Fashionistas who’ve long lusted after Hermès exclusive and ultra-expensive Birkin handbag got a pre-holiday treat thanks to Walmart.com. It offered a reasonably close Birkin facsimile bag – dubbed a “Wirkin” on social media for the “working class Birkin” or “Walmart Birkin” – priced around $100, compared to the $10,000 and up for the real thing.

The leather bag, called the "Wirkin," is a budget-friendly alternative to the Hermès Birkin, which start at around $10,000.

Budget-conscious buyers looking for luxury alternatives have flocked to Walmart’s Birkin bag look-alike, nicknamed the “Wirkin.”

And the “Wirkin”—the replica of the illustrious Hermès Birkin bag—is perhaps the most popular of Walmart’s designer offerings. The $78 look-alike of the luxury purse—that retails from $10,000 to $40,000 for a new bag, or up to more than $300,000 on resale—is all over social media.

In a world where goods are more accessible than ever thanks to the online market space and the huge rise in “dupes” (or products made to be a duplicate of a high-end product for a lower cost), it’s easier than ever to get your hands on whatever you’ve been eyeing—without breaking the bank.

The emergence of affordable alternatives, or “dupes,” to luxury items has sparked significant discussion online. A recent example is Walmart’s “Wirkin” bag, a $78 imitation of the iconic Hermès Birkin,