10 INCREDIBLE MONEY SAVING TIPS FOR ONLINE SHOPPING
Online Shopping:
Hi, friends! Today I am with a different topic and I think this is very important to make my visitors wise about the online shopping. Because before two or three decades online shopping was not so big deal or might not be present at most of the places and people were giving the preference to the actual shopping by visiting a market or shops around them. But the era has been changing and nowadays virtual shopping (online shopping) has spread its roots in the society.
Even in developing countries like India, online shopping has successfully covered the major portion of the market. Lots of e-commerce companies are involved in this and providing products and services at your doorsteps. Amazon, Flipkart, eBay are some leading companies in the market. Everything from tiny pin to the parts of the chopper is available on the e-commerce sites. I am not going into details about the history or timeline of online shopping and coming straight on the main point.
When anybody purchases or shops anything from the local market, the mall or from the e-commerce site, he is paying his hard earned money and I'm sure that no one is around us, who don't want to save his money. Because you know that how much efforts are involved in earning the money. So today I'm going to share 10 incredible money saving tips with you, and I'm sure that these tips will help you while shopping online.
#1. Don't buy anything, unless needed:
Friends, every company or the e-commerce site has set up its business for getting the profit and they always try to attract more & more customers towards them to shop on their portal. But when you surf on their portal i.e. website or app they provide many lucrative offers for you. If you lose your control, you may buy the things which are not so useful for you. Don't shop for just low price to increase clutter in your home as you have to take care of all these things and organize them after receiving. If you have shoes and you are using them daily and they are in good condition, then why are you buying the newer pair? Suppose, even you buy the newer one, you may use either newer one or your favorite that you are using currently, then what is the worth of spending bucks for it? Finally, the decision is yours, but I suggest to think twice before buying because I have 5 pairs of branded shoes in spare, bought only for the huge discount for them at that time. So it is the most important thing should be taken into account that doesn't buy anything, unless needed.
#2. Surf for desired product on number of portals:
If you want to buy any product from online, then clearly understand your needs and make the list of the required products. Then search for these products on a number of portals for the price, availability, and physical properties, ratings etc. Even you can visit the local market and make an estimation about required products. I always recommend people to surf some reputed e-commerce sites thoroughly to search desired product and trust me, guys, this research will save lots of bucks while online shopping. You can also add 'buyhatke browser extension' to your Google chrome and it will help you to get the quick overview of most of the sites in few minutes.
#3. Use of the Credit/Debit cards:
Most of the online companies have the tie-up with specific banks, so using credit/debit cards of these banks may help you in saving your money. Some of the cards have discount or cashback up to 15% for their affiliate sites, you can get benefit from that. But the most important thing is to buy within limits, otherwise, next month credit card bill will give you the shock. Always ask your bank about the policies of credit cards and interest rate and shopping limit. It is the better way to ask this information mentioned above rather than getting shocked. Hidden policies about such payments may affect you in future, so being clear about that is very important.
Buying kinds of stuff and making payments through cards may put you at risk if proper care is not taken. If you are willing to choose this method, always look for security & privacy and use them for genuine and trusted portals only. Some cards give EMI option with 0% interest rate, make use of them instead of paying all money at the single time.
#4. Coupons and promo codes:
Most of the sites provide coupons and promo codes on valid purchase from them or credit some bonus point to your account in order to make advertisement of themselves. You can redeem these coupons, promo codes or bonus points on next purchase, but remember that, it may have validity period or some rules, always look for them. E-commerce sites give some attractive offers on sign up for the first time or provide money for referrals, you can make use of them for your saving purpose. E-commerce sites like Paytm, MobiKwik, CashKaro give you huge instant cashback, you can avail it also.
#5. Add into cart, leave it:
It is a trick just like bargaining on street but in the tricky online manner. You have to do one thing, surf your desired product, add to shopping cart and leave it. Seller may think this customer is surfing elsewhere for the same product and he may reduce his price and you can get the same product for lesser amount after some days.
I don't recommend it for the fast moving products otherwise you won't get this product for you. The example is the flash sale of flagship mobiles or other good quality stuff. The Same case may happen with the cash on delivery (COD) payment method. You can set the price alert for your favourite product and buy it later when it will available to you.
