Home services startups UrbanClap, Housejoy gear up with Diwali deals

Home services are slowly yet steadily picking pace in the Indian consumer market with some of the prominent names like UrbanClap and Housejoy. Last year Saran Chatterjee of Housejoy  said how he believes the shift will gradually happen. People will slowly start getting comfortable with the concept as seeking convenience would be the key. Moreover, alternate options are bound to get expensive, and these service will then start looking lucrative. Now, with the Indian festive season approaching, e-commerce sites and online home services are gearing up to woo users with deals and discounts. An early announcement comes from Urban Clap who has teamed up with Snapdeal for a promotional home cleaning offer. Here’s what Snapdeal and UrbanClap has on offer – every user will win a home deep cleaning session everyday starting 1 October up to 10 October. The winners will be announced via its social channels. Varun Khaitan, co-founder UrbanClap said, “People spend a lot of time and effort in cleaning and decorating their homes. At UrbanClap we offer trusted, professional deep cleaning services which see a lot of demand especially at this time of the year. We are excited about partnering with Snapdeal since this allows the service to be available to their customers as well as ours.” Besides, users who choose to book UrbanClap cleaning sessions through Snapdeal will get a discount of Rs 200-250 on their bill for home deep cleaning and cleaning services for kitchen, bathroom, sofa, carpet etc. This offer will run till Diwali, and be made available in cities such as Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. Housejoy is also urging users to opt for a professional house cleaning service this festive season. It also offers deep cleaning services such as sofa shampooing, carpet cleaning, mattress shampooing, water storage tank cleaning, floor scrubbing and polishing, etc with eco-friendly chemicals and expert technicians. Besides, some of its festive offers include silver home deep cleaning packages starting at Rs 3400 in Bangalore (Rs 3000 in Delhi and Rs 2500 in rest of the cities), cashback, free lighting with installation, Amazon gift vouchers, among other things. UrbanClap also promises safe cleaning methods using biodegradable chemicals, as well as insurance worth INR 5,000 against damages.