Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal: A season of 'crazy' deals

By Xite - September 27, 2019
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Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal will be offering discounts on products ranging from smartphones, cameras, TVs, headphones, bluetooth speakers, among others, during sales on their respective platforms. T....

Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal are holding sale on their respective platforms from September 29-October 4. During this sale, the companies will be offering discounts on a number of gadgets, including mobile phones and other electronics. Here is a sneak peek of some deals.

Amazon Great Indian Festival

Amazon’s Great Indian Festival will start from midnight on September 29 until 11:59 pm on October 04. During the sale, deals will be offered on a wide selection of smartphones, laptops, cameras, large appliances and TVs. Prime members will get exclusive early access starting 12 noon on September 28. Customers avail an instant discount of 10 per cent on making payments with SBI Debit and Credit Cards. There is an additional cashback of up to Rs 8,000 on total purchase above Rs 50,000. Smartphones will be available with up to 40 per cent discount.

Smartphones and Mobile Accessories 

  • Smartphones will be available with up to 40 per cent off, and there are exchange offers up to Rs 6,000.
  • Smartphones like OnePlus 7T, Samsung M30S, Samsung M10S and Vivo U10 will also be up for grabs during the sale. There will be extra offers on Samsung Galaxy M30s, Redmi 7A, Redmi 7 and Vivo U10 for the first 36 hours.
  • The OnePlus 7 Series of phones will be available with up to Rs 4,000 discount.
  • The Samsung M30s will be available at a starting price of Rs 13,999 with limited period launch offer of additional Amazon pay cashback of Rs 1,000. Newly launched Samsung M10s will also be available on flash sale every 4 hours for Rs 8,999.
  • Up to 40 per cent off on Flagship Samsung models with Galaxy Note 9 available at price of Rs 42,990.
  • There will be up to Rs 16,000 off on Vivo smartphones with additional up to Rs 3,000 on exchange, up to Rs 20,000 off on Oppo smartphones with additional up to Rs 5,000 on exchange, up to Rs 19,000 off on Honor, and up to Rs 30,000 off on Huawei smartphones.

TVs and Consumer Electronics 

  • Up to 60 per cent off on TV’s & appliances with additional cashback, No Cost EMI, Free 1 Year Extended Warranty and Installation with free deliveries.
  • Offers from top brands including OnePlus, Xiaomi, Samsung, Vu, LG, Sony among others.
  • Noise cancelling headphones from Bose, Sony and Sennheiser starting Rs 6,999.
  • Soundbars with subwoofers from Boat, JBL, Sony and others starting Rs 3,499; Speakers from Boat, JBL, Sony and others starting Rs 599.
  • Up to Rs 40,000 off on top premium laptops.
  • Fitness Tracker and Smartwatches starting Rs 799.

Flipkart Big Billion Days

Flipkart will also be holding its Big Billion Days sale from September 29 through October 4. The sale on TVs and other electronic appliances will start from September 29, and customers can avail discounts on mobile phones, tablets, gadgets and accessories from September 30. If you are a Flipkart Plus member, then you will get an early access four hours before the sale starts. Axis Bank credit and debit cards holders, and ICICI bank credit cards owners can get 10 per cent instant discounts. Buyers also stand a chance to win an iPhone XR on shopping.

Flipkart will be offering crazy deals’ on mobile phones, TVs, laptops and electronic items at 12 a.m., 8 a.m., 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. everyday. The e-commerce website will hold flash sale every hour, every day. Rush hours -- the time period where buyers can avail extra discounts -- will be from 12am to 2am everyday. Flipkart will also host the launch of products from premium brands, and it claims that it will offer the best exchange value on older phones during the sale.

Smartphone deals 

The Motorola One Action, which was launched at a price of Rs 13,999, will be available for Rs 11,999 during the Flipkart sale. To purchase the Motorola One Vision, users will have to shell out Rs 14,999 during sale, which converts to Rs 5,000 discount on the phone. The Moto G7 will be available for Rs 7,500, a price tag which is more-or-less similar to the Moto E6s.

Xiaomi also announced its annual 'Diwali with Mi' sale on Flipkart, Amazon and mi.com. Customers can get 10 per cent instant discount on all HDFC debit and credit cards on mi.com, 10 per cent instant discount on SBI debit and credit cards on Amazon.in, and 10 per cent instant discount on ICICI credit card and Axis Bank debit and credit card on Flipkart.com.

The company will be offering smartphones with discounts during the sale. Some of the offers include price drop of Rs 3000 on 6GB+128GB, 6GB+64GB variant and Rs 4000 on 4GB+64GB on the Redmi Note 7 Pro, which will be available for Rs 10,999 onwards, on Flipkart. Redmi Note 7S (3GB+32GB) will be available for Rs 8,999 after a discount of Rs 3,000 and Redmi Note 7S (4GB+64GB) for Rs 9,999 after a discount of Rs 4,000.

Snapdeal’s ‘Snap-Diwali’ sale

Snapdeal has also announced three mega sales for this festive season. The first sale will run from September 29 to October 6 along with Amazon Great Indian Festival and Flipkart Big Billion Days. The next two sales will run in the second and third weeks of October. Snapdeal says that it is expecting more than 85 per cent of its sales to come from non-metro cities. The e-commerce giant has partnered NPCI’s RuPay to offer instant 20 per cent discounts to its debit and credit card users.

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