#6. Free shipping:
The sellers always provide the product including the cost of delivery. Free shipping is just marketing gimmick of e-commerce companies, you can also easily understand that. But free shipping is available with the product range of 499/- and onwards. If some products are available in lower cost with free shipping, you can buy them but ensure the quality of products. The products stocked for a long time are generally available through low cost and free shipping, so please take care while buying. Check return policy and money back or replacement guarantee of the certain e-commerce site.
Shopping via the app has more discount on products than the website for most of the online shopping portals. You can install the app from google play store, app store or directly from e-commerce site for getting the extra benefit. but when you are on the app you can't access other e-commerce portals easily, so it becomes the advantage for that particular e-commerce portal. Don't worry, make use of the browser for surfing and searching right product and shop from the app. Here's the important thing, don't be the addict for the particular shopping portal or app, be wise enough that won't make you regret.
#8. Buying used or refurbished products:
If you are buying any electronics item, you can shop a refurbished product of the same company. The refurbished product is the factory reworked second copy which is sometimes returned by the user or the showroom. This product is again checked into the factory and returned to the market. But as the seal has been broken, it is sold at a low price. Portals like ValueCart, eBay etc. sell such type of products.
You can also save a lot of money if you buy a used product. Browse OLX or Quikr for such items. I will recommend you to understand terms & policies and certain rules of these sites and be very responsible at the time of buying. You can bargain for getting things at low cost but check for quality and damages. Ask for warranty of the product, if you are new then take help from the market expert or relatives who have experience of buying such products. Here's also make sure that you are buying at low cost and the best quality.
#9. Shop in offers or sale:
The leading e-commerce companies declare offers on specific products or arrange sale on specific days like the weekend or festival days when traffic is more and make things available at the very reasonable price. You can get the chance to win lucky draw or free gifts at that time. e.g. big billion days or Diwali sale. It is also a marketing gimmick and always check history for the same product that you are going to buy. Check whether this product was available for more attractive offer or not. While buying in sale always think twice and don't be an impulsive buyer.
#10. Social media and television:
We all roam through social media like facebook, WhatsApp, google+ and much more. We sit in front of the television for at least 15 minutes, so that is also going to save our money. Many people and especially sellers or their affiliates publish newbies, offers and lots of advertisements on social media. The leading companies in the market from different categories also promote their products on FM radio and mostly on television with their special offers, then it will become easier to find your required product with minimum time. The all above information will really help you in online shopping. If you would have any query or suggestion, feel free to contact us.
Online Shopping:
Hi, friends! Today I am with a different topic and I think this is very important to make my visitors wise about the online shopping. Because before two or three decades online shopping was not so big deal or might not be present at most of the places and people were giving the preference to the actual shopping by visiting a market or shops around them. But the era has been changing and nowadays virtual shopping (online shopping) has spread its roots in the society.
Even in developing countries like India, online shopping has successfully covered the major portion of the market. Lots of e-commerce companies are involved in this and providing products and services at your doorsteps. Amazon, Flipkart, eBay are some leading companies in the market. Everything from tiny pin to the parts of the chopper is available on the e-commerce sites. I am not going into details about the history or timeline of online shopping and coming straight on the main point.
When anybody purchases or shops anything from the local market, the mall or from the e-commerce site, he is paying his hard earned money and I'm sure that no one is around us, who don't want to save his money. Because you know that how much efforts are involved in earning the money. So today I'm going to share 10 incredible money saving tips with you, and I'm sure that these tips will help you while shopping online.
#1. Don't buy anything, unless needed:
Friends, every company or the e-commerce site has set up its business for getting the profit and they always try to attract more & more customers towards them to shop on their portal. But when you surf on their portal i.e. website or app they provide many lucrative offers for you. If you lose your control, you may buy the things which are not so useful for you. Don't shop for just low price to increase clutter in your home as you have to take care of all these things and organize them after receiving. If you have shoes and you are using them daily and they are in good condition, then why are you buying the newer pair? Suppose, even you buy the newer one, you may use either newer one or your favorite that you are using currently, then what is the worth of spending bucks for it? Finally, the decision is yours, but I suggest to think twice before buying because I have 5 pairs of branded shoes in spare, bought only for the huge discount for them at that time. So it is the most important thing should be taken into account that doesn't buy anything, unless needed.
#2. Surf for desired product on number of portals:
If you want to buy any product from online, then clearly understand your needs and make the list of the required products. Then search for these products on a number of portals for the price, availability, and physical properties, ratings etc. Even you can visit the local market and make an estimation about required products. I always recommend people to surf some reputed e-commerce sites thoroughly to search desired product and trust me, guys, this research will save lots of bucks while online shopping. You can also add 'buyhatke browser extension' to your Google chrome and it will help you to get the quick overview of most of the sites in few minutes.
