High end fashion brand Balenciaga just released a new Spring 2022 designer bag that shoppers think they've seen before. The Monday Shopper Bag, which costs almost £1000, has been compared by shoppers to the old design of Tesco carrier bags.
Shoppers have said you could easily mistake one for the other. While the old Tesco carriers were made of plastic and cost pennies, Balenciaga's fashion bag is made of paper calfskin and will set you back £925.
The Balenciaga website describes the bag as "a modern interpretation of an archetypal bag". The design even features a logo of a little red man throwing something in a bin with a big cross through it to highlight that this isn't a single-use carrier bag, MyLondon reports.
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Social media users were quick to point out the similarities between the two bags. Arlene Stuart posted pictures of both bags side by side and wrote: "This bag (on the left) from fashion brand Balenciaga will cost you £925. Or you could just pop into your local Tesco store and pay 10p."
Others were shocked by the price tag on the Balenciaga bag and jokingly tweeted about it being an "expensive" Tesco carrier. "£925 for a Tesco value bag," wrote Twitter user JayRad. Meanwhile, another person said: "This is one expensive Tesco bag bro."
Tesco even tweeted about the new Balenciaga bag, saying: "If you thought Balenciaga's new bag was rare, try getting your hands on one of the originals." The supermarket attached an image with instructions on how to bag an "original", it said: "1. Check your stash of old carrier bags 2. Build a time machine to take you back to the 80's 3. Ask your Gran."
This isn't the first time Balenciaga has released a bag that looks similar to a well-known shopping carrier. The designer label released a large blue bag in 2017 that resembled a classic IKEA tote. The kind that can hold anything and everything.
The £1,365 Balenciaga bag was the same colour and shape as the 40p IKEA one but, according to IKEA, there were some important differences. For example: "a true FRAKTA" can be rinsed with a garden hose and folded to the size of a purse.
