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When Did Designer Handbags Become More Valuable Than Cold, Hard Cash?

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

In case you didn’t hear about it, Simon Cowell has been doling out designer handbags left and right. Even though Mr. Cowell would never

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be caught dead with a “man purse” (even if it was a designer one), he seems inspired to use Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Balanciaga designer handbags as a new form of currency that trumps cold, hard cash.

The first story of Cowell distributing designer handbags came at the end of his tenure on American Idol. As a gesture of appreciation for all the hard work his staff put into the show, Cowell gave them all designer handbags as parting gifts.

A nice gesture, to be sure.

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