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Budget-Conscious Shoppers Can Still Enjoy The Finer Things

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By MICHELLE BAKER Tribune correspondent

The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 25, 2009

I bet you're looking at the accompanying photo and thinking: "Oh, Recessionista. Why are you teasing us with an image of a beautiful Prada handbag? We are girls on a budget."

Yes, yes we are. But that doesn't mean we can't have the finer things in life from time to time, no? And when you're renting - yes, renting - this little metallic gold goddess (which retails for $1,500, but can be temporarily yours for $40) then there is nothing to fuss over.

Jennifer Hudson's character showed us the light in last year's "Sex In The City" movie when she bedazzled Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) with her rented Louis Vuitton. Recessionistas across the country buzzed about Bag Borrow Or Steal, the company that started the designer handbag rental craze. (It is now called Avelle, but the Web site name remains www.bagborroworsteal.com.)

And bags straight off the runway aren't the only thing up for grabs. The latest Tiffany choker, the must-have Chanel shades and watches for the menfolk are all there for the taking, er ... borrowing.

The process is super-convenient, easy and relatively affordable. Visit www.bagborroworsteal.com, set up an account, pick a bag and try not to scare the heck out of the UPS guy when he delivers it (like I did).

Hey, it's Prada. He should have known.

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