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Earlier this year, former Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel posted a TikTok video of herself prowling the shelves of T.J. Maxx in search of bargains. Soon enough, she found one: a pair of Manolo Blahnik Hangisi crystal buckle pumps in flamingo pink (and in her size, no less). The price? $869.99—not cheap, but a respectable discount from the full retail price of $1,225. Frankel was psyched. “These are coming home with me,” she said.
But the reality TV star savored her find only until another TikToker—a former footwear sales associate named Jack Savoie—posted his own video.
“Wait,
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