They are here. The much awaited Amazon and Flipkart sales have begun with full force. The two etailer giants are fighting neck to neck to capture the market share and outperform each other in terms of sales volume. Amazon and Flipkart saw a combined sales volume of 3.73 million units in the initial 12 hours of their sale. This number was at 3.1 million shipments in 2015, Redseer reported. Now let us have a look at what they are offering today.
Amazon
Today, Amazon will be focussing on electronics in its Great Indian Festival. The offers and discounts are available on mobile phones, laptops, desktops and home appliances like washing machines, refrigerators etc.
Among mobile phones the Lenovo Vibe S1 (White, 32GB) is listed with a 38 percent discount on its MRP. OnePlus 2 (Sandstone Black, 64GB) is also available with a decent discount of 13 percent.
Interested in laptops?
HP 15-be003TU 15.6-inch Laptop (i3-5005U/4GB/1TB/Intel HD Graphics 5500/DOS 2.0), Black (X1G72PA) laptop is something that you can consider. It is available with an attractive discount of 20 percent.
Washing Machine:
LG T7270TDDL Top-Loading Washing Machine (6.2 kg, Blue white), a top loading washing machine, can make yours today with the discount of over 20 percent.
Kindle Latest Edition:
The latest edition All-New Kindle E-reader – Black, 6″ Glare-Free Touchscreen Display, Wi-Fi also has a discount of 17 percent and its a good deal.
The Big Billion Day of Flipkart
Flipkart, on the other hand, is offering massive discounts of up to 30 percent on its range of home appliances. Let us take the example of Godrej. Its Godrej 185 L Direct Cool Single Door Refrigerator (Direct Cool, One Door) has a discount of 25 percent today. Similarly, an IFB 6.5 kg Fully Automatic Top Load Washing Machine is also available with a discount of 13 percent.
Talk about home entertainment and they have got a Sony BRAVIA KDL-40W700C 101.6 cm (40) Full HD LED TV available with 21 percent off on the actual price.
Many brands are offering up to 60 percent off on their clothing lines as well as accessories.
To further sweeten the deal, Flipkart has paired up with Jet Airways and their Customer Loyalty Program where the customers can avail 500 JPMiles on their first ever purchase through shop.jetprivilege.com. However, you have to make this transaction before October 7. Further, they can get additional 16 JPMiles for every Rs.100 they spend on shop.jetprivilege.com. The shopping page of JetPrivilege redirects you to Flipkart. That is how it works.
Amazon started their sale a day before Flipkart and the former is already claiming a billion hits on the very first day of the sale. This week-long war in the form of Amazon and Flipkart sales has just begun. Customers will forget about loyalty and simply grab the better deal. Let us see who emerges as the winner!