It's a "Big Day" for Flipkart amid "hoax" cries on Twitter

Updated: Monday, October 6, 2014, 15:46 [IST]

New Delhi, Oct 6: The Big Billion Day mega sale by Flipkart is nearing the end of the day and with it, the enthusiasm and the excitement has also died down. In fact, it has received mixed reactions from buyers.

While there were some who did manage to get goof deals on cosmetics and smaller items, high-end deals like tabs and mobiles were out of stock within seconds. 16 GB pendrive, Lenovo tabs, Samsung mobile etc had close to 70-80% sale offer, but were out of stock within seconds.

"I wanted a pendrive and had selected the item and kept it ready since 7:45 am. The moment the clock ticket 8:00 am, I clicked on the buy button, but it never appeared on my cart. It then popped up a message "out of stock" and it was just 8:05 am then," said Nishi, a content developer.

Another professional, Sunanda got a very good deal on Chetan Bhagat's Half Girlfriend, which she got for Rs 99 when the actual price was Rs 145. Interestingly, after an order was placed, the next lot appeared with a price tag of Rs 150 and the MRP surprisingly was Rs 175.

Some even complain that the pricing is more than what what Amazon is offering. Add to it the confusion of fluctuating prices, which consumers believe is a strategy to compensate for products whose prices have been slashed down heavily.

At the end of the day, Twitter provided the real picture, here are some of them-both hilarious and anxious:

Amazon is selling pen drives cheaper than the big billion Flipkart sale right now. Sale ke naam pa kalank hai Flipkart. Thoo. #banflipkart
— Achari Nimboo (@Retweet_Addict) October 6, 2014

So Flipkart has an offer on Van Heusen officewear. And took the photo in the RSS office. pic.twitter.com/tEufF9sRaM
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) October 6, 2014

So glad India doesnt do brick and mortar Black Friday sales. After seeing the response to the Flipkart sale, i feel like thered be murders
— Rohan (@mojorojo) October 6, 2014

TIL that by Flipkart sale they didnt mean that Flipkart was for sale. I had already taken out the cheque book. #facepalm
— Ambanijis Diary (@FakeAmbaniji) October 6, 2014

Just bought some Self-Respect on @Flipkart - it was at a 48% discount, so I got less than I bargained for.
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) October 6, 2014

Xth board: 404 not foundJEE results: 404 not foundCAT reslts: 404 not foundFlipkart sale: 404 not foundLife is a quest to find 404
— GabbbarSingh (@GabbbarSingh) October 6, 2014

Complete nonsense @Flipkart .. Chose my products and then Message pops up saying they cannot be delivered to the locations in South Delhi !!
— shilpi tewari (@shilpitewari) October 6, 2014

*Flipkart announces a 50% hike for its employees**Delirious employees chk thr payslip**404 Not found**hike is on conveyance allowance*
— GabbbarSingh (@GabbbarSingh) October 6, 2014

Flipkart has become that room of Russell Crowes from A Beautiful Mind. pic.twitter.com/gxnWJTg5E5
— Akshar (@AksharPathak) October 6, 2014

I was looking for a baby on the Flipkart sale... But it said Out Of Stork!
— Ashwin Mushran (@ashwinmushran) October 6, 2014

So, Flipkart is giving 44% off on Half Girlfriend. Which of course makes it just slightly over a Quarter Girlfriend.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) October 6, 2014

Nexus 5 16GB Snapdeal : Rs.22500Flipkart : Rs.27000Amazon : Rs.23500Best deal in Snapdeal http://t.co/f2SeKHH9dP
— @Adhyayam Fan (@ynakg) October 6, 2014