kirks!
WellUrban probably sums up the effect of the annual Kirk’s Sale best when he writes…

Expect worse than usual queues of SUVs between Karori and Lambton Quay this morning: the Annual Kirks sale is on. From the look of some of the ladies queueing outside the doors this morning, it could be said that they could definitely do with some new clothes (anything designed after 1990 would be an improvement), but that would be snobbish and catty and not the sort of thing I’d say at all.

Nor us. Remember, there’s probably some good umbrellas for sale too…