Amazon's The Great Indian Summer Sale Kicks Off

Amazon's The Great Indian Summer Sale kicked off on Wednesday with deals across various product categories. Amazon India is offering up to 50 percent off on mobiles, tablets, laptops, cameras, and other electronics, as well as across apparel & accessories. As part of Amazon's The Great Indian Summer Sale, new deals will be posted on the app and website every 30 minutes between 8AM and 6PM on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (May 6-8).

Amazon's The Great Indian Summer Sale includes up to 60 percent discounts on appliances, décor, furnishing & kitchen utilities, books, movies, music & more. Amazon India is also offering up to 20 percent off on gourmet, beauty products, baby products & more as part of its sale.

As usual, there are incentives to download and use the Amazon India app, with app users getting early access to the best The Great Indian Summer Sale deals. Amazon India is also offering additional 15 percent cash back to app users who make payments using State Bank of India (SBI) debit or credit cards. The cash back is 10 percent for those using SBI cards on the website during Amazon's The Great Indian Summer Sale.

You need to make a transaction of Rs. 5,000 or above to avail the cash back while making a payment using a SBI card - there are no extra steps or promo code to be used. The maximum cash back per card account is Rs. 1,500 across app and the website. Amazon says cash back will be credited to the card holder's account latest by 8th August 2015.

"With The Great Indian Summer Sale, we are thrilled to bring to our customers the biggest shopping event of the season. Customers will enjoy a vast, unique and exclusive selection with irresistible offers from our sellers that will make this summer season absolutely delightful," said Samir Kumar, Director Category Management, Amazon India.