It was pegged as the mother of all sales,and it had the shoppers salivating.
But when the D-day arrived, there was a barrage of consumer criticism that dwarfed the scale of the sale itself.
The.complaint: most of the shoppers failed to get the goodies.
Of the one billion who visited Flipkart, 998.5 million came back empty-handed.
If you too were among those disappointed, here are some pointers that can help you prepare better the next time you want to
binge on such a sale.
Though many buyers managed to buy things at fabulous discounts, thousands of miffed customers discovered that their orders had not been executed.
The fact is that there are too many people jostling for the same goods.
According to Flipkart, it received a billion hits, while the number of people who actually managed to get their hands on the stuff was just 1.5 million.
In other words,one in every 600 visitors to the site managed to shop. So, remember that you
may not be able to get the advertised discount.
You may be well-prepared with all your payment details at hand, but you can never be sure that you will get the things you want at the discounted price.
Take the case of the Xiaomi phones launched a few weeks ago. At times, they were gone in less
than 3 seconds.
When there are millions of people
competing against you, keep in mind that the probability of you making a purchase is bound to be extremely low.
http://m.timesofindia.com/tech/slideshow/6-things-shoppers-can-learn-from-the-Flipkart-sale/itslideshowviewall/44799879.cms
But when the D-day arrived, there was a barrage of consumer criticism that dwarfed the scale of the sale itself.
The.complaint: most of the shoppers failed to get the goodies.
Of the one billion who visited Flipkart, 998.5 million came back empty-handed.
If you too were among those disappointed, here are some pointers that can help you prepare better the next time you want to
binge on such a sale.
Though many buyers managed to buy things at fabulous discounts, thousands of miffed customers discovered that their orders had not been executed.
The fact is that there are too many people jostling for the same goods.
According to Flipkart, it received a billion hits, while the number of people who actually managed to get their hands on the stuff was just 1.5 million.
In other words,one in every 600 visitors to the site managed to shop. So, remember that you
may not be able to get the advertised discount.
You may be well-prepared with all your payment details at hand, but you can never be sure that you will get the things you want at the discounted price.
Take the case of the Xiaomi phones launched a few weeks ago. At times, they were gone in less
than 3 seconds.
When there are millions of people
competing against you, keep in mind that the probability of you making a purchase is bound to be extremely low.
http://m.timesofindia.com/tech/slideshow/6-things-shoppers-can-learn-from-the-Flipkart-sale/itslideshowviewall/44799879.cms
