Cinderella sale

English

Etymology

First use appears c. 1909 in the publication Shoe Retailer and Boots and Shoes Weekly.

Noun

Cinderella sale (plural Cinderella sales)

1. (business, retail) An occasional sale of miscellaneous or damaged items.
   • 1915, Chilton Company (publisher), Boot and Shoe Recorder, Volume 67, page 47:

     Instead of advertising small widths and sizes in women's shoes, the event was called the Cinderella sale.

   • 1975, Farm Supplier, volume 49, page 399:

     Why not try a Cinderella Sale? Offer a table of odds and ends, broken sizes, leftovers, etc. Make prices ridiculous.