This could be a possibility
Another hypothesis can be that the volumes of order is high. The quality can sometime go for a toss in such cases

Growth Manager

The observation I’ve made is that when buying in prime day sale or few of the major online sales… What gets delivered, the package (or even at times the item inside) is not in the best condition. S...

The observation I’ve made is that when buying in prime day sale or few of the major online sales… What gets delivered, the package (or even at times the item inside) is not in the best condition. So is it like sellers create an inventory of such lower quality packaged items just to be sold in sales at actual discount ? Or is it just coincidence 🤔

P.S. I do not mean the outer e commerce package but packaging over product, if it exists.

Is my observation correct?

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Is my observation correct?- Grapevine

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Today I was exploring mobile offers on flipkart and added a mobile to the cart. Once I opened the cart to see the final price, I was surprised to see a new price head - 'Secured Packaging fee'. Above all the heads - platform fee, delivery fee, packaging fee,  there will be additional GST. While some of the prices are justified, these companies are going off the limits to add multiple price heads for profits. 

I am still unsure about charging Rs 59 as a packaging fee while the core competency of Flipkart is logistics and marketplace.

Is this packaging fee justified?

Product Manager

Don’t get the concept of buying Nike from a mall and paying 8k when you can get them online for 2-3.

If you do, what’s your reasoning? 
(bass itne paise chahiye ki mall me mrp dekhke online kharid leta hu na sochna pade)

Do you buy shoes/branded clothes from malls or online?

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I have been following new-age Consumer Electronics brands for a while now. On average, every SKU screams "45% off!" while established players barely have any. Sure, it lures budget-conscious tech people, but at what cost? What baffles me more is these companies are profitable, with mass reach they will achieve economies of scale which would make them more profitable.

Discounting every SKU breeds a "sale-or-bust" mentality. Customers get hooked on that 50% fix, and your brand becomes synonymous with slashed prices. Raising prices later? Forget it. You've anchored them at the discounted value, and any upward revision feels like a betrayal.

Have you ever bought a gadget at a mind-blowing discount? Did it change your perception of the brand?

Discounts or Deceptive Pricing ?

What is even happening. Scamster is back

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It almost feels like I’ve got an Apple device. Any other brands who’ve really cracked the packaging experience? Share pics if you’ve it.

❤️ the March Tee packaging

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Flipkart is trying to buy Dunzo to enter WC

The Nike app barely gives 25% off while price tags on Nike shoes are so low on Flipkart. They do write it’s genuine and the box which comes seems pretty legit too. So how do they sell it for so low?

How are Nike shoes 50% off on Flipkart?

When Aadit said he wants to be like Amazon, was not bluffing. This sounds so much like Prime Day

Consultant

I returned a monitor to amazon , now they are saying I returned a junk box, when i call them they ask me to reply to the mail or they put call on hold and in the mail they use same copy paste content , even after providing proofs , call recording etc  no proper response from them.

Amazon customer care is scamming.

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share your silly/interesting/futuristic ideas, which are rotting away in your notes

PS: don't worry about someone stealing your idea, ideas don't matter, execution does. If market is big enough multiple players make money, anyway competition is for losers.

Idea Dump

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Interesting

I’ve always had this question on why Indians are very stingy when it comes to paying money for premium products. I agree there are Indians especially in the young generation who aren’t shy from spending for quality products but the masses are still stuck in the bargaining or cheap mindset. 

When we look for cars the first thing we probably check is kitna mileage dega ?

When we look at a premium product we compare it to a copy or a product that does not offer the same quality or service that a premium product offers. 

What are the reasons to it and when or how can we come out of it. This is one of the reasons we have got the “slave / miser ” label outside our county and why we’ve got weak passports which make it difficult to take a vacation like citizens of other countries .

Why are Indians still stuck in the freebie or cheap mentality ?

Assistant Manager

Hi , this post is intended to be a disclaimer to anyone who is planning to join Yubi. A lot of things are happening here that show some signs of an impending layoff

1) Several senior folks in tech and product have quit. Also there is no replacement hiring planned for them. Several projects are also getting shelved as a result.

2) there were several open roles a few weeks back and almost all of them are on hold as of now across all depts( tech , business , ops)

3) rampant cost cutting. The lunch options have been reduced to just 1 dal , 1 veg , rice and chapati.  Snacks have been removed too.


Because of several folks quitting in less than 6 months and no replacement hiring , load has increased tremendously on existing members who are themselves trying to leave. 

People have serious doubts on whether any hike or bonus will be given or not this year.

Rampant negativity at Yubi

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I wonder if this is deliberate or plain stupid!

Casually Racist Mokobara!

Founder

Folks at Flipkart, how do things look on the inside?

The valuation of the ecommerce firm declined to $35 Bn as of January 31, 2024, from $40 Bn in the financial year ended on January 31, 2022.

Flipkart Valuation Declines Over INR 41,000 Cr In Two Years

Things are not looking rosy at Flipkart. $5Bn loss in value in 2 years!

Does anybody know if online returns are thrown away or liquidated in India as well? I read in the US no return is actually put back into circulation and expensive jewellery and electronics are sold for dirt cheap prices for liquidation

Is my observation correct?

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