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I was surfing the net the other day, and came across an article that left me flabbergasted. As you all likely know by now, I am a designer handbag fanatic.  There have been months where I have seriously considered bouncing my rent check in order to buy a purse I simply could not do without.  Who am I kidding?  I have bounced my rent to buy a new handbag!  And I would likely do it again.

Well, it appears that my dilemma has come to an end.  I was surfing the net the other day, and came across an interesting article.  It was about the burgeoning industry of designer handbag rentals!  Now I have heard of luxury car rentals and even designer wedding dress rentals, but I never imagined a day when I could rent the latest Chanel purse.  Can you picture yourself going into Blockbuster Handbags and renting the purse you have been saving your money for?  I know I can!

There is a company called Bag Borrow or Steal that, as far as I can tell, is the first of a kind.  They have a wonderful website, and a business model like no other.  It is very similar to Netflix or something to that effect, but you rent handbags instead of the latest DVD.  Somewhat similar to renting videos, you pay annual subscription fee and you are given access to a collection of beautiful handbags to use on a temporary basis.  The type of bag you are allowed to borrow is determined by your membership level.  Memberships range from $19.95 to $174.95 per year.  You can keep the bag for as long as you like, but it must remain in the condition you received it in.  I wonder if they have an insurance plan.

A GUCCI handbag bought from online auction site eBay never arrived, a jury was told yesterday.
Lucy Webber, of Rhosgadfan near Caernarfon, said she bid for the black leather handbag last March and paid pounds 41 for it but did not receive the package.

The 35-year-old denies fraud and claims a handbag she was later seen with was a different item.
The prosecution allege at Caernarfon Crown Court that Webber did nott like the bag and pretended it never arrived in order to claim the money back from the seller.

Webber is said to have shown off the bag to colleagues at the Royal Mail customer service office at Bangor.

But quizzed by her barrister Kim Halsall, Webber insisted the handbag was a replica, similar to the one on eBay, but bought on holiday in Spain for pounds 20 in July.

“I wanted the bag (on eBay), I bid for it, I won it, I bought it, I was very miffed when it didn’t arrive. The bag I saw in Spain was very similar to it which is why I bought it,” she told the court.
The court heard she refused to allow Royal Mail investigators to examine or photograph the bag until she had received legal advice during an interview .

Webber said she later lost the bag on a night out.

The mum-of-two said she had bought more than 80 items from eBay in the past three years including several handbags but investigator Neil Roberts said eBay records were checked and revealed she had not bought any other handbags.

The trial continues.

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