Buy ONLY FROM ONLINE SELLERS ---PLEDGE HERE

[gauraviift]

After the Flipkart sale, every electronic gaint is after them. LG stating we will not honor warranty and even called them unathorised channel.

Fact is if there were unauthorised channel, why as VP sales he approved bulk sale to Flipkart?

Also note, flipkart did not follow any predatory pricing as they are still a minority player. Flipkart and other big retailers buy in bulk quantity and thus often get say 10 TV free with every lot of 100 sets.

They are passing on that benefit.

Did we all not buy Panasonic V series a year from launch well below the recommended price??

Another interesting fact is that why not make similar noise in US where black friday sales are a big hit and people buy almost for complete year during that phase. That too at well below the usua; retail price.

I wil for snow on buy from ONLINE STORE with better benefits like return policy and COD. What local retailes offers is - Demo Sets + No Return policy and No discounts.

Show your resolve by saying yes to buy from Online Retailers and ensure a slap on the face of these idiotic Electronic majors who does not even know definition of predatory pricing..

 

[mohit_delhi]

Fully agree with you, what online sellers are doing is just passing on benefits of not having same overheads as brick and mortar stores. Brick and mortar stores are not very genuine either. Without naming any store, in past I have had to be cautious with one of them trying to sell demo set without telling explicitly. Their integrity is questionable as well. So as end user we should have all the options of buying. Both can co exist as in US. It is high time that real estate rental comes down because it is only in India that rental costs are unrealistically high. If they come down brick and mortar stores can also offer competitive prices, till they time online stores will have competitive edge. Infact curbing online store format would be predatory in nature as it would mean dominance of just brick and mortar which is not good either.

 

[Saket]

As long as I have the bill with all taxes paid, no one can deny warranty. Manufacturers can keep making a hue & cry (mostly due to pressure created by their retail partners) but such a denial of warranty is illegal and it is not going to stand in the court of law.

 

[Vinod.R]

For you guys kind information,

Online blokes do not ship to my place except the small items. So no TVs.

I got the same plasma (LG PN4500) on the flop cart for Rs 20,500/- but it said no shipping to my place

So what do small town guys like us do?

I have lived in Bangalore for 13 years and am now in Thrissur, kerala. Here they are quoting Rs 35,000 for the same TV in the brick store and have the temerity to tell me that it is the best price!!!! ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

 

[gauraviift]

For you guys kind information,

Online blokes do not ship to my place except the small items. So no TVs.

I got the same plasma (LG PN4500) on the flop cart for Rs 20,500/- but it said no shipping to my place

So what do small town guys like us do?

I have lived in Bangalore for 13 years and am now in Thrissur, kerala. Here they are quoting Rs 35,000 for the same TV in the brick store and have the temerity to tell me that it is the best price!!!! ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

Let me correct. I stay in NEW DELHI and I tried ordering Sony W900B today.

Even in Delhi even for pin code 110001 they could not deliver. Nothing to do with small or big town.

However, they could deliver LG plasma. Seems they have stored products at diff locations and thus the delivery logistical challenge.

Say we ordered cell phones - One was sent from Mumbai while another was sent from Delhi. Difference was only color of phone.

I am sure Logistics plays a big role in sending TV to locations far away from Warehouse else why would they decline my pincode of NEW Delhi.

Initially not every pin code was supported for all products but now look at coverage.

 

[gauraviift]

Infact curbing online store format would be predatory in nature as it would mean dominance of just brick and mortar which is not good either.

Love this point. Very ture. What was LG VP thinking when he said Flipkart used predatory pricing. Seems his fundamentals are not correct

 

[Vinod.R]

If online sellers want to access the real market,

LET THEM SHIP ALL PRODUCTS TO ALL PLACES IN INDIA WITH AN EXTRA CHARGE FOR SHIPPING WHICH CAN SHOW IN THE CART. THEN IT WOULD BE FUN!!!

 

[dillihifi]

If you all remember that there was a time when the standalone brick and mortar stores rallied together against the chain stores as these could give better discount. Now the same story is repeating in online retail.

