Festive Sale Hidden Gimmicks 

In Today's world, most of us prefer online shopping and even the non-preferred ones get attracted to it during sale times. And today I want to disclose a huge dark secret about sales and big discounts which big shopping sites like Amazon and Flipkart offer.

And yes, this is from a trusted source, a shopkeeper, retailer, merchant, and me, hehe.

But let me clear you first, sales aren't bad but what you get for the value you have spent may be. So currently I am building something big which I will share with you some other day, a big surprise for me obviously, lol. And in the process, I had to search a lot in offline stores and shops and even in the online market. Luckily destiny took me to some right people and I learned from them that some items especially the electronic items sold during festive sales are not as good as they were at the time of their release. The parts used in those items aren't of superior quality but that doesn't mean they are of bad quality, it's just they are in mid. And sales are the best time to clear the item stocks, make a huge number of sales, and at last, make big profits. And in the process sometimes the quality is compromised again not that much but to some extent.

Out of 7 shopkeepers 2 gave me this type of answer, others didn't say anything then it's the best time to get anything at a bit cheaper price.

Look, for you and me we are a middle-class family and budget will be our first priority. And if sales give us the product we want at a discounted rate we will go for it. I am not stopping anyone but one should be aware of some points and hidden gimmicks behind these sales.

Currently in my place Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale and Flipkart Big Billion Days are going on in which there's a wide variety of products at huge discounts, especially the electronic ones. Laptops, smartphones, accessories etc are on huge discounts now. Sales like this happen worldwide at certain times so I am using mine as an example. And, I am gonna be direct with you here, most of the products listed aren't as discounted as you think. In most items, the MRP is higher and discounted to a higher percentage so that it looks like they are giving a huge discount while it's not.

But you know there's a gimmick that lures us into a big trap that we can actually see but don't realize it as during that time the hype, excitement, and prices of products during the sale blind us. I don't know about other places but in these sales most of the time the discounts are on Credit card transactions. And though the credit card is not that bad of a thing but it's not for middle-class people as it will trap you to buy more spend more money and there are a bunch of hidden charges there too. They even offer EMI or even No-cost EMI during this time.

And as much as good EMI looks and sounds it can be very bad in sales and I will never suggest a person without a steady sure income to get anything in EMI. 

One more thing is the product advertised as with a heavy discount is for only a selected people like first come first serve and that number is very less and after that, its price increases slowly by some percent and even you were able to secure an order sometimes after a few days on its way to delivery it gets canceled, lol. I have seen these two times when my friend tried to order iPhones in this and last year.

Also, these sales are the best time to make money by Influencers and YouTubers as you will see they will update you more about the sales than the shopping company itself, lol. And how do they make the most money? well, all thanks to affiliate marketing. You will see the product links suggested in the video in their description. Also, it's not that they are looting you. I mean anyone can get excited and want to share the best and since it's offering a good sum of affiliate money, I doubt any YouTuber or influencer wouldn't jump on this ship. 

So, basically, everyone gets trapped by this sale trap, the system is designed to attract lots of attention and sales.

Final Thoughts

Overall, these sales are like traps that in some cases will make you spend more. You may get some awesome deals too but those are just the tip of the iceberg. This post is not to scare you and tell you that the products you get in sales are bad. Rather inform you about the hidden gimmicks and not get trapped in them. 

Sales are good just try to avoid the traps mentioned there.

Also, if you spend more time on these sites during such sales you will definitely spend more money, lol.

So beware!

Any gimmicks I missed, feel free to share.

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