This post is pretty different to what I normally write but when I spotted Money Supermarket’s competition to win a Mulberry Bayswater and purse, I had to have a go. For the chance to win, all you have to do is share the contents of your handbag and estimate their worth.
My Sister had a Mulberry before they became so popular and I remember someone stopping her whilst we were out shopping in Kendal and asking if they could hold it. That has the sign of a lovely handbag.
Well, the same happened to me a few weeks back. I was in Morrison’s at the self serve checkouts and the supervisor asked if she could feel my bag. I obliged as I was fairly sure she wasn’t going to run off with it. There were lots of ‘ooh’s and ‘ahhhs’, then she asked if it had cost a lot of money. In blunt honesty I told her it was a £19.99 Zara Mini Shopper. Judging by her reaction, she was expecting it to be worth much more; it’s no wonder they sold out!
Without further ramblings, here’s the answer to the question. This is what’s in my handbag:
So the big question is, how much money was I handing over to the supervisor as she eyed up my handbag? Well, bag included, £610.79. Add in to that my hearing aid, which sometimes gets stashed in my bag if it’s windy, that’s £1610.79. That’s a lot of money to carry around! Do any of you insure your handbag?
Money Supermarket estimate the average ladies handbag along with it’s contents weigh in at £850. What’s in yours?
Rosie says
I love how you’ve photographed this post. Usually I’m not a fan of what’s in my handbag posts and videos, but this was really engaging!
x
Vicki Higham says
Oh thank you Rosie. I’ve been working on my camera skills, I want my photos to be as good as yours – they’re dreamy! I’ve had my eye on the wood stack for a while, just needed the right thing to photograph on it. x
Síle says
Absolutely agree with Rosie – really great photo idea!
Scary thinking of your handbag as a big “£££” – carrying my first “designer” bag was so unsettling, even though it was gifted from work and not bought with my cash, I was so aware of what it was worth – but even in a cheap bag what we carry with us everyday in phones, tech an makeup is a bag of swag anyway!
Vicki Higham says
Scary isn’t it! I was always conscious when I was self employed about carrying my Macbook around, I was aware it was like carrying £1k, but I’ve never thought of my handbag contents being worth that much!
Heather says
Great post – and I love your bag :_
http://www.ofbeautyandnothingness.blogspot.co.uk
Vicki Higham says
Thank you Heather 🙂