Vitra Showroom Sale 2017
Yesterday we queued for the Vitra Showroom Sale in Clerkenwell and it was a fabulous but tiring affair. We were there very early and I’m too embarrassed to say what time we arrived but we snatched some goodies ahead of those who didn’t come early enough. I took home with me a Miniature Eames DKR Wire Chair for £106.80 (normally £179) and it was the only one they had so I’m glad I snatched up that sticker swiftly!
For those who don’t know - you’re not allowed to take the items with you, instead you have to take the sticker off the item you want and keep it with you until you pay at the till. Once you’ve paid for your items, one of the Vitra employees will pick the items for you. I think this is an excellent system so people aren’t dragging items with them around the shop. However, while I was waiting for my items to be picked up, the Vitra employee told me he couldn’t find the miniature chair and he thinks someone either stole it or have taken the item to line up in the queue to pay for it! I was furious because 1.) Someone is disobeying the system, if the sticker is not there then the item has been claimed for so you can’t buy it 2.) Refer back to number 1. Anyway I hunted down the item and after searching the very long queue I found a lady holding it with its box along with a Vitra bird. The Vitra employee kind of scolded her but I don’t think she understood...I digress, but I got the item anyway!
I also picked up the RAR rocking chair in white for £139 + VAT but when I went back to inspect it before paying I saw a bunch of scratches!! I couldn’t live with the scratches so I put the sticker back and another girl immediately snatched the sticker. I’m glad the scratched up RAR rocking chair went to a good home.
Vitra Toolbox for £12 (normally £22).
Uten.Silo II for £126 (normally £219). I have been coveting Uten.Silo for over 4 years now and I could never justify the full price, so when I saw this I had to have it. There were only 5 white ones and 1 black one.
LTR special edition in blue for £130.80 (normally £219, but I think the limited edition may be more expensive?).
Vitra Cork Family Model A for £162 (normally £335).
Finally, I picked up a multicolour Hang It All for a friend for £118.80 (normally £205).
There were loads of other chairs but we didn’t need any of them, there were also tons of dot cushions for £10 and Artek stools as well.
We had a fabulous day but the crowds were overwhelming despite the shop letting people inside in waves. By the time we left at 10:30 (store opened at 9:30), the queue was still very long and I wasn’t sure if they would be able to pick up any goodies, but there is always next year!
