Diwali shopping this weekend? Buy a pair of shoes or a smartphone at half off on Amazon, Flipkart

Key Highlights

• Amazon and Flipkart are hosting Diwali sales from October 14 to 17.
• Top deals include deals on smartphones and 50% off on clothing and apparel.
• E-commerce sites are also offering cashbacks and No Cost EMIs.

In case Indian shoppers have not had enough of the multiple festive sales there is no reason to fret. To continue the festive cheer in India two of the biggest e-commerce giants – Amazon and Flipkart have kicked off yet another festive season sale on Saturday.

This is a third attempt by the companies at garnering last minute Diwali shoppers. Amazon and Flipkart hosted their flagship sales in the last week of September. The companies have continued momentum of the discounting period ever since.

In its Great Indian Festival, Amazon is still pushing for people to join Amazon Prime for Rs 499 membership fee. ‘Last chance to join Prime at Rs 499 a year.’ The company has said it will raise membership fee later to Rs 999.

Amazon is giving up tp Rs 10,000 off on large appliances like LG, Voltas and Carrier ACs. TVs on the other hand are going for nearly 40% off with a minimum of Rs 500 off on exchange of old CRT TV, Amazon said.

Smartphones on Amazon are also available for up to 40% off.

The Redmi 4 64GB is available for Rs 9,499 on Amazon.

The company is also willing to offer Rs 8,500 off on purchasing the phone ‘With Exchange.’

In addition, Amazon said, “Up to 60% off on headphones and speakers from top Audio Brands including 40% off on Bose QC 25 Headphones.”

“More savings for customers with 10% additional cashback up to Rs 500 on using Amazon Pay balance and 10% cashback up to Rs 2,000 on purchases above Rs 3,000 using SBI Credit and Debit Cards,” Amazon said.

Other offers by Amazonn include 5 to 20% off on 22K gold jewellery and discounts on purchase of gold and silver coins.

Big Billion Days, Festive Dhamaka Days and now Flipkart has kicked off its Big Diwali sale.

Much like Amazon, Flipkart will also be hosting its sale from October 14 to 17.

Top offers on its site entail deals on smartphones to half off on Puma, Adidas, Vans. Clothing and fashion apparel are available for 50-80% off on Flipkart.

Flipkart is offering the Redmi Note 4 with 'Rs 2,000 off' for Rs 10,999. 

It has also listed the Mi A1 and Moto C Plus on sale. The Oppo F3 Plus is available for Rs 24,990 on Flipkart.

"Flipkart’s Big Diwali Sale will get minimum 50% buyback value for their phones later. In addition to this, there will be a 10% instant discount on purchases through HDFC Bank Debit and Credit cards," Flipkart said. 

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