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Cinderella sale
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Etymology
First use appears c. 1909 in the publication Shoe Retailer and Boots and Shoes Weekly.
Noun
en business retail An occasional sale of miscellaneous or damaged items.
en 1915 Boot and Shoe Recorder, Volume 67 Chilton Company (publisher) 47 Instead of advertising small widths and sizes in women's shoes, the event was called the Cinderella sale.
en 1975 Farm Supplier 49 399 Why not try a Cinderella Sale? Offer a table of odds and ends, broken sizes, leftovers, etc. Make prices ridiculous.
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