 

[dreamer5]

I purchased sony 46W950A from croma retail online for ?79,994 at local brick store they are selling it at 99k to 104k

As delivery was not available in my city had ordered it to my relatives home and then got it to my home

Tv looks brand new and it's not a demo piece

Kudos to online shopping

 

[hemantwaghe]

Fully agree with you, what online sellers are doing is just passing on benefits of not having same overheads as brick and mortar stores.

THAT IS HAL TRUTH

In india many times Logistics cost + Cost of Risk ( damages + Returns) is more than or just around shop overheads

But what these online retailers do is OPERATING ON LOSS TO GAIN CUSTOMERS - this is possible by INVESTORS MONEY

The idea is that after some time when customers are acquired you can make profit by offering him number of products and services ( like insurance , mobile connection, cable connection , consultancy etc)

Now what is new players keep pouring in? Will customers be loyal. Also online customer has acess to vast amount of information ; which make many customers ( like me) DISLOYAL BARGAIN HUNTERS hyeah:hyeah::yahoo::yahoo:

So everyone survives? No way !! Already there are news tradus shutting down.

Exclusive : Tradus to shutdown - NextBigWhat
In brick and mortar too some guys facing problems as Kishore Biyani (bigbazaar , central) is having problems , some other brick and mortar shps shut shop
Chasing profits, Kishore Biyani?s Future Group shut 40% of Food Bazaar stores in 2013 - Financial Express

Slowdown-hit retailer Kishore Biyani now out of 'ivory tower', spends time on the floor with employees - Economic Times



so PARTY WILL NOT LAST FOREVER but WHN PARTY IS GOING ON - Party On - arty all night!!hyeah::clapping:

 

[dillihifi]

should we allow ourselves to be fleeced ??? If loyalty means that I am going to be fleeced then I am less likely to be loyal. In several US sites they give a purchase protection i.e. if the site or some other site offers the same product at a lower price they credit back the difference. These kind of service will make me more loyal to the stores. Nowadays after buying the product the stores pass on the buck of service to the all india helpline nos. same as in online stores so obviously there is no additional service i.e. offerred by the brick and mortar stores. Lets see how this war pans out.

 

[Hiten]

Here is the pledge.

I (.....name.....) pledge with my left hand on my heart and right hand on my credit card to buy only from online sellers. I also pledge that I will encourage my near and dear ones, friends, total strangers to do so. I as an adult know that with online purchase I may get things I did not order which may result in unnecessary electronic communication. I am also aware that once I ordered I will eagerly wait to see the package at my door step. Which may result in minor anxiety attacks. So in the meantime I will browse online to see other stuff on sale. I also pledge as a loyalty and commitment to my fellow online buyers I will pass on information about solid discount; but not before I buy them at 3 a.m. in the early morning. I am also aware of online addiction and conflicts arising from such activity in peaceful marital life. So I pledge to take delivery of purchased goods at my office. I also commit (but not whole heartedly) that since no more I will be taking a walk to local shop, I will excercise regularly for atleast eight minutes.

Sign __________
Place __________
Witness (spouse) __________

 

[hemantwaghe]

Nowadays after buying the product the stores pass on the buck of service to the all india helpline nos. same as in online stores so obviously there is no additional service i.e. offerred by the brick and mortar stores. Lets see how this war pans out.

So in US stores offers you service? Are you sure? for 1 companies serviice you need to manage a huge operation considering huge number of SU .. So how stores manage the service considering n no of companies X m no of skus... my lord it wil be a HUUUUUUGE operation

Please enlighten...

 

[dillihifi]

@hemant was not referring to US stores rather to the brick and mortar stores in india who tell us that we offer you service but it is only providing the helpline no. Rather in the old days at least the shopowners used to coordinate with the service centre guys but nowadays it is not so. This is from my personal experience.

You can see the rush to buy xiaomi mobiles / android one sets these are only available online. Well in my view e-commerce is here to stay whether you like it or not. Further these very stores which were cribbing about the entry of reliance digital/croma to the mkts (both for electronic / non electronic goods) are making way for others and these chains are now cribbing about the online marketplaces. You all may recall the hue and cry which reliance fresh stores were met with when they cut the middlemen from the deals. In all areas of commerce it is the middlemen who pocket the maximum amount on the table and the time is soon coming when their share will be going down and all the hue and cry is about the reduction in the prices from these elements if these charges are to be passed on to the end customers.

