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bag, borrow, or steal an online high end designer handbag rental company

Bag, Borrow, or Steal

Grade: A

What it is: Bag, Borrow, or Steal is a designer handbag rental service, famously mentioned in the first “Sex and the City” movie. They offer such brands as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Prada at a low weekly, monthly, or yearly rental cost. For example, you could rent a Louis Vuitton Monogramed Speedy 30 Handbag for $60/week or $175/month. The Speedy would cost you $1,080 in the store. (BBS has also expanded into accessories.)

How it works: You can rent a bag as a guest or a preferred member. If you’re a preferred member, you pay $60 per year, and receive bag credit, a lower rental rate, and exclusive access to sales. There’s no limit on renting, so you can keep the bag for a week or a year — and if you fall in love with the bag, you can buy it.

What we found: Tons of options with a variety of prices. One of our editors ordered a bag from the site as a guest. Insurance and the non-preferred member rate quickly tacked on a surprisingly additional $20, but the bag arrived just as ordered. It looked great on the outside, and only had some minor wear on the inside. The return was just as easy as the ordering.

While most our editors agreed that we probably wouldn’t spend a large sum of money for a weekly rental, we did admit BBS was good for a specific high-end client, who also likes designer names.