Birkin bags and Hermès accessories at Paris Fashion Week in March 2024Jeremy Moeller/Getty ImagesTwo Californians sued luxury retailer Hermès over its sales practices for the iconic Birkin bag.The plaintiffs said Hermès unlawfully ties the purchase of Birkin bags to buying other products.One of the plaintiffs spent tens of thousands at Hermès and was told she couldn't buy another Birkin.Birkin bags, long a status symbol for the wealthy, are so difficult to purchase that a pair of Californians just sued the company over its sales practices.Forty years after Hermès introduced its iconic leather handbag, consumers still scheme about how to purchase enough luxury goods from the French retailer that a salesperson will sell them a Birkin — the commonly understood way to purchase the bag.

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