14 h. ago Woman shocked at what's inside £20 Amazon mystery bag she bought at charity shop

Becky, known as Becky's Bazaar on TikTok, headed to a Barnardo's store to have a look around and she decided to purchase something called a "mystery bag", but she was left floored by its contents

Economics

15 h. ago Woman spends £20 on Amazon mystery charity shop bag but what's inside floors her

Becky snapped up a mystery bag at a local charity shop, spending £20.00 on the item. When she opened it up, she was left totally floored by what she found inside

Economics

5 d. ago Collectors can fight to pay £7m for a Birkin – but the ‘it’ handbag is no longer cool | Lauren Cochrane

As prices have ratcheted up, the bag created for Jane Birkin has lost its bohemian edge and its fashion appealThe news that Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag has sold for a record-breaking €8.6m (£7.4m) at auction will no doubt cause some jaws to drop to the floor. However, perhaps it should not surprise – this is a bag design that is often linked to eyewatering amounts of money. Forty years on from the prototype, it’s now less a (very expensive) symbol of style and elegance, and more a way to signal you have a lot of money and you would like everyone to know that.A Birkin has always been expensive – about $10,000 (£7,400), according to the Guardian last year – but the complicating factor is demand. As was reported, two California residents sued Hermès for a practice known as “tying”, which means customers are expected to pre-spend a sufficient amount on other items, such as homewares or jewellery – some say up to $30,000 – before they are even put on the waiting list for a Birkin. ...

Economics

1 week ago Woman spots Gucci bag in charity shop and is floored by price tag

A woman popped into her local charity store and spotted a Gucci bag on display in a glass cabinet alongside some jewellery but was amazed after clocking how much it was being sold for

Economics

2 w. ago 'I bought £1.50 mystery bag from car boot sale and was floored by contents'

A woman was left flabbergasted when she opened a bag that cost her just £1.50 and looked at the contents. There were some things in the mystery bag that she was confused about

Economics

2 w. ago 'I found a designer bag in charity shop for £3 and its worth floored me'

A woman managed to get her hands on a designer handbag for just £3 while out shopping in charity shops - and she had no idea how much it was worth when she bought it

Economics

2 w. ago Woman buys 'designer bag' for £3 at charity shop but is floored by its worth

A woman has shared her amazing haul of handbags from charity shops, including one that she snapped up for just £3 - and it's worth much more than she paid for it

Economics

3 w. ago Moment 'Deliveroo rider' is held in police crackdown on migrants working illegally after fast food delivery bikes were found outside Home Office

The man was patted down by an officer while another looked on, with a Deliveroo food bag seen on the floor in front of them during the Home Office-led operation in London's West End.

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