Inside the INSANE The Row sample sale in NYC where line sitters are making over $500 to wait 12 hours DailyMail.com visited The Row's NYC sample sale before it opened at 10 a.m.
The line was over 200 people long and many hired line sitters to secure spots READ MORE: Is The Row's $6000 Margaux bag the new Hermès Birkin bag? By Jane Herz For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:42, 23 October 2024 | Updated: 19:45, 23 October 2024 e-mail View comments On Wednesday at 10 a.m.
, luxury brand The Row opened their sample sale to the public at The Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City 's Flatiron district, with people waiting since 10:30 p.m. the night before just to get a spot in line.
The brand, which was created by mogul celebrity twins Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen in 2006, sell their simple, understated pieces for thousands of dollars at retail price, but this highly coveted sample sale allows hopeful buyers to get their hands on items at up to 80 percent off. When DailyMail.com got there at around 8 a.
m. on Wednesday, the line was already nearly 200-people long, spanning over two blocks and wrapping around West 19th street and Sixth Avenue. Some people we spoke to had even played hooky from their jobs for the day, calling out sick, while others balanced laptops on their legs as they 'worked remotely.
' First in line for the sale extravaganza, which goes through Saturday, was a young man named Brian Patterson, who had been there since 10:30 p.m. the night before - except he wasn't there t.