Sex and the City fans left STUNNED by shocking price of Samantha Jones' Hermes Birkin: 'I wish I could go back in time' Many are discovering the hit HBO show for the first time after its Netflix release A clip recently hit TikTok showing Samantha Jones wanting a $4,000 Birkin bag Many were surprised to learn the price - not to mention the five year waitlist By Jane Herz For Dailymail.Com Published: 14:00 EDT, 22 May 2024 | Updated: 14:10 EDT, 22 May 2024 e-mail 3 View comments A lot has changed since Sex and the City first aired in 1998 - and since the series was released on Netflix last month, Gen Z is taking note of everything, from the price of the apartments, to the clothing choices, and even how much an Hermès Birkin bag cost at the time. When Samantha Jones, the iconic character who was played by actress Kim Cattrall , was trying to hunt down a red 35cm Birkin bag during one episode, viewers were shocked to learn it would cost her just $4,000 - a far cry from its current starting price of about $13,500 .
Unfortunately, Jones was also met with the news that in addition to the price, there was a five-year wait for the exclusive accessory. To make matters worse, Samantha's attempt to snag the purse backfired - she tried to use her famous client's name ( Lucy Liu ) to skip the waitlist and keep it for herself, but the sales associate ended up gifting the Birkin directly to the Charlie's Angels star. The saga took place during season four of the series, which debuted in Au.
