Luxury fashion retailer lists secondhand basket for $100K – leaving shoppers stunned: ‘There’s no way’
- Farfetch listed a ‘preloved’ Chanel shopping basket online for $101,268
- Many on Twitter were left in utter disbelief
Luxury fashion retailer Farfetch has listed a ‘preloved’ Chanel shopping basket online for an eye-watering $101,268.
The XXL Shopping Basket bag from the Autumn/Winter 2014 collection left many questioning the ‘crazy’ price of the secondhand item.
Several on social media pondered what they could buy for that amount of money – perhaps a new car, boat or even a house deposit – rather than one shopping basket.
Journalist Sophie Walsh shared images of the item on Twitter then wrote: ‘And in today’s edition of what the actual f***.’
Reporter Kate Creedon jokingly said: ‘But you’ll look so chic at Woolies.’
The product is detailed with silver-plated hardware detailing, two metallic top handles, along with the Chanel logo on the front.
Chanel created the bag to pair with its supermarket showcase in 2014 that saw the likes of Cara Delevingne and Rihanna take to the runway.
According to the product description, the event was one of the brand’s ‘most memorable runways’.
Others on Twitter joined the conversation, many making joking remarks that they’d buy multiple.
‘I’ll take two. One for each arm. Or would four be better?’ one wrote.
‘Well that’s farfetched lol,’ another added.
Television presenter Michelle Stephenson even said: ‘Can’t wait till they do a Trolley version.’
Another suggested a DIY alternative.
‘I reckon some spray paint and a few Bunnings baskets and we’re retiring early!’ the man wrote.
Surprisingly the basket isn’t the most expensive item listed on Farfetched.
The 2002 Hermès Kelly Doll mini bag costs a staggering $136,101 preowned – and looks to be rather small.
Some of the cheapest items on sale include an iPhone 12 Dolce & Gabbana case for $173, Jimmy Choo Dru flat espadrilles shoes for $442 and Polo Ralph Lauren shirt for $149.
Other brands sold include Balmain, Gucci, Prada, Off-White, Versace and more.
