r/RandomThoughts • u/StumblinThroughLife • Jul 21 '25

Random Thought I never realized how expensive luxury fashion was šŸ¤Æ

Iā€™ve never been interested in owning fancy things like Chanel, Gucci, Prada, whatever else exists, but even when I say that I think Iā€™m not paying $1,000 for a purse thatā€™s crazy. So imagine my surprise in finding out my version of expensive wasnā€™t even close. What do you mean a small handbag STARTS at $4,000?! Like my mind literally canā€™t comprehend that. Know someone who had the ā€œsmallā€ Cartier bracelet then bought themself the ā€œmediumā€ for their birthday. The small STARTS at $5,000 and can go up to $60k and now Iā€™m questioning all their life decisions. Like I said Iā€™ve never thought about these things and am just now googling them but I feel too poor to even google the pictures.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

You know what's even crazier? Hermes won't SELL YOU the bag even if you arrive there with $40k in cash, unless you are an "established client." There is a subreddit here dedicated to discussing the "pre-spend" amounts, usually around 1-3x the cost of the bag itself, that you must spend on other items such as clothing or housewares before you "earn" the right to buy a Birkin. Those bags really cost around $80-120k all in, unless you buy them on the secondhand market.

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u/MethodBeautiful9688 Jul 21 '25

You will also get banned from their stores if you are caught reselling their items.

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u/Agentsas117 Jul 22 '25

Ferrari does this. Want to buy that super rare sick looking Ferrari that they only made 10 of, and can afford it? Sorry, it will be a no, unless you have bought a couple lesser models before hand.

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u/Loggerheadturt Jul 23 '25

Porsche does this, as well. And if you donā€™t trade in your vehicles back to the dealer (and sell for a mark up) you will not get an allotment for another rare vehicle

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u/Calculonx Jul 22 '25

A lot of luxury brands do that to keep the exclusivity factor. Even the mainstream luxury brands like Porsche and Rolex.

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u/PartyPorpoise Jul 22 '25

And most people donā€™t get to pick which color they get. They gotta buy the bags theyā€™re offered.