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The most expensive items which can be found in a woman’s handbag are Blackberrys (£250), iPods (£150), travel passes (£200) and glasses (£150). The remainder of the content value is made up by a plethora of assorted paraphernalia, including a purse, cash, a mobile phone, a notebook, a paperback book, pens, a diary, make-up, sweets, perfume, hairspray, hand cream, stamps, an umbrella, keys… the list goes on. Indeed, it is hard to believe that people can fit all of this into a single handbag – a suitcase on wheels might be more appropriate.

However, handbags themselves are also seen as a commodity, and can often cost as much as some of the contents that could soon be expected to be found in them. A survey at Lakeside shopping centre in Essex conducted this year on behalf of the Daily Express found that the average 30-year-old buys a new handbag every three months and will spend an average of between £185 and £380 on each one. Meanwhile, the world’s most expensive handbag – the Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork handbag – is on sale at £23,484.