to think £348 is ridiculously expensive for a highstreet handbag?

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I was just looking on the All Saints website, see a beautiful bag and then I see the price tag £348! For a bag off the high street that seems ridiculously expensive to me.

I would definitely pay (and more) that for Chloé/McQueen/Chanel etc

Aibu to think that price is ridiculous?

(Just to point out I do not own a closet full of designer handbags )

It is very steep for a non premium designer handbag

It probably cost a tenner to make in some LEDC urban hell hole of a factory.

Was it from an Email they sent you by any chance, as I clicked the link, loved it, but thought exactly the same!

Disclaimer: I do own a few designer handbags & have paid a lot more money for a few in my possession!

what Cant said.

no law against overcharging for optional items.

I've paid £250ish for a bag from Whistles before as I wanted a leather bag that would last for ages (2 years so far and still looks nearly new).

Leather bags from the cheaper end of the high street are usually a VERY thin leather that will scuff or lose shape quickly. However, I wouldn't go to £350 for a high street bag.

(As an aside, Mary Portas has a range of quality leather bags at House of Fraser in the £150 region so good value)

You would be looking at closer to £600+ for designer

I know how much they retail for, hence why I put I would pay that and more

I would say All Saints are a bit higher up the chain than high street, but they are very overpriced for a lot of their items.

Can't get a Chanel for under £1000

Can't get a Chanel for under £1000

Don't remember saying otherwise

I have several designer handbags, quality good but won't even try to justify cost! The £300 mark is a tricky one as not designer but still expensive. Would expect lower end aspinall, good condition ion preloved designer for that sort of price.

I take your point but all handbags are designed somewhere along the line - the distinction between designer and high street is fairly arbitrary, IMO, and there's fit to be a grey area somewhere. What about collaborations between high street retailers and high-end designers? I think really you just have to look at the item in question and ask whether it's worth that to you.

Can really recommend preloved.....all the quality but not the price tag....bite buying a hardly used, one careful lady driver Mercedes!

Am I the only person who thinks £348 is too much for a handbag, full stop?

For All Saints I would say yes, it's pricey! My Michael Kors handbag was about £300 (it was a one off gift that I'm very, very grateful for). Obviously MK isn't on the levels of Mulberry but I'd say that £348 is more what I would expect to pay for that than All Saints.

That is a lot, especially when you can get Radley bags much cheaper than that.

I had 3 very lovely bags (balenciaga) that I bought new outright in the Celtic Tiger days. I sold one on since for almost what I'd paid for it.

Have just put a deposit on a layaway beautiful patent mulberry bayswater (preloved but fantastic condition) - it costs €400 but I'll have paid for it at Christmas and I'm looking forward to it. Classic bag, won't go out of style.
I wear fairly neutral clothes so spend a bit on hair, scarves, shoes and bags. It's worth it to me.

I have Lulu Guinness bags in that price range.

That's almost some bodies rent for the month

Dertie I think 50 quid is too much.

I just got a lovely bag in the RSPCA shop for £2.99

I dont think they get any better or nicer after 500. (My most expensive handbag was £80. ) :-/

I don't get the bag thing at all. I click on the links people post to Mulberry bags or whatever, '£900 for this, isn't it beauuuuuutiful?' and I'm utterly baffled, because they all look pretty much the same as the ones you could get in George for £20. They have a strap and some pocket bits, and will eventually be full of receipts, keys, loose change and escaped bits of random Wrigleys Extra.

So, yes, that's expensive for a bag.

I paid £79 for a bag as wanted a nice one that could do what I needed it too. Have had it for years, still looks good, is leather and will be the most expensive bag I ever buy. I had been searching for the illusive perfect bag for years and haven't bought a bag since. Have loads of unwanted bags in the loft now.

I read an article a while ago about why the high st has yanked up it's handbag prices these last few years. I will look for it.

From what i remember it was only about brands trying to reposition themselves so purely a marketing decice. No special fabric, craftmanship or design work than used few years ago when hand bag prices were not through the roof.