Even if they gave me 500K instead, I still would not walk around with a "birkin bag"

It's a 'status object' for sure, the ultimate derpiness 

@stux You could buy a €2,50 bag at Albert Heijn and put that 500K in it, instead of spending it all on vanity and having nothing but an extremely expensive bag and nothing to put into it.
@stux My wife likes to tease me that she needs a Birkin bag. She's pretty stylish, but she thinks paying that much for a bag is dumb.

@stux

Agreed! But what about these subversive sandals? 'Birkinstocks' made from re-purposed Birkin bags!:

https://birkinstock.shoes/#

Birkinstock

Birkenstocks made from destroyed Birkin Bags

Birkinstock