12/12/12: 5 Of the best tech deals for today

The hyped 12/12/12 is finally here. While some think it’s an auspicious day, others think evil may strike. Amidst all this hullabaloo, the good news is that today’s day has been marked by a massive shopping festival across the web dubbed Great Online Shopping Festival 12 Dec 2012. Several Indian tech shopping sites are offering lucrative discounts specially crafted for today. To save you the trouble of browsing across all these sites, we’ve picked 5 best deals offered online by tech shopping sites just for today.

Lucrative discounts on tech products

Flipkart, one of the most popular online shopping sites, has put up some nifty discounts for its consumers. Flipkart calls it “Deals like Never before”, and needless to say, the deals are valid only for today. As a part of 12Dec2012 GOSF deals, it is offering Interest free 3 and 6 month EMIs along with freebies and gift vouchers with mobile phones. You can also grab combo and bundle offers today. In the cameras section, Flipkart is offering interest free EMIs up to 12 months and also discounts on select cameras. Flipkart also has a 1212 Store wherein the site is offering all devices and combos for Rs. 1212.

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Use the gift coupons to avail discounts

Homeshop18 has put up some really cool deals that will last until midnight today. This online shopping site offers some gift coupons that can be used to get some lucrative discounts on purchases. You can use the mentioned gift coupon codes and get Rs. 100 off if you buy products worth Rs. 999 and above. Similarly, you get Rs. 600 off on Rs. 4,999, Rs. 1,200 off on Rs. 9,999 and Rs. 2,500 off on Rs. 19,999. These gift coupons can be used across all the categories on the site. There are a slew of eye-grabbing devices in the electronics section that can be grabbed using these gift coupons. Click here for the Offers page.

10 percent off on purchase of Rs.1,999 and above

Infibeam announces its big sale for 12Dec12 GOSF with a flat 10 percent discount if you shop for Rs. 1,999 or above. This discount is available across all product categories at Infibeam. Just use the promo code ‘ILOVEDISCOUNTS’. This coupon entitles you with a flat 10 percent off and is valid only for today. However, this coupon is valid on products that don’t come under Infibeam’s Hot Deals list. Infibeam has put up on display a list of smartphones, accessories and other electronic products. Click here for the Offer page.
 
Indiatimes

Indiatimes offers 12 percent extra off on products

Indiatimes’ Great Online Shopping Festival offers its users 12 percent extra discount on select products in each category. This deal is valid until midnight and the products will be available only on first come first serve basis, so you have roughly 8 hours to grab your favourite gadget at a discounted price. Click here to access the Indiatimes Offer page.

Hot deals until midnight

Naaptol.com is offering up to 80 percent discount on products as a part of the Great Online Shopping Festival. Talking about the Electronics section, the tech shopping site is offering some good deals on consumer electronic products. The Nikon L26 camera combo is available at 59 percent discount and the Fujifilm FinePix S2980 is available after a discount of 31 percent. It is also offering deals on products from Samsung, HTC and other companies. Besides electronics, Naaptol is offering some hefty discount on other categories as well. Click here to view all the Great Online Shopping Festival offers at Naaptol. 
 
While you still have some hours to grab your favourite gadget at a discounted price, do let us know what you think about 12/12/12?

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