GIVEAWAY: $1,500 Designer Handbag and Orbit Gum!

Our contest winner will receive a gorgeous $1,500 purse by a highly coveted designer
Our contest winner will receive a gorgeous $1,500 purse by a highly coveted designer

Has your handbag seen better days? Yahoo! Shine and Orbit would like to help freshen up your purse and your breath by giving one lucky reader an incredibly fancy designer bag (approximate retail value: $1,500) filled with the cute new micro packs of Orbit gum. Upload photos of your busted, worn-to-death, beat-down, or just plain ugly carry-all that's begging for retirement to our Flickr group contest. Include a description of what's wrong with the bag and why you deserve a new one. Whether you're starting a new job, or just seeking a more polished look, one of you will have your deepest handbag wishes come true! Be the envy of your friends with a clean, fresh smile and a stunning new designer bag featuring one of the world's most recognizable logos.

Excited enough yet? Upload your photo to Flickr from now until July 20 (click here to enter). Then we'll round up the busted handbag photos into a slideshow where Shine readers will vote on who should win. The winner will be announced on July 27. Enter now and stay tuned to vote!

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 years and older or the age of majority in state of residence, whichever is greater, at the time of entry. Ends 11:59 PM EST, 7/20/12. For Official Rules and prize descriptions, click here.

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