New Delhi: It is that time of the year when the three big e-marketplaces, Flipkart, Amazon, and Snapdeal, offer discounts across the different categories of products. This is the best time to purchase a new phone or upgrade your home interiors, wardrobe, or kitchen.
You may get a flat discount on a product, but are you aware of the tips that will get you a maximum discount during the big online sale? Here you go:
1. Shopping on an app results in maximum benefit, as possibilities of money return, cashback, or extra discount are more while shopping on an app. So, keep the app of the big shopping sites downloaded or updated on your phone.
2. If you shop for more than Rs 15,00 on Amazon’s app and use the HDFC Banks debit or credit card, you would be eligible for a 15 percent discount on a product. The discount will only be 10 percent if you shop on the website.
3. Using an Amazon wallet will also give a benefit of Rs 150.
4. Shopping on the Snapdeal app through HDFC Bank’s card also offers a 15 percent discount; shopping through ICICI Bank’s card offers a 10 percent discount and a 5 percent discount if payment is made through net banking.
Those using net banking or SBI cards will benefit from Flipkart.
5. Some sites like Flipkart announce day-wise sales. For example, a Fashion, Home, TV, and appliances sale was offered on Day One, a mobile and accessories sale on Day Two, and an electronic sale on Day 3. Snapdeal or Amazon does not have a day-wise sale.
6. Keep a note of the date of sale. The five-day sale began on Amazon on October 1, but the five-day sale on Snapdeal and Flipkart began on October 2.
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7. The discounts on the sales keep changing throughout the day. The maximum discounts can be available at night, while the lowest discounts are offered during peak or daytime hours.
8. Some companies show an inflated retail price for comparison. It is best to compare the discounts offered on different shopping sites. Also, verify the MRP from the product’s parent site.
A user can keep the product in the shopping cart for 15 minutes; if a product is in short supply and your cart, decide whether you would like to buy it.