#3. Use of the Credit/Debit cards:
Most of the online companies have the tie-up with specific banks, so using credit/debit cards of these banks may help you in saving your money. Some of the cards have discount or cashback up to 15% for their affiliate sites, you can get benefit from that. But the most important thing is to buy within limits, otherwise, next month credit card bill will give you the shock. Always ask your bank about the policies of credit cards and interest rate and shopping limit. It is the better way to ask this information mentioned above rather than getting shocked. Hidden policies about such payments may affect you in future, so being clear about that is very important.
Buying kinds of stuff and making payments through cards may put you at risk if proper care is not taken. If you are willing to choose this method, always look for security & privacy and use them for genuine and trusted portals only. Some cards give EMI option with 0% interest rate, make use of them instead of paying all money at the single time.
#4. Coupons and promo codes:
Most of the sites provide coupons and promo codes on valid purchase from them or credit some bonus point to your account in order to make advertisement of themselves. You can redeem these coupons, promo codes or bonus points on next purchase, but remember that, it may have validity period or some rules, always look for them. E-commerce sites give some attractive offers on sign up for the first time or provide money for referrals, you can make use of them for your saving purpose. E-commerce sites like Paytm, MobiKwik, CashKaro give you huge instant cashback, you can avail it also.
#5. Add into cart, leave it:
It is a trick just like bargaining on street but in the tricky online manner. You have to do one thing, surf your desired product, add to shopping cart and leave it. Seller may think this customer is surfing elsewhere for the same product and he may reduce his price and you can get the same product for lesser amount after some days.
I don't recommend it for the fast moving products otherwise you won't get this product for you. The example is the flash sale of flagship mobiles or other good quality stuff. The Same case may happen with the cash on delivery (COD) payment method. You can set the price alert for your favourite product and buy it later when it will available to you.
#6. Free shipping:
The sellers always provide the product including the cost of delivery. Free shipping is just marketing gimmick of e-commerce companies, you can also easily understand that. But free shipping is available with the product range of 499/- and onwards. If some products are available in lower cost with free shipping, you can buy them but ensure the quality of products. The products stocked for a long time are generally available through low cost and free shipping, so please take care while buying. Check return policy and money back or replacement guarantee of the certain e-commerce site.
Shopping via the app has more discount on products than the website for most of the online shopping portals. You can install the app from google play store, app store or directly from e-commerce site for getting the extra benefit. but when you are on the app you can't access other e-commerce portals easily, so it becomes the advantage for that particular e-commerce portal. Don't worry, make use of the browser for surfing and searching right product and shop from the app. Here's the important thing, don't be the addict for the particular shopping portal or app, be wise enough that won't make you regret.
If you are buying any electronics item, you can shop a refurbished product of the same company. The refurbished product is the factory reworked second copy which is sometimes returned by the user or the showroom. This product is again checked into the factory and returned to the market. But as the seal has been broken, it is sold at a low price. Portals like ValueCart, eBay etc. sell such type of products.
You can also save a lot of money if you buy a used product. Browse OLX or Quikr for such items. I will recommend you to understand terms & policies and certain rules of these sites and be very responsible at the time of buying. You can bargain for getting things at low cost but check for quality and damages. Ask for warranty of the product, if you are new then take help from the market expert or relatives who have experience of buying such products. Here's also make sure that you are buying at low cost and the best quality.
#9. Shop in offers or sale:
The leading e-commerce companies declare offers on specific products or arrange sale on specific days like the weekend or festival days when traffic is more and make things available at the very reasonable price. You can get the chance to win lucky draw or free gifts at that time. e.g. big billion days or Diwali sale. It is also a marketing gimmick and always check history for the same product that you are going to buy. Check whether this product was available for more attractive offer or not. While buying in sale always think twice and don't be an impulsive buyer.
#10. Social media and television:
We all roam through social media like facebook, WhatsApp, google+ and much more. We sit in front of the television for at least 15 minutes, so that is also going to save our money. Many people and especially sellers or their affiliates publish newbies, offers and lots of advertisements on social media. The leading companies in the market from different categories also promote their products on FM radio and mostly on television with their special offers, then it will become easier to find your required product with minimum time. The all above information will really help you in online shopping. If you would have any query or suggestion, feel free to contact us.
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