Crime rates in London have been steadily rising in recent years, with city-dwellers concerned about phone thefts and thieves on e-bikes.
But one issue many of us don’t have to worry about is protecting our £30,000 designer bags from being stolen.
In a TikTok video, posted by @bagista.uk, one woman shows off perhaps the most unrelatable hack ever: how to keep her newly purchased Birkin bag safe.
In the clip, which has gained over five million views, she takes the designer bag out of its orange Hermès carrier bag and places her purchase in a plastic carrier bag – a Waitrose one, of course.
The caption reads: ‘POV: You just bought a Birkin but you live in London.’
Similar videos on TikTok have led influencers with very expensive tastes to proclaim ‘you can’t have anything nice’ in the capital.
Another TikToker, @somedayswithm, unboxed her Gucci purchase inside a small branded red bag and …