Does anyone got this message on his/her mobile from indiatoday "Your name , claim your savings voucher of Rs .... , Voucher no...... reserved for u at indiatoday site."
I got the msg two times n when i opened the site i saw my name n their offer ...
They offered me to purchase Reebok shoes worth Rs.2999 and they will give in return reebok kit worth Rs. 8196 which includes track suit of reebok worth Rs. 3999 + reebok bag + reebok towel .
Means i have to purchase shoes worth Rs. 2999 n will get gift worth Rs . 8196...
I don't know is it really true or trying to fool me....
2999 is the *retail* price for those shoes. When IndiaTimes procures it for their offers, they can avail it for *much* lesser price. The same is true for all other products links the tracksuit, towel, bag, etc.
Even after the whole deal, they are making decent profit. Nobody does business in loss.
If you need all those items, I think you should go for the deal. But be warned that merchandise in such offers may not be of the same quality that you get in retail. They may be of a lower quality. People usually don't think of this because they attach importance to brand name--and this is how the "brand" exploits.
I have a bad experience with FILA. I was new to "branded" shoes. I used to purchase local company shoes till then. So one day I asked my brother to help me out with branded shoes. He told me that I would have to pay anywhere between 2K - 4K. Being new to branded shoes, I was not comfortable spending such a large amount in my first purchase itself. So after much searching, we got a FILA shoes for Rs. 800/-. FILA said that it had warantee of 1 yr. Within 6 months, its condition is pityful. The soles are waiting to come apart, etc. I don't know if this is because my shoes were costing *only* Rs. 800/-. Whatever, I have always avoided any FILA product thereafter. My local shoe company kicks the ass of FILA for that price, longetivity and dependebility. Also, I have stopped being brand-crazy since then. Now if I get a good deal from a local shop, I go for it. But you have to be careful as you must know how to check the material and craftswork before handing over the money else the shokeeper will fool you easily(and so did FILA fool me).