Walmart released a convincing — and much cheaper — dupe of the infamous and highly-coveted Hermés Birkin bag. The real thing can cost upwards of $10,000 at a Hermés boutique if you can get access to one. Some variations of the bag have exclusive waitlists and can sell for hundreds of thousands.
But at Walmart, the look-a-like is under $100. RELATED STORY | Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction The bag, nick-named “Walmés,” has sold out on Walmart's website and sparked an online debate using the hashtag #walmartbirkin.
Social media users are praising the mass availability of the bag often seen as a wealth status symbol, while others are criticizing the bags — calling them cheap and saying the company is promoting fast fashion..
