At Brahmin Tent Sale, purse snatching is the norm. NATALIE SHERMAN. ... Brahmin, founded in 1982 and based in Fairhaven, sells "hundreds of thousands" of purses annually.

20% of all Brahmin sales at the event were donated to Thistle Farms. Brahmin also donated 100 clutch bags to be part of a Thistle Farms gift set with proceeds going back to the non-profit.

Whether you carry exclusively designer handbags or are a thrift store queen, your purse says a lot about you ... You may know Brahmin as a classic brand for croc-embossed and leather handbags ...

Zahria Lavette Palmer, of Flint, Michigan, took to Twitter to share an adorable video on Monday of her grandmother opening her birthday present - a Brahmin purse that cost around $400.