By Jess Flaherty
A woman got lucky after spotting a Gucci bag in a charity shop for an absolute steal. Gucci is a prominent, world renowned, luxury design house founded in Italy in 1921. It offers an array of handbags, clothing and accessories, shoes and even home decoration. Gucci also boasts a fragrance and cosmetics line under the name Gucci Beauty. Typically, the luxury retailer鈥檚 bag prices vary. The brand鈥檚 Ophidia mini bag , crafted in beige and white GG Supreme canvas, is currently priced at 拢610 to purchase directly from its website, for example. On the higher end of the spectrum, its Diana medium tote bag – which comes in six colours and is constructed in leather – is available for 拢3,170. Vintage Gucci bags can be especially expensive, particularly if they鈥檙e from a limited edition release or rare. On eBay , a limited edition Gucci Crocodile Bag is available from 拢24,086.72. Many bargain hunting fashion lovers turn to charity shops on the hunt for stylish clothing and accessories at a fraction of the cost. Those looking to make more sustainable fashion choices and avoid buying fast fashion similarly visit charity and secondhand shops when looking to pad out their wardrobes. There鈥檚 plenty of options available which allow people to shop for less while supporting a good cause, or simply snap up some much needed bargains while the cost of living continues to rise. Discount chain store Goodwill boasts more than 150 outlets across the United States and Canada , where it offers bargain hunters 鈥渉undreds of thousands of unique items up for grabs at any given time, including art, books, vinyl records, clothing, home d茅cor, jewellery , musical instruments, sports, toys, and more鈥. One woman ventured into her local Goodwill store in northern California and was amazed after spotting a Gucci bag for sale. It wasn鈥檛 on the shop floor with the rest of the items, it was alongside the jewellery in a glass display case which led the woman to deduce 鈥渋t was real鈥. There are many fake copies of designer goods often sold as though they鈥檙e the real deal. If you鈥檙e buying a designer item from a secondhand source, make sure you have it authenticated before splashing the cash. The woman shared her Gucci find on Facebook with the caption 鈥淕ucci crossbody found at Goodwill today鈥, where she declared the bag to be a genuine Gucci number after the serial number was checked. It was on offer for just $49.99 (拢36.82) but as the woman is a 鈥渞egular鈥 client, they allowed her to have a slight discount and sold it to her for $44.99 (拢33.13). The woman didn鈥檛 want to share the exact location of the store where she found the designer item because she was worried about getting in 鈥渢rouble鈥 with 鈥渟ome managers鈥.