Sample Sales in NYC can be a great opportunity to find designer clothes, shoes and accessories at bargain prices. I know that I could never afford to dress the way I do if I had to buy everything at retail value from normal department stores. Luckily with all the sample sales that are offered in New York I can dress in name brand from head to toe and not go over budget. You can now find sample showrooms all over New York that frequently offer sales of up to 80% off on clothes by such big name designers as Prada, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Kate Spade.
Retailers routinely need to move left over merchandise from past seasons and host large sample sales in NYC as a last ditch effort to make some sort of profit from the overstock of unsold merchandise which luckily, benefits us! This is an excellent way to get heavily discounted items that we previously could not afford at full market value. The down side is that sometimes finding out where and when sample sales will be held in New York can prove to be difficult. Many New York sample sales, such as the annual Prada Sample Sale, is incredibly hard to get invited to. Hopeful shoppers must register online and answer personal questions about their employment, who or what important affiliations are in order to get a coveted invitation to the sale. If selected they will get an approval code and a log in name and password that allows them to log online and schedule a time to see the merchandise in the showroom. Although you can definitely find some great discounted items such as shoes, coats and suits for men and women, the items are sometimes slightly damaged so you have to inspect everything very closely.
Of course not all sample sales in NYC are so exclusive. You can find plenty of more consumer friendly designer that hold annual sample sales for the public. Diane von Furstenberg holds a biannual sale in New York in the late summer and early winter and except a few hours on the first day that are reserved for friends and family, is open to the public at large. You can find her signature wrap dresses discounted as much as 80% from retail value.
Boutiques offering a mixture of designers will also hold annual sample sales. This is often merchandise that did not sell during its season and so the store is offering it at major discounts in hopes to recoup some of their money. These often include items such as designer jeans, designer purses, jewelry and shoes. At these sample sales you are more likely to happen upon lesser known designers and not as much large names such as Valentino and Gucci.
