The Hidden Gem in My Shopping Arsenal: How I Scored Luxury for Less Last month, I was hunting for a vintage Chanel bag. The prices on The RealReal were insane, and even StockX felt overpriced. Then a friend in Milan whispered about this tool called a mulebuy spreadsheet. I was skeptical, but willing to try anything. I’m Lena, 28, a graphic designer in Portland with a love for Yohji Yamamoto and thrifted blazers. My budget is tight, but my style ambitions are not. The mulebuy spreadsheet connected me directly to factories in Guangzhou—no middlemen, no inflated prices. Why This Changed Everything Normally, buying from China feels like a gamble. But…