1.   And dedicated fashion consumers will want to hit samplesale.com, a site that lists, day by day, nearly every designer sample sale in the country.

2.   And my sample sales always turn into personal shopping sessions.

3.   But the clothing industry still likes to keep sample sales discreet.

4.   Digital City NY will offer information and commentary on topics ranging from restaurants, off-Broadway shows and street fairs to bagel shops and sample sales, America Online said.

5.   Eric VanBaars has worked sample sales for five years.

6.   Free e-mail alerts about upcoming sample sales are available to anyone who registers with www.NYSale.com.

7.   In fact, despite any suggestion of members-only, nearly all sample sales are open to the public.

8.   New Yorkers on the prowl for discount fashions may take sample sales in SoHo for granted.

9.   Now, most manufacturers hold sample sales at least once a year, some even once a month.

10.   Only slightly more civilized than a New York sample sale, this was still no place for the ditherer.