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Poll
Question: What's your favourite Birkin Bag?
Option 1: Red votes: 1
Option 2: Orange votes: 0
Option 3: Brown votes: 0
Option 4: Black votes: 1
Option 5: Pink crocodile skin with sapphires. votes: 2
Title: The Birkin Bag
Post by: mongers on August 26, 2016, 08:58:04 PM
What would you say is your favourite Birkin bag?

Photos here:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=birkin+bag&FORM=HDRSC2 (http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=birkin+bag&FORM=HDRSC2)


QuoteTwo of the most valuable are the Birkin - named after actress Jane Birkin - or the Kelly, as carried by Grace Kelly in one of her classic films.

These are normally worth up to £6,000 each, but one exotic Birkin in pink crocodile skin is currently for sale on a French website for £167,000.

Admittedly it uses pink sapphires to fasten it, and white gold for the lock.

"There are certainly pieces that make sense at that level," says Matthew Rubinger, the head of handbags for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, at Christies in Hong Kong.

"What's really interesting is that we are just starting to see these trends, as people move up from being casual buyers to collectors."

Last year Christies sold a pink Birkin with diamonds in it for £168,000, and three months ago they sold another (pictured above) for £227,000 - a world record price.

Article with details here:
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37195714 (http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37195714)
Title: Re: The Birkin Bag
Post by: Hamilcar on August 27, 2016, 03:34:02 AM
I immediately peg women who own Birkin bags as assholes.
Title: Re: The Birkin Bag
Post by: Threviel on August 27, 2016, 06:40:49 AM
Why do you use bing? I can't imagine anyone even somewhat computer literate using bing.
Title: Re: The Birkin Bag
Post by: mongers on August 27, 2016, 07:26:25 AM
Quote from: Threviel on August 27, 2016, 06:40:49 AM
Why do you use bing? I can't imagine anyone even somewhat computer literate using bing.

Twat.
Title: Re: The Birkin Bag
Post by: garbon on August 27, 2016, 08:45:59 AM
Are Birkins still in? They don't seem interesting enough to be a classic.
Title: Re: The Birkin Bag
Post by: Eddie Teach on August 27, 2016, 08:52:26 AM
I would use Bing if the responses were read out in Matthew Perry's voice.
Title: Re: The Birkin Bag
Post by: HisMajestyBOB on August 27, 2016, 08:53:36 AM
I used to use Bing when every two searches gave you a "Reward Point", and 500 points let you use 500gb of OneDrive for free for a year.
Title: Re: The Birkin Bag
Post by: mongers on August 27, 2016, 10:37:24 AM
I have my reasons for not using Google.  :ph34r:
Title: Re: The Birkin Bag
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 27, 2016, 10:46:56 AM
Yeah.  Your Commodore 128.
Title: Re: The Birkin Bag
Post by: Threviel on August 27, 2016, 11:28:02 AM
Quote from: mongers on August 27, 2016, 10:37:24 AM
I have my reasons for not using Google.  :ph34r:

That is perfectly fine. I'm sure there are lots of good reasons to not use Google. It's the using of Bing instead that baffles me. There is probably a few good alternatives to Google, Bing is not one of them.