I was walking through Harrod’s yesterday with my mother when this banana bowl caught my eye. Why it caught my eye I have no idea {maybe I was wondering who on earth would buy such a thing?}.
Anyway, it turns out I must have good taste because the banana bowl, actually a Bordallo Pinheiro Banana Madeira Centerpiece Bowl, was priced at £1175 {$1,575 USD}.
It made me laugh. But not out loud of course, we were in Harrods afterall and so I looked at it admittedly and walked on.
Later in the day we passed by one of my favorite kitchen stores in London, and there the banana bowl was again. THE SAME BOWL!!
I asked the sales clerk how much the bowl was and she proudly replied £595.
Nearly half price!!! I couldn’t believe it. It looked like the same exact bowl to me. So why the price difference? Was it simply because the other bowl was sold at Harrods? Seriously?
When we got back to the hotel I did a quick search online to see if I could find any pricing. And sure enough, it was the exact same bowl!!
I guess it pays to shop around. Even in London. 😉
~Mavis
*I am not going home with a banana bowl. I think I’ll just stick to admiring bananas in their natural state on the kitchen counter when I get home.
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