Amazon and Flipkart will run their first big holiday season sales this week. The Amazon Great Indian Festival 2020 sale will begin at midnight on October 16 for Prime subscribers and beginning on October 17 for everyone else. Flipkart’s Big Billion Days 2020 sale will begin at 12pm (noon) on October 15 for Plus members and October 16 for everyone else. Both sales will offer hundreds of deals on cell phones, televisions, laptops, speakers and other technology products.
In case you are looking to get some great deals during Amazon and Flipkart sales, we’ve put together a simple guide that you can follow that can help you find the best deals during this week’s Great Indian Festival and Big Billion Days 2020 sale.
1. Compare before you buy
One simple thing that most people overlook during holiday season online sales is the price comparison. Both Amazon and Flipkart have been known to price match some of the most common offers during the sale. Buy an iPhone during the Big Billion Days 2020 deal? Make sure to check out the prices on Amazon as well. Will you get a great deal on a big screen TV with the Great Indian Festival 2020 deal? Make sure to see what Flipkart’s Big Billion Days 2020 offer has to offer before you buy.
Price comparison is not just about comparing sale prices. You should also take into account all the bundled offers available. This means exchange offers, possible additional discounts with some payment methods, money back offers, brand-specific exchange incentives, and free EMI offers. Sometimes you can end up with a better overall offer even if the discounted price on one platform is higher than the other.
2. Be on the lookout for revealed offers
One thing that has changed drastically in recent years is that both Amazon and Flipkart reveal some of their next biggest deals ahead of the sale. This year is no different, with Flipkart and Amazon announcing their big holiday season sales earlier than usual, and then using the time available to showcase some of the top upcoming deals and promotions on mobile phones, tablets, laptops, TVs and more. products. .
If you really want to get a good deal, be sure to check out these preview pages on the Flipkart Big Billion Days 2020 and Amazon Great Indian Festival home pages at least a few times before sales go live. You will have a clear idea of who will offer what and can plan accordingly.
3. Browse like a pro
With hundreds of deals going on, Flipkart and Amazon are impossibly difficult to navigate when these sales go under way. During these sales, several pages display “great” deals and “lower priced” deals, but you may find it difficult to find the things you really need to buy.
The best thing to do, aside from manually searching for a product on Amazon and Flipkart, is browsing the regular category pages on these platforms. They are usually updated to reflect the latest offers. Another thing you can do is use the mobile apps that are relatively easier to navigate during these holiday season sales.
4. Arrive early during the sale.
The best offers can survive from a few minutes to an hour at most. If you are lucky, it will be available again the next day, but you don’t want to take chances. To make sure you take advantage of those “crazy” offers, you’ll need to get there early.
How early do you ask? If the sale will start at noon, you need to be there at least five minutes before and log into your account. If you’ve already set goals for a particular offer, you should keep that product’s page open and update it just as the offer goes live.
5. Add products to your shopping cart / wish list before sales
Planning ahead for these holiday season sales online is great if you’re looking to save money and avoid impulse purchases. Make a list of the products you really need to buy during the Big Billion Days 2020 and Great Indian Festival 2020 sale, and add these products to your shopping cart or wish list. This makes it infinitely easier to see if they have received discounts during the sale and helps you pay faster. Amazon also lets you turn on notifications in its mobile apps if something on your wish list gets a discount.
6. Take advantage of those flash sales
In addition to discounted prices, Amazon and Flipkart also offer a wide range of deals during the Great Indian Festival and Big Billion Days sale in the form of flash sales. In case it’s new, flash sales are open for a limited period and have a small stock that usually runs out very quickly.
There’s no easy way to get them, but make sure you’re tuned into scheduled flash sales (thanks to the teaser pages) and arrive just as one is about to go live. But you must be careful, you can end up damaging your budget for these sales if you buy impulsively during these flash sales.
7. Stay away from shady sellers, deals
If a deal seems too good to be true, it usually is. One word of caution during holiday season sales online, stay away from these types of offers. Always make sure to check seller ratings and customer reviews before landing one of those crazy deals. While both Amazon and Flipkart have gotten better at catching suspicious sellers early on, being careful always helps in the long run.
8. Use exchange offers and bundle payment
Both Amazon and Flipkart sales will offer a great set of bundled deals. These offers come in the form of trade-in discounts and paid offers that can help lower the effective overall prices of the products you are purchasing. A no-cost EMI payment option is also perfect for those expensive purchases you plan to make online. Amazon will offer an instant 10 percent discount to HDFC Bank cardholders, while Flipkart has partnered with State Bank of India to offer an instant 10 percent discount during the Big Billion Days 2020 sale.
9. Sign up for Prime, Flipkart Plus
Amazon will allow Prime members to access the Great Indian Festival 2020 offer 24 hours before anyone else. Flipkart will also open the doors to its Plus members 12 hours before the Big Billion Days sale opens for everyone. Needless to say, it really helps to have early access to these sales.
In case you are not willing to spend money on a subscription, several mobile phone and broadband companies offer free access to the Amazon Prime subscription. To join Flipkart Plus, you are likely eligible if you have been an active buyer on the platform.
10. Don’t overdo it
Final words, don’t miss out on these holiday season online sales. Better to end up with a few items that you really need at a decently discounted price than to buy multiple items that you won’t use at deep discounts. Make sure you budget for yourself and don’t go overboard.
We will cover the best tech deals from Amazon Great Indian Festival and Flipkart Big Billion Days 2020 when available. Stay tuned for our updates.
Amazon and Flipkart will have great deals on iPhone 11, Galaxy S20 + this week, but will there be enough in stock? We talked about this on last week’s episode of Orbital, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.
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