clearance sales
These things seem to be reasonably common. I posted about my experiences at one on another QOTW (get rich quick maybe?).
The guy with the mic was whipping everyone into a frenzy with his sales speil, sold a few genuine items to plants in the crowd, then started handing out tokens in exchange for cash that were to be exchanged for goods after the sale. He was quite the performer and had people literally throwing cash at him on stage while the sketchy staff handed out tokens, all the while he was talking about the top-spec cameras, hi-fis, jewelry and so on that he was selling.
After it was all done, the crowds besieged the back of his Luton van to collect their stuff - as soon as it was all handed out the guys piled into the van and exited in a hurry,leaving people in the carpark opening boxes which turned out to be full of the shoddiest crap ever made..."Pintax" cameras which were like kids toys with most of the buttons just painted on...loads and loads of broken tv`s etc and gaudy, fake jewelry like a child would wear.
People were not happy.
(dave likes cheese, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 11:33, 1 reply)

Pintax!
I think that may have been the brand of mine.
( stopmeandslapme Cometh the hour, cometh your mum, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 12:51, closed)