Who hasn’t wanted a shopping bag worth a couple of thousand dollars?

Fashion can be a pretty mad industry and this is just one example of that.

A high fashion brand called Balenciaga is currently selling a "bleu sulphate" shopping bag online for $2,145.

Its colour and shape are remarkably like the ever-practical and durable Ikea plastic tote bag, which costs about 70c here.

I mean, just look at the comparison:

 

 

The designer bag has been in the market for a while but Ikea only recently responded to the apparent mimicry, telling Today: "We are deeply flattered that the Balenciaga tote bag resembles the Ikea iconic sustainable blue bag for 99 cents. Nothing beats the versatility of a great big blue bag!"

Tweeters have had words to say about the latest tote bag:

 

 

 

 

 

Via Twitter