{"id":632043,"date":"2026-10-16T04:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T04:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/632043\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T04:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T04:08:12","slug":"woolworths-bachelors-handbag-sells-out-in-two-days-some-reselling-for-up-to-a85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/632043\/","title":{"rendered":"Woolworths\u2019 Bachelor\u2019s Handbag sells out in two days, some reselling for up to A$85"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">The Herald found one bag still for sale online at A$75.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The Herald found a Woolworths bag for resale online for A$75.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The Herald found a Woolworths bag for resale online for A$75.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">The release also generated significant attention across social media, with posts featuring the bag attracting hundreds of thousands of likes, comments and shares.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Photos and videos of shoppers showing off the insulated carrier spread widely across TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"\u201cBachelor\u2019s Handbag\u201d was voted a People\u2019s Choice Word of the Year by the Macquarie Dictionary in 2022. Photo \/ Woolworths\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>\u201cBachelor\u2019s Handbag\u201d was voted a People\u2019s Choice Word of the Year by the Macquarie Dictionary in 2022. Photo \/ Woolworths<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Hot roast chickens have long been a supermarket staple in Australia, with the nickname \u201cBachelor\u2019s Handbag\u201d becoming so embedded in the country\u2019s vernacular that it was voted the Macquarie Dictionary People\u2019s Choice Word of the Year in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Before  the launch, Woolworths general manager of bags Rhonda Ma said Australians had affectionately talked about the \u201cBachelor\u2019s Handbag\u201d for years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe decided it was finally time to make the moniker literal. It\u2019s the ultimate novelty accessory for super fans of the hot roast chook,\u201d Ma said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Woolworths said it sells about 20 million roast chickens each year across Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Despite the hype across the Tasman, New Zealand shoppers hoping to get their hands on one are likely to be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">A Woolworths New Zealand spokesperson told the Herald the bag was only made for the Australian market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe Bachelor\u2019s Handbag promotion is currently running only in Australia and isn\u2019t available in our New Zealand stores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe know how iconic the humble hot roast chicken is for Kiwi weeknight dinners. While there are no immediate plans to bring the bag across the Ditch, who knows what the future might bring.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Herald found one bag still for sale online at A$75. 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