Tonello comes off as the fantasy gay best friend immortalized in contemporary women's fiction: sassy, plucky, optimistic-oh, and he can get you a Birkin., Fascinating. The prose is vivid, the tone lighthearted. It's hard not to be swept up in his delightful one-man Birkin Brigades., sunny memoir. The sassy and resourceful Tonello built a very lucrative eBay resale business from his apartment, specializing in Herms scarves and the French luxury purveyor's highly desired Birkin bag. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons.I devoured, and adored Bringing Home the Birkin, the story of how one man turned the fashionable set's obsession with Hermès' signature handbag into a handsome, globe-trotting career., Fascinating. I shall be first in line to acquire his new book. I hope that when Tonello settles into his next monetary venture that he writes about it. Bringing Home the Birkin is a delightful book, and a fun read. The cover of Bringing Home the Birkin is very clever – hardbound with the grain and clasp of a Birkin imprinted. His exploits make for good reading, with lots of laughs and a few downers. With his sense of humor intact, Tonello traveled the world, literally, in search of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow – the Birkin bag. The Internet served as Tonello's means of contact with potential customers, some of whom became fast friends. They must be inquired about and if you have spent enough on other Hermes products, you might be permitted to purchase one - the most sought after handbags being made of crocodile hide. When his intended employment went south, he realized the potential for the reselling of Birkins. Making a career move, he landed in Barcelona with a new life and a new love, Juan.

But the fact that people were willing to do just that is what Tonello counted on to make his living. The fact that anyone - even someone as rich as Croesus - would pay from $8,000 to $25,000 for a purse boggles my mind. In this unusual life story, Tonello recounts how he came to leave the profession of world traveling makeup artist and hairdresser to start tracking down and securing by any means possible the most elusive and expensive of handbags – the Birkin by Hermes. Michael Tonello's Bringing Home the Birkin brightened up an otherwise gloomy, drizzly day with nary a glimpse of the sun for me. Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag by Michael Tonello

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