Sunday, December 6, 2009

Sample Sales: Now Online

By Quang Nguyen



Sample Sales are what many consumers, mostly women, looking forward to. The products of many famous brands will be sold with much lower price and with new styles people can't resist. However, customers usually have to stand in line for a long time in order to get into the stores on these sample sale events. Thanks to technology, now you can all buy sample products at home through online websites.

Get excited girls, you can all check out these wonderful websites: http://www.gilt.com/, http://www.ruelala.com/, https://www.onekingslane.com, http://www.ideeli.com/, http://www.hautelook.com/. Customers love the new innovation strategy. They now can purchase their favorite items without the rush at the stores.

Traditionally, sample sales are on invitation only basis and the quantities of products are very limited. However, with the thrill of saving as much as 70% on new items, people are going crazy for sample sales. This is when online comes in. Often the sales would be for a limited time, usually 24-48 hours, and customers have to sign up an account in order to participate. Even signing up is a difficult task because you most often will need a referral from a current member. Once you sign in, you will get emails telling you the next sample sales.

People who are tagged as shopaholics works hard to get the best deals. To them, the online websites are designed as a game. To win the game is to successfully buy the items. High demand and low supply plus low price results in an online war. Good luck to you on the fashion hunting season.

Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/technology/internet/07private.html?ref=business
http://www.sheknows.com/articles/806279.htm
http://nymag.com/shopping/articles/sb/

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