*Please note: the 2019 unconventional sample sale is now over and the link has been removed. We’re excited to try this again in 2020!
I’m excited to introduce you all to a project that we’ve been working on for weeks now: it’s our effort to create a sample sale system that encourages careful consumption and that allows people more equitable access to the items they are interested in.
We have listed each item available in a google doc including what style it is, the size, the price and the condition. Items range from 20%-50% off of their traditional retail price. All items in the sale have small flaws that are described, but we still find them worthy of wear. Sample sale participants enter their email address in the column labeled email. If there is more than one person interested in a sample sale item, they can enter their email address in the subsequent email columns. If you do not want to leave your email address, please leave your Instagram handle (i.e. @eliandbarry) in the email column and send an email to lily@eliandbarry.com with your IG handle and the number of the item you’re interested in in the subject line. At the end of the drawing period, a random email column will be selected and that person can buy the item. *Please note* entering your email address into the email column for an item is your commitment to buy. If you change your mind and do not want an item, simply delete your email address before the drawing period is over. Shipping is included in the price for all domestic orders. International orders will incur an additional $10 shipping fee. All sales are final.
A photo of each item is available in Eli & Barry’s instagram Story Highlights. Look for a saved Highlight called “sample sale.” Each item is assigned a number in the google doc which corresponds to the written number in each image. If you would like to see additional images of an item you are interested in, please send an email to lily@eliandbarry.com with the number of the item you’re interested in and the words “requesting additional images” in the subject line. Please do so by Wednesday December 4th. We will collect all of these inquiries and upload additional images to our Story Highlights.
There is an additional sample sale section below the clothing items called “Fabric Scraps.” These are the excess fabric that is produced from creating E&B garments. They have been separated into large and small scraps, as well as dark and light fabric for the larger scraps. The larger scraps would be suitable for smaller projects and the small scraps would be suitable for tiny projects. We will not be sharing additional photos of the scrap bags because we have priced them affordably and they have already been pretty well packaged.
The final section of the sample sale doc is bundles of discontinued fabric. This is fabric we are no longer going to be carrying. We have included the yardage and whether or not it’s been pre-washed or not. In stock garments in these fabrics are marked 15% on eliandbarry.com.
Drawings will be made on Friday December 6th at 2:00pm MST. Paypal invoices to the winners will be sent immediately following the drawing. Please pay your invoice by Saturday 12/7. We will ship garments Monday 12/9 and Tuesday 12/10.
We hope you all enjoy this method of selling our samples! Thank you for your interest in Eli & Barry and for helping re-home these beautiful garments.