We know a lot of handbag manufacturers & shops in the UK & we have been hearing some real horror stories from most of them, the general trend is that this year has been the worst ever, and hopes for 2009 are not high.

This was the reason that we set up www.bagshandbags.co.uk in the first place – to try & offer consumers a different choice by bringing some of the hidden handbag gems to peoples attention so that consumers can still get a wonderful new handbag, but whilst saving themselves money at the same time.

Of course there will always be customers who want to buy the high end designer handbags, and we will cover some of those too, since thats where the latest fashions originate, but our emphasis will be on value for money, so be sure to keep your eye on these pages to see what must have handbag gems we can dig up for you as the recession begins to bite.