Cher x Sweet Pink Tote
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 | 79 Comments 
Recently I was shocked, SHOCKED, 
to see Sweet on the shelves of Maruichi’s! It was the latest issue WITH CHER BAG!! I’m never so lucky!!!! 
It includes the original Cher brand logo too. 
I have nearly all of the Cher bag designs. 
I’m only missing a select few and I’m including the Cher Shore Store eco bag design in that! 
TADA!!! 
Most of these I owe to my friend who sent the magazines/collection books as gifts. 
I also have the large and medium original bags I bought at the Harajuku store~~~ 
Bought a pricey 
cashmere sweater and was able to buy the bags because of that too. I love the sweater too of course 
My first original store eco-bag was a double purchase from a legit auction with Karme back in 2008. It was balls out expensive 
because the sellers have to BUY something at Cher before they can even buy the bags! 
So they must recoup their losses.
You can buy both sizes when checking out. So I did and gave the large size to my friend as a thank you gift 
Since I already owned one from the auction earlier in the year.
Some background on Cher bags in case you’re new to me and my multiple-year obsession.
Some years ago Rinka, a then already long time idol of mine, shopped at Cher. She loaded up their Cher brand logo eco bags with goodies and posted it on her blog. This was during the time Eco bags were booming and laws were being passed charging for store plastic bags (which my area does now too.)
OK OK so everybody wanted the cheap 8$ Cher bag!!! Soon the demand was TOO HIGH so Cher stores passed a rule saying you could only buy the bags if you purchased another item first. Cher goods are imported and VERY expensive! Like minimum 50$. And still limit to 2 (1 large, 1 medium) per customer. 
So they teamed up with magazines like Sweet and Spring to offer free varied versions of their original bag!! They also released the bags with every Cher brand collection mook (magazine + book) they produced!! 
They’re still very popular! Even last September I spotted dozens of the latest freebie black version (which I don’t have.) Also spotted a few of the 30th anniversary editions baby blue rope mini bags too still.
When I went in 2008 though, the original and free versions were on every arm. It was insane.
There are also non-tote popular Cher items like small pouches, mirrors, シュシュ, and yearly planners! These are typically free items with magazines too.
Alot of people have asked me before, how to know if they’re buying a legit bag online. Short & simple. If you’re trying to buy the REAL Cher store version of the bag it will:
1) Be expensive! At least 50$. If it’s being sold at like $20 it’s a replica. 
The only place you can get the original bag is IN-STORE. They do not sell them separately online. So the auction should list a receipt from the Cher store to help verify it’s legit.
2) Have an oatmeal colored background and NOT white. A lot of replicas have the logo on starch white or off white. The actual bags are oatmeal in color, canvas material, with the logo in dark blue and deep red. And be weary of the logo’s spacing and font. Also the bag’s size.
There are just so, so many replicas out there of, not only the original design, but of even the freebie designs too. So be careful It’s best to just try & buy a magazine that’s offering a special design
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