Consumer frenzy, sale rage, bargain barminess.

Whatever you want to call it, there's no denying that the desire to grab a bargain before someone else gets their grubby mitts on it has the power to send normal people completely loopy.

Think about the great Cabbage Patch Doll wars of the 1980s; the unprecedented IKEA stabbing of a few months ago; or even the $50 iBook sale in Virginia - as recently as this week - during which someone was beaten with a folding chair and one woman chose to wet herself rather than surrender her place in the queue. Class act.

We're just saying, it may be worth bearing these incidents in mind if you're planning to attend the Vitra one day sale this Saturday. After all, their star buys include an Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman for fifty quid (oohh), a Van Severen MVS Chaise for one hundred (ahhh), and a white leather Eames office chair for £450 (BINGO!).

No wonder there were people camping out on the pavement as early as Thursday night last year.

In fact every single item in the place will have at least 50% off the list price and for the extremely budget conscious there are items beginning at £1. Just be sure to take some eye protection and maybe even a portaloo.