Amazon.in
Amazon.in is an online shopping portal that focuses on the eCommerce business only in India. The Amazon.in brings buyers and sellers together on a single platform for purchasing and selling products online. Amazon sells a wide range of products across multiple categories on the online website.
Amazon.in Product Categories
The different main product categories of Amazon are listed below:
Amazon.in Echo & Alexa
Amazon.in Fire TV Stick
Amazon.in Kindle E-Readers & eBooks
Amazon.in Audible Audiobooks
Amazon.in Amazon Prime Video
Amazon.in Amazon Prime Music
Amazon.in Mobiles, Computers
Amazon.in TV, Appliances, Electronics
Amazon.in Mens Fashion
Amazon.in Womens Fashion
Amazon.in Home, Kitchen, Pets
Amazon.in Beauty, Health, Grocery
Amazon.in Sports, Fitness, Bags, Luggage
Amazon.in Toys, Baby Products, Kids Fashion
Amazon.in Car, Motorbike, Industrial
Amazon.in Books
Amazon.in Movies, Music & Video Games
Amazon.in Gift Cards & Mobile Recharges
Amazon.in Flight Tickets
The products in the first six categories are completely owned by the Amazon. They do manufacture the required hardware. There is also a full store directory where you can find sub categories as well. When buying any product, first the customer has to select the main category, then a sub category, and then browse through the products. In the end, select the desired product. Add the product to the cart and then buy it.
Advantages of purchasing on Amazon.in
What are the advantages that as a customer you are going to get when you buy on Amazon.in website? The main advantage that you are going to get is on the price. The prices of the product are a bit less compared to the retail shops. As Amazon has eliminated the middlemen and connected the buyer and seller directly, the price of the product is reduced by a few bucks. And also the product will be delivered directly at your door-step.
Apart, from these customers can browse millions of products sitting at their homes and can choose the one that perfectly fits their needs. Also, online shopping websites provide returns. If you don't like you can return the product within 7 days after receiving it. Whereas these options are not available if you directly go and purchase in a retail shop.
The one thing that lacks in online shopping is the feel of the product. We cannot feel the product before purchasing it. However, when compared to the advantages, the disadvantages aren't going to stop you from buying it.
Every now and then Amazon runs some offers on special occasions that you can take advantage and can get huge discounts & can even earn cashback as well. Now what are you waiting for, don't you want to take advantage of these benefits and save a few bucks on your shopping.
Purchasing Options on Amazon.in
Keeping different kinds of customers in mind, Amazon has come up with multiple purchasing options that are detailed here.
COD: The cash on delivery has become quite popular over the last few years. With the introduction of COD, amazon saw a huge increase in their sales. Basically, COD means that the customer can pay money only when the product arrives at their home.
Pay later: This is a terrific option for those who want to pay money at a later point in time after receiving the product. Items worth up to Rs.10000 can be purchased under this option.
Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking: If you want to pay the money in advance, then you can go with this option. There are many Indian banks that provide these cards to you. Use them on any eCommerce portal to buy products.
UPI: This also becomes a great option for purchasing products online. Many third-party apps like Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm provides UPI option for paying money. Also, these apps give you some cashback when you make transactions. The UPI option even helps you in saving a few more bucks on each transaction.
These are the popular options available on the Amazon website. You can use any one of the option to pay money for buying a product. Amazon provides some coupons on certain products. You can apply these coupons at the time of checkout.
Amazon.in Great Indian Festival
Every year in the month of October during the Dussehra festival, Amazon runs a great Indian festival where it offers discounts on huge items. And also a 10% cashback on using a credit card to buy an Item. The great Indian sale runs for 5 days and each day is dedicated to certain categories. Prime members can get an early bird sneak peak into the offers and can take more advantage than normal members. Also, for prime members, there are no delivery charges.
This year also, Amazon is running the Great Indian Festival and is giving 10% cashback on paying through HDFC credit/debit cards. For more details about the Amazon.in great Indian sale check out the official website.
There are so many items available on the Amazon portal and out of them which product should I buy? This question has been raised by many online buyers and many novice buyers have made mistakes when purchasing their first item. Amazon does not provide any guarantee of the quality of the item that you buy on their website. So, It is our responsibility to make sure that we purchase the right product.
Before purchasing the product, one should go through the product description and make sure that the details are correctly mentioned. Also, check out the questions asked by other customers and the answers replied by the seller. If you have any question that is not on the list, then you can ask a question and get back the answer from the seller.
Don't buy any product as soon as they are launched. Some people are crazy and buy them on the first day especially when a new mobile is launched. Let's wait for some time and let others write a review on it. Go over the reviews and know about the pros and cons of the item. Also, look at the rating given by all the buyers. Make sure the rating is above 4 and also you are happy with the pros & cons.
Once you are satisfied with all the aspects, then look for the seller who sells it for a less price. There can be many sellers who sell the same product and also check out the seller's reputation as well before adding the product to the cart. Some products are assured by Amazon that you can blindly add them to cart and they will be delivered on time.
Hope you follow these steps and have a smooth purchase on Amazon. Sometimes, the sellers cancel your order and they don't deliver your product. You will get your money back, but its a bit of frustration and you have to place another order. I am going to tell you a trick, to get extra money when such an incident happens. Just call the customer care and report the incident. The first level of customer care support will try to convince you without making you happy. Just ask the customer care person to connect to their superior and talk with the superior person. That person will credit some money into your Amazon.in wallet to make you happy.
