The Great Indian Festival at Amazon starts October 8, however Prime members get access to it a day early.
The biggest ecommerce sale event of the year and that too occurring during the festive season, buyers can avail of impressive offers, discounts and deals on every category one can think of- ranging from smartphones, consumer electronics, grocery, clothes to even furnishings.
Let’s explore ways you can make the best of it this year.
Amazon Coupons
Amazon coupons are collectibles. They can be collected and when you do, they could offer discounts going as high as up to Rs 5,000.
The website even has a Coupon page that lists category wise all coupons that are available.
You can also head over to a dedicated page that lists all coupons across categories.
All you will need to do, provided you already have an account, is collect these coupons and the discount they offer gets automatically added as you check out.
Lightning deals
As the sale is live check for lightning deals- these are the ones that offer better discounts than the general ones.
However, the catch is that these deals are live only for a brief period – say 2-3 hours.
Notifications
This is to notify you to keep alerts or notifications from Amazon ON during the days of the sale.
Choose “Personalised Notifications” to get alerts about products you have browsed or want to buy.
You will also get alerts about Lightning deals and more.
Wake up early (or stay up late)
The sale starts at 12 am on October 8, meaning the best prices for whatever you are looking to buy will show up at the earliest.
This means the later you get to it you might find the product you want is not so cheap anymore.
Amazon Assistant
Download the Amazon Assistant which is available for PCs/desktops only.
It will notify you about deals in case you are shopping on your laptop/PC.
Save payment details in advance
During the sale, it is advisable to get your payment options ready and saved.
Why? It will help process your checkout faster so as to not- either miss the discount or lose the item in case it is sold out.
This is especially helpful in case of popular products- they tend to either disappear within hours of the sale or discounts on these are only available till stocks last.
Amazon Pay
Using this particular payment method will do you good.
Why? Amazon offers special deals on purchases made using Amazon Pay.
There are also certain deals which may provide certain advantages if you use Amazon Pay as a payment option.
Update your delivery address
Make sure that your delivery address is updated.
Why? You may be browsing for something you want, but may fail to enter your pin code and check if it is even available at your location or not.
Also if you eventually do go to checkout, the wrong address may be entered hence leading to it landing somewhere you are not.
