rant on online pricing
This is long time due on my mind regarding pricing differences online vs offline.
Item#1 Vega Nail Clipper
ref1: https://www.flipkart.com/vega-nail-clipper-lnc-...
ref:2 https://www.amazon.in/Vega-Large-Nail-Clipper-B...
The average pricing per piece is atleast 90/- in ecom portals with, I bought the same at 35/- in the offline market. Of late, with online we usually have a new headache of quality/returns non sense…
Item#2 Bajaj HM 01 Hand mixer
ref:1 https://www.flipkart.com/bajaj-hm-01-250-watt-h...
ref:2 https://www.amazon.in/Bajaj-HM-01-250-Watt-Mixe...
The average price of this item is atleast 2,100-2,200/-
I got this in the shop near by at 2,000/-. And Amex Shop Local sweetened the deal with 2×1000 swipes.
Item#3: Samsung 50" TV Model: UA50TU8000KXXL
ref:1 https://www.amazon.in/Samsung-Inches-Ultra-Smar...
Price starting from 62,900…I remember seeing it 59900 a few days back
ref2: https://www.flipkart.com/samsung-125cm-50-inch-...
Price 57,700
I got this at 54,000 from a authorized dealer nearby with 5% cashback on credit card. The no-mess with delivery/return/account blocking issues are additional benefits.
I remember online prices at much lesser than offline due to less burden on rentals/no-maintenance of shops, but of late they are proving it otherwise. If possible, please do enquire little more in local shops before placing the order online. Hope this helps
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Recently i also felt the same,
This product 
is Rs.240 online. That too for prime only. Non prime should make it 499 or just pay extra charges
https://www.amazon.in/dp/B018I8TGBO/ref=cm_sw_r...
When i tried this in a local shop got it for 150 only.
Also instantly usable.
Really more than 30% price difference!! 🤷🏻♂️
Appreciates the cross check
A competition between online/offline is always good for the customers
The last two products prices seems to be in balance
https://www.amazon.in/Bajaj-HM-01-250-Watt-Mixe...
https://shop.bajajelectricals.com/home/food-pre...
https://www.croma.com/bajaj-250-watt-hand-blend...
https://www.tatacliq.com/bajaj-majesty-hm01-han...
https://www.tatacliq.com/samsung-125-cm-50-inch...
https://www.croma.com/samsung-series-8-tu8000-1...
Amazon fees is the difference. Make an online marketplace with zero fees for sellers and see the prices plummet. A 250 item on amazon nets seller 100rs after cutting all fees, shipping, gst etc. Not talking about big brand products but third party sellers. Amazon competition is so fierce that even after selling at 3 times the cost, survival is difficult unless you sell directly to amazon wholesale like cloudtail and appario. You have no idea of behind the scenes struggles. Its easy to just bash the seller “offline 100rs sasta mil rha hai. Chor saala” and lets not even start about the losses from customer returns and different products received. If i order 10 products from 10 sellers with COD and then didnt accept any parcel at delivery, these undelivered orders just cost the sellers for than 1500rs and more depending on price. What is sellers fault when amazon’s client (buyer) is at fault. Why amazon cutting sellers pocket? /rant
I have had my own share of good experiences with Amazon in particular, 1-2 bad but that’s fine.
And even now, this guy from the local shop is still the same, least ignorant of making a sale. So it’s all relative, but IMHO I didn’t feel much difference between online cand offline in the recent past, but yes a lot difference until about an year back
there are so many products, this one in local shop for rs.15-20 only
https://www.amazon.in/looms-weaves-Natural-Rama...
The year was 2012 ; i was living near nehru place in delhi and got a ebay voucher of flat100 off bought a mouse which costed me like 10 rs with voucher and i was like no where in nehru place i can get a conputer mouse for rs 10
Online always online
Local shop are good for electrical items if they are honest
Well the title may be little misleading. Just wanted to share my observation and it may be of little help for people thinking in this direction
I am having CERA product dealership, i found many items at less than DP on amazon and Flipkart. On diwali sale 1 product which DP price after all discount was 542, i got at 340 with GST bill from Flipkart. See the difference. Need to check price at both and take decision.
@shreyu2105
Appreciates your sincerity to think like that being an offline seller
I had posted two offers
https://www.desidime.com/deals/up-to-75-off-cer...
https://www.desidime.com/deals/cera-bath-room-f...
