Samsung Galaxy S2 @ 24K!!

Amongst many of the online shopping sites, Indiaplaza is becoming my favorite shopping site. User friendliness and multiple payment options being the two most important reasons.

Some of the purchases include a personalized Parker Pen and quite a few books. The biggest shopping that I did was just two weeks back - Samsung Galaxy S2 - a gem!! Meghana was eying this piece since February this year. The mobile launched only recently, however, with a huge disappointment on the price front. Our expectation was somewhere around 24-25K given the feature set. The launch price was 33K!! Meghana had almost given up the hopes of owning it in near future and had started looking for other options. With none is site, I was seeing her desperation. And Indiaplaza came in to rescue :) It offered flat 3K discount on the listed price i.e. 30K, still a bit more than what we wanted it to be priced at. And one fine day, I received a discount coupon in my mail box, worth 1K. Net price - 29K.

We tried the Samsung store in Aundh, if he has something to offer. He had meager 300 bucks discount to offer. And suddenly it struck me... Indiaplaza allows to redeem the CitiBank reward points while purchasing and I knew I had a significant number of points on my credit card - 5000!! And now the price calculations started falling in place. Net price came down to 24K, which was essentially in the budget range we were comfortable with. 4K of pure discount from Indiaplaza and 5K of reward points - that was a huge saving and to top it all smile on Moghana's face :)

Thank you Indiaplaza and CitiRewards :)

Comments

Marketing updates said…
Hi Mandar,

Your post helped me buy my S-II from indiaplaza, though I did not have any voucher, but them giving it at 29,900 itself was a kickass offer. I placed an order yesterday after reading your blog mention on indiaplazas Facebook page www.facebook.com/indiaplaza
July 06, 2011 11:20 PM
Unknown said…
Australian firm Rao Companies Pty Ltd, has partnered with Offergrid.com to aggregate all the best deals in India for their global deal aggregator Dealsfix.com. CEO, Bhasker Rao, made it clear that Dealsfix.com is looking to add cities and countries weekly to its portfolio and becoming the first thought when it comes to saving money. Dealsfix.com has seen significant growth in Australia as major retailers have seen significant sales decreases. "Clients of all generations and economic backgrounds are seeing the benefit of shopping online especially with delivery being included in most deals today" says Bhasker Rao, "this trend has made the online retails space for Shopping, Experience, Dining etc so much more exciting". One can't avoid the online revolution and surprisingly based on a recent survey Dealsfix.com's average client has an average household income above $100,000AUD.
Be smart with your money and do not throw it out by paying for their heavy rental expenses of a luxury outlet in a mall. With the amount of Deal sites around today there is usually a deal available for exactly what you want and need straight from the wholesaler to your door. "Manufacturers do simply not care if you buy their goods directly from them or a retail store that usually market the price up between 100-500% - so why not save instead.
In addition of offering an array of great deals, Dealsfix.com will revolutionise another aspect of the industry with it brand new "I GOT IT" function. So far 15-30% of Daily Deal vouchers expire around the globe and lead to a sour taste in the purchasers mouth. Dealsfix.com allows you to set yourself a email reminder days, weeks and months ahead of a purchased deals expiry date. With the "I GOT IT" function so you never miss out on using your deal.
June 22, 2012 1:18 PM
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