There are standard end-of-season sales (yawn). Then there are super cheap sample sales (yippee).

What: Handbag Sale 
Why: Bags by Prada and Dolce & Gabbana from £49.99.
When: Starts now.
Where: Online at koodos.com.

What: Vinnie Day Secret Garden Tea Party
Why: Jewellery from £15, plus Alex Gore Browne, Bex Rox, Osman Yousefzada; food by Effortless Eating.
When: 5 July. Thurs., noon-9 p.m.
Where: 211 Ladbroke Gr., entrance on Basset Rd., W10 6HQ (07702 836967).

What: Marte Frisnes Jewellery 
Why: Handmade costume pieces from £35. 
When: 5 July. Thurs., noon-8 p.m.
Where: 51 Finborough Rd., SW10 9DL (07792 979825).

What: Sara Berman 
Why: Up to 75 per cent off current season’s samples.
When: 5 July. Thurs., 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: Studio 4, James Cameron House, 12 Castlehaven Rd., NW1 8QW (020 7485 1425).

What: Terry de Havilland
Why: Past seasons’ platforms from £80.
When: 11 July. Wed., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Kabaret’s Prophecy, 16-18 Beak St., W1F 9RD (R.S.V.P. essential: call 07766 226542).

What: British Designers Sale
Why: 80 per cent off Allegra Hicks, Lotus, Agnes B.
When: 19 July. Thurs., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 
Where: Chelsea Town Hall, Kings Rd., SW3 5EE (020 7627 2777).

What: Biba  
Why: Current season’s stock at up to 90 per cent off.
When: 20-22 July. Fri., 3-10 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: The Music Rooms, 26 S. Molton Ln., W1K 5AB. (Sign up by 19 July online at designersales.co.uk).