How To Get The Best Online Deals..?

As the pace of e-commerce picks up, so does the confusion about where to buy. Cut-throat competition and shopping festivals ensure that prices are always coming down. To take advantage of this, everyone needs a little bit of help, say Mr. Hitesh Raj Bhagat & Mr. Karan Bajaj

Discount Coupons

Coupondunia.in

This covers almost every big shopping website in India. You can view deals by category (travel, food and fashion) or browse through the list of stores.

A handy search bar at the top lets you find deals quickly. Codes are not visible directly and you need to click on the box to view them.It also shows you success rates for each coupon.

Cuponation.in

Cuponation offers coupons and offers from over 2,000 brands. You can choose to view the top 20 deals, check out the latest coupons, browse coupons available in different categories or just view an alphabetical list of all stores.

Moreover, they also have a dedicated page to show deals for the Great Online Shopping Festival 2014.Discount vouchers open up in a pop-up window along with a link to directly visit the partner.

Mydala.com

Mydala looks more at offline deals. The site lists deals on restaurants, salons, spas, hotels, cabs, groceries and activities like dance classes, movies and events.

The process is simple -you select a deal, purchase a deal coupon and then either sign-in to your mydala account or get the deal code on your mobile number by paying a minimal amount. The coupon will be sent via email to you -just present the coupon to the offline retailer to avail the dealdiscount.

Refurb Products

Refurb or refurbished products are those that were returned due to a small defect and are being sold again by the manufacturer after fixing the issue. They could also be pre-owned, products with minor cosmetic damage or products with damaged or missing boxed. If you're OK with this, there are some great deals around.

Check out http:www.greendust.com, http:www.reglobe.in and http:www.gobol.in -all of them let you sell or purchase pre-owned and refurbished devices.

Other times, you can get surplus stock, damaged boxes and factory seconds for a song. Just make sure to read the fine print before placing an order.

Price Comparisons

Phonecurry.com

As is evident from the name, Phonecurry lets you compares prices for mobile phones. You can search for a smartphone within a specified price range according to your requirements or browse through popular lists.

The site shows you the lowest price available across various e-commerce websites, along with a direct link to buy the product and links to expert reviews.

Mysmartprice.com

Mysmartprice lets you compare prices for electronics, apparel, baby products, beauty products, kitchen appliances and even health products.

Apart from viewing prices across various online retailers, you can also set to be notified via mail alert for a price drop on a particular product. The site also has a price history graph for the price of each product -this can be helpful to understand the price change pattern of a product.

Ixigo.com

If you are specifically looking for travel deals, check out Ixigo.Here, you can compare fares for flights, trains, hotels and buses across flight operators and travel websites.

They also have an option to set fare alerts and can display a lowest fare graph to find the best deals. You can also compare prices of destination packages across various operators. A new addition is their LTC cashback offer through which you can redeem cash on completion of a travel booked via Ixigo.

Junglee.com

Junglee lets you compare prices of a product across more than 2,300 shopping websites. You can compare prices for electronics, books, appliances, toys, menwomen apparel, furniture, baby products, gourmet food items, health products, musical instruments, pet supplies and even automobile accessories.

You can view prices across various websites, seller rating, and estimated delivery times. You can also set to be notified of a price drop via mail.

Compareraja.com

Along with detailed price comparisons, Compareraja shows you various coupons available on the site for additional discounts. If there are any special offers running on the website, they too are listed along with the price details for the product.

This allows you to find the best price and save additional money on an online retailer. Like many other websites, you can set a price drop mail alert so that you don't have to keep checking back.

Cash Back Deals..!

At the moment, http:www.cashkaro.com is our service of choice in India and it works with over 500 online retail partners. To earn cash back, you need to register for a free Cashkaro account.

You can then browse through Cashkaro's partners and head to a partner e-commerce site using the website link on Cashkaro to make a purchase.

Now you just need to shop normally and once you have completed a transaction, the retailer passes on a commission back to Cashkaro for a referral (usually within 72 hours).

When Cashkaro receives this commission (usually within 4 ­ 12 weeks), they share a bit of the cash with you by adding it to your account (the amount varies). You can request for a transfer of the money into your own bank account once you have Rs. 250 or more saved up in your account. You can also try http:www.paidkart.com, http:www.pennyful.in and http:www.gopaisa.com.

Browser Extensions

MakkhiChoose is a no-nonsense Chrome or Firefox extension with the sole aim of informing you if the product you're looking at is available cheaper elsewhere. It works on all the popular ecommerce websites like Amazon.in, eBay.in, Flipkart.in, Snapdeal, ShopClues, Infibeam, Indiatimes Shopping, Saholic, Myntra, Jabong and more.

If a blue note with a green Rupee symbol appears on the page, you'll know that the product is available cheaper elsewhere. It's not foolproof but it does keep you informed without much effort. Another similar offering is Buy Hatke (again, free for Chrome and Firefox).

Apart from providing price comparisons for various products on their website, Buy Hatke's extension does price comparisons for you, helps you automatically add flash sale products into your cart (Xiaomi's flash sales, for instance) and if that wasn't enough, even searches for and automatically applies discount coupons for the popular e-commerce players.

Intex Aqua i5 Octa:

This budget smartphone from Intex is powered by a 1.4 Ghz Mediatek octacore processor and runs Android 4.4. Other specifications include 1 GB RAM, 8 GB storage, a microSD slot for expansion (up to 32 GB supported) and a 2,000 mAh battery. The dual SIM phone has a 5-inch display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels, dual cameras (13 MP rear, 5 MP front) and USB host.

Other features include 3 G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, compass, gravity sensor, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor. The phone will be available exclusively on Amazon India.

Micromax Canvas Xpress:

The Canvas Xpress is a new dual SIM Android smartphone that follows in the footsteps of the Android One series. It features a 4.5-inch display (854 x 480 pixels), a `metallic edged body', 1.3 Ghz quad core processor, 1GB RAM, 8 GB storage (expandable, up to 32 GB supported) and a 1950 mAh battery. The 5 MP rear camera is capable of recording 720 p video.

The front camera is a VGA unit. Other features include 3G support, WiFi, Bluetooth, light sensor, gravity and proximity sensor. The phone will be available exclusively on Flipkart.

Toshiba WT-8:

This is Toshiba's new 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) tablet running Windows 8.1. It is powered by a quad core Intel Atom processor, 1 GB RAM and has 32 GB storage (expandable, up to 128 GB cards supported).

The tablet is a lightweight 385 grams, has dual speakers, dual cameras (5 MP rear, 1.2 MP front), USB host, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.The box includes a USB data and charge `Y-cable' that lets you use a USB accessory while charging the tablet. It will be available exclusively on Amazon India.

Src: ET

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