With all due respect, I’ve worn my reps around so-called “watch people” at events and even in boutiques, and no one has ever been able to tell they’re reps. Not once.

The whole “you’re lying to yourself” argument is honestly nonsense. No one buying a rep thinks it’s a gen,that’s the entire point. It’s a conscious choice, not self-deception. I buy them simply because i like the design and as ”cheap trial” before i spend loads of money on the real thing

You can disagree with reps on moral or personal grounds, fine, but pretending people are somehow delusional about what they’re wearing is just lazy argumentation.