For many online shoppers, online product reviews are one of the reliable parameters whether to buy a product/avail service or not. I also rely on online product reviews to decide whether to buy a product or not. It is not a secret that some of these reviews are paid thus can influence your decision making. Sometimes online shoppers fail to find out whether theĀ Online Product Reviews are genuine or fake. I am extra cautious during an online purchase. I am of the opinion that it is very important to check online product reviews, let's check out why? Online Product Reviews - Why it is ... Read More
Online Shoppers – 5 Trends That Can Burn Hole in Your Pocket
The no of online shoppers is rising in India. Thanks to the deep discounts offered by the e-commerce companies in past. At one point the future of e-commerce in India was looking very bright. The e-commerce is undergoing major changes after govt restricted total sales from group company or single vendor at 25%. Therefore, after the new regulations came into the picture the discounts for online shoppers disappeared. In my opinion, 99% of theĀ online shoppers failed to notice the same :). Still, the e-commerce marketplace found new ways to offer very controlled discounts. Anyways this post is not ... Read More
Cashback Offers – Five Points to Check Before Purchase
Cashback offers are raining this shopping season. It is a new form of discount contrary to direct discounts offered by E-Commerce players. Cashback offers are offered by Mobile Wallets and Credit Card Providers. These mobile wallet companies are now eyeing a pie of e-commerce space. It is a logical horizontal extension for them to complete the value chain. When mobile wallets were launched, i shared a post, Mobile Wallet - Convenience or Inconvenience. At that time, my personal opinion was that it is more of inconvenience. The money gets locked but the only advantage was security i.e. you need ... Read More
PayUMoney – CashBack while Shopping Online
PayUMoney as the name suggests offers Cashback to customer when online payment is made through PayUMoney.com Payment gateway while shopping online. Maximum Cashback limit is upto 10%. In this case, it will be more appropriate to refer Cashback as indirect discount or reverse discount. In last 2 months, i have received cashback of more than 1000 Rs from PayUMoney as my most of the shopping is online only. The cashback transactions on PayUMoney are facilitated through e-wallet. e-wallet is used to simultaneously store cashback received from current online transaction & spend/adjust cashback ... Read More
7 Tips to Save Money During Recession
Thanks to my wife for inspiring me to write this article on Tips to Save Money. It's Recession Time folks and Every Rupee saved is Rupee earned. To save money is not a Science but an Art. The irony of life is that once you reach certain lifestyle then you cannot compromise on same at any cost. With increase in disposable income, Lifestyle changes. Now you must be wondering how to save money without compromising much on lifestyle..Very much possible, let's go through following 7 Tips to save money during recession for rainy days Buy only what you need Impulse shopping put a major hole in ... Read More
Online Discount Coupons – Save while you Shop
What about saving some hard earned money while Shopping Online through Online Discount Coupons...Sounds great :) Let's Check Out Personally i have almost stopped physical shopping as i found that i can save more if i shop online. On top of it additional discount of 20%-50% is a big bonus and can be handy in these difficult times of Recession. Some time back snapdeal.com and timesdeal.com tried to create paid business model out of online discount coupons on lines of Groupon but they failed miserably. Snapdeal.com has now adopted traditional e-commerce model and all deals on timesdeal.com are ... Read More