Paytm Mall is hosting a three-day long Pre-GST Sale, with cashback offers on products such as smartphones, televisions, laptops, cameras, and more. The Paytm Pre-GST Sale comes with cashback of up to Rs. 20,000 on select products such as DSLRs, up to Rs. 15,000 on laptops, and up to Rs. 10,000 on LED TVs. The Paytm sale started June 13 and will end on Thursday, and is an effort to push products before they become more expensive when GST kicks in.
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Those looking for Paytm sale deals on phones will get flat 15 percent cashback offer on Vivo and Oppo phones with 5-inch or bigger displays, as well as those with 12-megapixel or above camera resolution. Similarly, there's a flat 15 percent cashback on Gionee and Intex 4G phones, as well as Micromax and Gionee phones with battery capacity of 3000mAh or more. Spending Rs. 1,000 or above in the Paytm sale automatically makes the user eligible to win an iPhone 7 as part of a contest. The effective price of Google Pixel 32GB comes down to Rs. 34,339 in the Paytm sale courtesy the Rs. 6,060 cashback applicable on it.
The Paytm Pre-GST Sale page doesn’t 'officially' include deals on iPhones, but the company is providing cashback offers on iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone 5s. Those buying iPhone 7 32GB will get Rs. 5,450 cashback, bringing down the effective to Rs. 40,733 from the listed Rs. 46.183. The 128GB iPhone 7 model gets Rs. 6,400 cashback, resulting in effective price tag of Rs. 46,788 instead of the Rs. 52,713; the 256GB iPhone 7 on Paytm comes with Rs. 7,000 cashback, meaning effective price of Rs. 50,900. All three variants of iPhone 7 Plus come with Rs. 7,000 cashback, meaning best price of Rs. 51,499 for 32GB, Rs. 58,799 for 128GB, and Rs. 72,698 for 256GB.
iPhone 6s 32GB carries cashback of Rs. 4,250, resulting in price tag of Rs. 32,416, while the 128GB iPhone 6s has 12 percent cashback on price tag of Rs. 54,999, meaning Rs. 48,400 effective price. iPhone 5s is available at effective price of Rs. 15,001 on Paytm with the Rs. 1,800 cashback available on the phone.
As for Paytm sale deals on tablets, there's up to Rs. 7,000 cashback on iPad models, and up to Rs. 1,500 cashback on iBall and Micromax tablets. Kindle e-readers also carry up to 15 percent cashback in the Paytm Pre-GST Sale.
The sale also has discounts on ACs (up to Rs. 8,000 cashback), and refrigerators (up to Rs. 10,000). Paytm's Pre-GST Sale also has discounts on televisions from brands like LG, Samsung, and Sony. You can also get deals on Apple, Dell, and Lenovo and laptops. Additionally, other products such as Bluetooth speakers, footwear, and accessories are being sold at up to 50 percent off with additional 25 percent cashback. There's 70 percent discount on offer on power banks (with up to 25 percent cashback) and up to Rs. 6,000 cashback on gaming consoles.
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