The purse party is a type of party plan marketing scheme wherein a party is hel in a hostess' home for the purpose of buying and selling handbags. It is modeled after similar functions where such products as Tupperware, Pampered Chef, and PartyLite candles are sold. Indeed, it is not unusual for combination parties to be held, where a wide variety of such merchandise is made available. Purse parties differ, however, from these other parties in that the merchandise at purse parties nearly always consists of knock-offs (or counterfeits) of popular name-brand purses such as Coach, Louis Vuitton, and Kate Spade.