan. and u have to pay for ur lawyer pa. buti na lang mahirap lang ako. window shopping na lang sa mall. lol
ReplyDeletebibili ka ng hermes ni di mo alam kaibahan ng fake sa orig.
ReplyDeleteKakaloka, 9m just for bags? Grabe ka yaman.
ReplyDeleteGanyan talaga ag Hermes. Gusto mo sigurado, maghintay ka sa waiting list. Wag atat na atat
ReplyDeleteAy Penderie pala yung nirereklamo dati. My mom buys her bags from exquisitemanila. Dun nalang kayo.
ReplyDeleteReading all this comments...alam ko na agad kung sinong b at nagmamarunong at walang pambili ng auth branded bags...but luckily, most of the comments have knowledge and belongs to upper class...at sa mga epal, wag kayo magcomment na dapat sa Hermes greenbelt na lang sya bumili....wala kayo naitulong at hanggang ecobag lang kayo.... Blag!!!
ReplyDeleteit doesnt necessarily means na dahil wala kaming pambili ng hermes eh bobo na kami. and it also doesnt mean na dahil mayaman ka eh matalino ka. it only shows how shallow you are. go eat your birkin lol
DeleteMay Heartstrings naman kasi sa North Edsa. Duh?
ReplyDelete- Duh Who
For me lang ha, if you're willing to spend that much on bags, better go to Hermes shops mismo here or abroad. Ako I would never buy it kasi first can't tell fake from original and second wala akong pera. Hahahaha...
ReplyDelete#mayamanproblem
ReplyDeleteDear Kim Henares, paki-check nga ang binayarang tax nitong si Mrs. Sze, kung umaakma na maka-afford ng at least 1 Hermes bag per month...
ReplyDeleteIkagaganda ba yang hermes bag na yan at kelangang pag-awayan.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't we just support our own products nalang kasi? Tsk!
ReplyDeletepara malaman ng friends ng victim na marami syang pera
ReplyDeleteTotoong mandurugas yang si Kristine Marjorie Dela Cruz aka "Tin" "Marj" Kristine Marjorie Uy. Alam niya binebenta niya fake talaga. OO may bentang orig yan Penderie pero nagbebenta rin talaga sila ng fake. Mismong kamag anak eh binentahan niya ng fake kahit na aware na siya na fake ang mga bags. Bukod jan sa pagbebenta ng fake eh nang estafa narin yan.
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