 

[hemantwaghe]

@hemant was not referring to US stores rather to the brick and mortar stores in india who tell us that we offer you service but it is only providing the helpline no. Rather in the old days at least the shopowners used to coordinate with the service centre guys but nowadays it is not so. This is from my personal experience.

You can see the rush to buy xiaomi mobiles / android one sets these are only available online. Well in my view e-commerce is here to stay whether you like it or not. Further these very stores which were cribbing about the entry of reliance digital/croma to the mkts (both for electronic / non electronic goods) are making way for others and these chains are now cribbing about the online marketplaces. You all may recall the hue and cry which reliance fresh stores were met with when they cut the middlemen from the deals. In all areas of commerce it is the middlemen who pocket the maximum amount on the table and the time is soon coming when their share will be going down and all the hue and cry is about the reduction in the prices from these elements if these charges are to be passed on to the end customers.

My query of simple ,what does US physical / online stores do? Service then and there?How ? As for multi-brand establishment it is impossible.

Unless they are service agents . ike Jumbo was in dubai . but there physical location of SS and stores were many times different . Management was different.

 

[mohit9206]

Online shopping will almost always be cheaper than buying from brick n mortar stores. All these big companies fuming about online stores is idiotic and ridiculous considering in developed countries at least as much sales occur online as it does through stores and that too at much lower prices so why are these big companies not protesting against those online stores in USA,UK and other such countries ? I feel what these companies think is Indians are fools who will just buying anything at much higher price from physical stores. We must protest this and not let ourselves be fooled and cheated by these companies.
To play my part I have Sony Bravia 24 inch LED at 10500 from Flipkart (WS retail) whereas the same set is available in physical stores at no less than 15k.

 

[mohit_delhi]

Brick and mortar stores are just indulging in double talk. I just saw that croma electronics is a seller on eBay and it is selling at a price lower than what is available in its stores. There is another brick and mortar store chain Camerana which has various stores selling cameras. Recently, I went to there store and they cautioned me that I shouldn't buy Dslr from online stores as warranty will not be provided. But to my shock few days back I saw that Camerana is also a seller on Flipkart. So, this is just double standards from brick and mortar stores. Yesterday there was news in economic times that kishore biyani of future group has entered into a partnership with Amazon india to sell its merchandise online.
Utter nonsense on part of brick and mortar stores to raise hue and cry against online stores when they themselves are selling their wares online. Just my two cents.

 

[rahuln]

I don't want to partial to anyone either online or offline. I will purchase from whoever offers me better price on the product. On couple of occasion in last 3 months, I found the local chain shops here in HYD were giving better price then the online ones including flipkart and Amazon.

What I found out is if you are looking for non-popular items online has better pricing but if you are looking for large popular appliances like TVs, refrigerator or ACs the offline stores offer better price.

Also, keep in mind that only the offline store will offer you an option to sit on a couch and compare multiple TVs side-by-side. So don't get too much carried away with the online shopping...

My 2 paisa.

 

[haisaikat]

I don't want to partial to anyone either online or offline. I will purchase from whoever offers me better price on the product. On couple of occasion in last 3 months, I found the local chain shops here in HYD were giving better price then the online ones including flipkart and Amazon.

What I found out is if you are looking for non-popular items online has better pricing but if you are looking for large popular appliances like TVs, refrigerator or ACs the offline stores offer better price.

Also, keep in mind that only the offline store will offer you an option to sit on a couch and compare multiple TVs side-by-side. So don't get too much carried away with the online shopping...

My 2 paisa.

I agree, but another thing to note is that a lot of folks back here in India still prefer to hear that fake assurance from dealer about "priority-service in times of trouble" although in reality it boils down to the service center though. They also think "ek haat lo dusre haat do". Our masses still do not have the complete appetite for going online to whom monetary transactions online is just inviting scams like Nigerian lottery. This is also evident by the fact why still lot of people prefer a bank pass book which they want to keep updated by visiting the branch physically instead of doing things online. Why? Because online only means scam and hacks to them.

 

[Fantastic]

......Online blokes do not ship to my place except the small items.......

Check out the closest place to your home where they will deliver. Give a friend's address and collect it from there even if it is a different town. Might be a solution for some items !

Someone else has already done this according to an earlier post.
Maybe you should explore the possibility.