Discounts are currently raining on e-commerce platforms and each offer is more attractive than the others. Are you really getting huge discounts on the smartphone you want to buy during the sale as these platforms claim? Maybe not.

ET Wealth Online checked the prices of some items earlier (as on September 21, 2022) and ongoing Great Indian Festival Sale Feather heroine India. The Amazon Great Indian Festival 2022 sale started on September 22, 2022 for Prime members. And the annual sales for others started on September 23, 2022.

Read on to find out if you can really ‘maximize your savings’ during the ‘mega’ sale.

Example 1:

A LG 6kg 5 Star Inverter Fully Automatic Front Loading Washing Machine (FHM1006SDW, White, 6 Motion Direct Drive) was available on September 21, 2022 at Rs.24,959.

23,990 for the same article by the same seller during the sale on 29th September 2022. As per the price details on the platform, you save Rs 10,000 or 29 per cent on the MRP of Rs 33,990.

But if you compare the prices before and during the sale (as on September 29, 2022), you save only Rs 969.

Price before sale on September 21, 2022. Source: Amazon.in

Price 29 September 2022, during the sale. Source: Amazon.in

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Example 2:

BOSCH Pro 1000w Mixer Grinder MGM8842MIN-Black was available on September 21, 2022 at Rs.6,999. As you can see, the same product was available by the same seller on September 29, 2022 for Rs 6,498. So, you save Rs 500.



Price before sale on September 21, 2022. Source: Amazon.in

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Price 29 September 2022, during the sale. Source: Amazon.in

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Example 3:

An HP 15-AMD Ryzen 3-3250 U 15.6 inch 39.6 cm FHD, Micro-Edge, Thin and Light Laptop with 8GB RAM/1TB HDD+256GBSSD/AMD Radeon Graphics/Win 11/MS Office/1.74 kg 15sgr00124AU Window 10 Home Available on September 21, 2022 for Rs 38,999.

The same item was available on September 29 for Rs 37,990. However, the seller was different. It has become cheaper by Rs 1,009 during the sale on September 29.

Price before sale on September 21, 2022. Source: Amazon.in

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Price 29,2022 during the sale on September (seller was different). Source: Amazon.in

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Example 4:

OnePlus Nord CE2 Lite 5G (Blue Tide, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage) was available on September 21, 2022 for Rs 18,999.

The same model was being sold during the sale on 29 September 2022 for Rs 18,999. It should be mentioned that this product was only being offered by one seller when we checked on September 29, 2022.

So, there was no discount on this product as on September 29, 2022.

Price before sale on September 21, 2022. Source: Amazon.in

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Price 29 September 2022, during the sale. Source: Amazon.in

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Example 5:

price of one ifb 30 Liter Convection Microwave Oven (30 BRC2, Black, with Starter Kit) by a seller on September 21, 2022 was priced at Rs.13,699. When we checked this item was not available during sale by the same seller. This model by a different seller was available on September 29, 2022 for Rs 13,265. So, if you buy it from this seller on September 26, 2022, you will save 434.

Price before sale on September 21, 2022. Source: Amazon.in

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Price 26,2022 September, during the sale. Source: Amazon.in

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Example 6:

A Samsung 6.5kd 5-Star Inverter Fully Automatic Top Loading Washing Machine (WA65T4262GG/TL, Light Grey, Wobble Technology) was available on September 21, 2022 for Rs.16,636.

The same seller was selling the same model for Rs 16,190 during the ongoing sale on September 29. You save 25 per cent or Rs 5,310 on MRP during the sale, as per the details available on the platform. However, as you can see, the price has been reduced by only Rs 446 on September 26, 2022. Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2022.

Price before sale on September 21, 2022. Source: Amazon.in

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Price 26,2022 September, during the sale. Source: Amazon.in

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Example 7:

A Samsung 192L 2-Star Direct Cool Single Door Refrigerator (RR19A241BGS/NL, Gray Silver) was available on September 21, 2022 for Rs 13,514. The product was available for Rs 12,990 by the same seller during the sale on September 29, 2022. , So, you save Rs 524.

Price September 21, 2022, before the sale. Source: Amazon.in

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Price 26,2022 September, during the sale. Source: Amazon.in

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Example 8:

The all-new Kindle Paperwhite (8GB) with 6.8″ display and adjustable warm light was available on September 21, 2022 for Rs 13,999. It was available on September 29, 2022 for Rs 11,099. If you buy it during the sale, you will get Rs. Will save Rs.2,000.

Price September 21, 2022, before the sale. Source: Amazon.in

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Price 26,2022 September, during the sale. Source: Amazon.in

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Example 9:

A Daikin 1.5 Ton 5 Star Inverter Split AC (Copper, PM 2.5 Filter, 2022 Model, MTKM50U, White) was available on September 21, 2022 for Rs 45,247. However, this item was not available at the time of sale when we checked on Sept. 29, 2022.

Price September 21, 2022, before the sale. Source: Amazon.in

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When we checked on September 29, 2022 it was not available. Source: Amazon.in

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Note that we have selected only a few items and checked their prices on two specific days before and during the sale. There are millions of products available on the e-commerce platform. A higher or lower range of discounts may be available on other items during the sale.

If you are fascinated by the ‘eye watering’ discounts being offered during the sale season, thinking twice that you are getting an item at a low price.

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