Burberry Sample Sale Report

To my fellow BWT - I went to the Burberry sample sale yesterday so you can figure out if it's worth your time.

The where - 261 5th Ave at one of their 260 Sample Sale locations there. Note Frame is across the street at their other location and the actual Burberry sale isn't marked with a Burberry sign or anything, it's rather nondescript.

The wait - line was maybe 20 people long and I spent 10 minutes or less waiting. People were going in and out pretty quickly.

The selection - AMPLE stock of men's and women's clothes, bags, and lots of (ugly) shoes. I can't imagine they're going to sell through all of this by Sunday. I'm not a fan of the super branded stuff that Burberry puts out, so I was looking for timeless pieces that had a lot of versatility and weren't so trend forward. I would say they had a great mix of timeless and trendy options, and lots of coats. Some bags, but wasn't wowed by any of them. A shocking amount of selection though - clearly hasn't been a great year for Burberry's sales.

The pricing - everything was 75-80% off, with an additional 30% off on top of that. I think I paid about 85% off retail for my purchases. Shoes were $75, but there was limited sizing and most of the styles were just weird enough to not justify their purchase. Had to fight resellers for room in shoe try on but downstairs (where the clothes were) was easy to navigate. TLDR: skip the shoes and go straight for the clothing racks.

Is it worth it? - I'm not going to lie - I spent more than at any sale I've been to this past year. For about $600 I walked away with two pairs of pants, a button down shirt, and a sweater. I think original retail on everything would've been $4400. Don't sleep on the men's section - a lot of their pants fit me SUPER well and I got a men's shirt/pant set that I love. Lots of women's knits as well. For corporate girlies who are trying to stunt in the office, there were a TON of chic options if you were willing to go through the huge stock they had. Sizing optionality was pretty good too - I'm a medium and they had my size in everything I liked.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Edited to correct spelling error