Orbital Episode 16: Why Flash Sales Need to Die

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By Pranay Parab | Updated: 21 July 2016 12:34 IST

Flash sales have been around in India for nearly two years now, but is it fair to make buying smartphones and other tech gadgets similar to a lottery? When customers are willing to pay full price for phones, should companies make it hard to buy these products? Smartphone experts Ali and Roydon join your host Pranay to discuss this.

We talk about when it is justified to have a flash sale and which companies absolutely need to stop flash sales immediately. Then the discussion moves on to companies who have managed a sound offline and online strategy while avoiding flash sales entirely. What do you think? Should flash sales be allowed or should they be stopped? Let us know via the comments.

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