‘That’s where all the sacks have gone!’ Selfridges is mocked by posties for selling jackets made from recycled Royal Mail bags – and they’ll set you back an eye-watering £445
- The light red jackets feature a green collar, teamed with the postal service’s logo
- Part of a festive collaboration between the UK department store and Royal Mail
- Designed to pay tribute to the ‘British icon’, the jackets have left posties amused
Selfridges has been mercilessly mocked by postal staff for selling jackets made from recycled Royal Mail bags – and they’ll set customers back an eye-watering £445.
The garments – which feature a light red front and a green collar, teamed with the postal service’s logo – are part of a festive collaboration between the UK department store and Royal Mail.
Designed to pay tribute to the ‘British icon’, the jackets have left posties howling with laughter after they spotted their everyday equipment transformed into high-end fashion.
Selfridges has been mercilessly mocked by postal staff for selling jackets made from recycled Royal Mail bags – and they’ll set customers back an eye-watering £445 (pictured)
The garments (pictured) – which feature a light red front and a green collar, teamed with the postal service’s logo – are part of a festive collaboration between the UK department store and Royal Mail
Designed to pay tribute to the ‘British icon’, the jackets have left posties howling with laughter after they spotted their everyday equipment transformed into high-end fashion (pictured)
Photographs of the jackets were shared in postal staff social media groups over the weekend, with many expressing their disbelief.
Responding to a snap of the item taken at Selfridges’ Liverpool store, one postie said: ‘Seriously? Who would wear this.’
Another added: ‘Ffs I’ve seen it all now,’ while another joked: ‘Need to take a few bags home and get a sewing machine.’
One woman fumed: ‘Only a fool with too much money would buy this overpriced unattractive c***.’
However, there was also some frustration from postal workers who claimed the mail sacks are notoriously difficult to get hold of.
Photographs of the jackets were shared in postal staff social media groups over the weekend, with many expressing their disbelief (pictured)
One person complained: ‘That’s where all the sacks have disappeared to,’ while another said: ‘There’s going to be a bag famine.’
A third outraged postie said: ‘Royal Mail need to get their priorities straight instead of collaborating for b******* like this. Absolute PR gimmick.’
Speaking today, one postal worker from Stowmarket, Suffolk, said: ‘It’s annoying to see them used like this, as we in offices struggle to get sacks every day.’
MailOnline has contacted Royal Mail and Selfridges for comment.
The collection, by designer Studio Alch, also includes tote bags made from the sacks costing up to £80 (pictured)
The collection, by designer Studio Alch, also includes tote bags made from the sacks costing up to £80.
Selfridges’ website says the range is designed to celebrate the ‘power of the post’, adding: ‘This woven jacket is a prime example of the kind of eco-minded pieces in store, featuring recycled bags from the postal service that are upcycled into a boxy graphic-print layer.’
The collaboration also includes work from designers MKI Miyuki-Zoku and Labrum London who have created hoodies, trousers and other items designed to pay homage to the British institution.