I was at a new place then and the local plumber had charged me almost double
as I was reluctant to go out in the covid situation
Even I had purchased them, but, not used, the fittings and packings were
looking original, but have not used them and was still thinking they were
duplicates.
Online shopping is not just about price savings for all the shoppers. It is the convenience that comes along with it. Time saving, Transportation cost savings, No need to walk around x no. of shops before you can find the item you are looking for and avoiding the biggest stress of having to find a parking space. I think the net affect of online shopping is still favorable compared to doing offline shopping.
Yes, currently the MRP is increased more than the actual MRP and as I put one eg of a branded glue gun, amazon and flipkart – both ignored my messages on telling them to correct the MRP!
I bought a marks and spencer kit in oct thinking I got it at 50% and to my surprise, it was at MRP (also the product was 2 yrs old). When I complained about it and I said I want my money back, they actually took the product back and refunded the money. But till now haven’t corrected the price!!
But go ahead and tell them a product is sold at lower price error and they would cancel the whole order.
Bloody hypocrites
Lots of unscruplus sellers online.. Like this guy and many like him..
What they do is they scratch out the local MRP which is illegal and put a sticker on it, Like here the MRP is 120 and they put a sticker for rs 499 to show its imported..
You can get the very same item from big basket and even paytm which was very surprising for rs99.. Yes thats right.. an item selling on amazon for rs312 is selling at paytm for rs99.. Even my review was not approved.. and complaining about the fake MRP also ignored.. The indian supreme court has awarded rs10,000 per order for malfeasence of MRP.. and I got a good mind to make 10 orders and then file a case against amazon..
When you are buying online, you are not just paying for product, you are also paying for the convenience that comes with online shopping.Local prices varies a lot depending on the city, local competition. Some of the product would simply be unavailable in smaller cities and villages. I stay in a tier 3 town in Kerala. Not everything is available nearbuy. So if i need to buy something like a car bulb, i need to travel to the main town which is 8 kms away. It would cost me 200 rs in fuel and couple of hours to make that trip. I would rather buy it online even if it means i pay a premium of 50 to 100 bucks. Remember, time is money.
For people living in Big cities, everything is available within a short distance. And since compeition is high in cities, prices are mostly reasonable. So a multimeter which costs 120 rs in Nehru place might be 250 rs in a small city. Ecommmerce companies like Amazon has same price irrespective of the location of the end customer. A customer based on Ladakh would be paying the same price as someone based in Bangalore.
At the end of the day we should do our research and choose the best option available. Last month during sale i got a Daikin AC from Flipkart for 20k. Best deal available locally(tier 3 town) was 27k so i went with FK. Im sure someone based in Delhi, Bangalore would have got a better deal locally.
Similar thoughts. Infact most of my orders are online, not a great fan of offline shopping. The items I mentioned in particular are from the shops around, which I usually see when I take a walk for vegetables. I mentioned my experience and it may be of use for folks who have shops near by.
And here is another experience with a air-conditioner purchase in a small town. I narrowed down on a model and I could get at 2k less than the online prices with card discount. Added to that is the showroom support which is of little importance for people in small towns. This is about 2 years back.
Buyer has to be alert to product pricing after research. I bought few clothes & stuff toys for my niece from recent Flipkart sale. I paid around 30% less as compared to bigger sale during BBD.
Availability – In smaller cities many items are either not available or I’m not able to locate the shop which stocks them. This includes grocery.
Type of product – For unbranded steel utensils I prefer local shops as they are relatively cheaper & one can get the exact idea regarding its heft & quality. Same goes for many plastic items.
Feedback – In local shops I’m dependent on salesman feedback who hardly shows few items. In Amazon there are various customers giving their reviews though feedback manipulation by seller has increased .
Variety – Sheer number of options available online gives choices to customers. Local shopkeepers are reluctant to indulge you even in rare case they stock multiple brands.
In hand feeling – Here local shops have a great advantage. Many prefer to inspect product in person before buying them. I’ve friends who buy jeans from local stores even if it’s available for less online.
Convenience – This plays a huge part. To have a product home delivered without encountering traffic or pollution is simply great.
There’s place for both online & local shops even with difference in pricing. Competition is beneficial whether it’s between online & local stores or two online stores. One has to research a particular product & come to a buying decision.
Very good Observation Bro @andromeda
And, Thanks for bringing this to us and to this forum. As it helps many who buys blindly by seeing 70% or 80% discounts but anyways this has been there since beginning.
One should cross check before purchasing any item else it would be loss (and it’s upto individual)
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