Codebreaker

Amazon gets into "flash sale" game

John Moe May 4, 2011

The online retail colossus is the biggest name to enter a market that is growing rapidly. They’ve launched a site called Myhabit and it sells high end fashion in a way that can save you money AND stress you out (yay!). The idea is that a heavily discounted item goes on sale at a given time each day and it’s available until it runs out. So you can get some awesome hand bag at 80% off or whatever but not if everyone else gets to it first. The art on the site features video of the models (looking kind of uncomfortable) turning around so you can see what the clothes like better.

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