Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Lazada: A popular online promo worth trying out


I love it when websites come up with the reddest promos that even someone like me who insists that shopping is bad can’t resist it. It’s because the deals are so good that refusing to take part in it would be a lot more well… stupid. Deals up to almost a hundred percent off may seem like it’s too good to be true but it’s actually true. The very recent promo I think a lot of websites incorporated in their monthly sales is the 90% off promo where everyone can order the item and not have to pay a single dime. The order you pass will serve as you online raffle ticket for the draw that will determine the winner at the end of the duration given by the company. I have never won in any of the three websites I joined in including Cashcashpinoy, Lazada Philippines and I forgot the last one.

And you thought I was willing to spend on my uncalled for shopping hatred. The only reason I considered even doing it is because I basically have to pay for 10% of the market price. The only catch is you can’t choose what item you can buy. A featured item for the day, hour or week will be provided for you and if you’re one to try your luck, you can get a chance to win something normally sold for thousands for just a few hundreds unless of course you’re wanting to buy something above 10,000. Maybe then you’d have to pay a little over a thousand as well but what’s a thousand to the many thousands you can save, right?

I would say that the most expensive thing I have bought online so far and it was because I needed it for work is the handy charger I got a few weeks ago. It’s very practical because ever since I upgraded my line to have LTE, my iPhone has been dying like crazy. I’d be lucky to have it working one fourth of the day. And since most of my work are relayed over skype, it’s important for me to be online 24/7. Yes, even when I’m not at work, I’m still working. It was 12% off when I saw it but because Lazada had a promo for all MasterCard holders, I was able to get an additional 10% off over the already discounted price.

Shopping technically isn’t bad but let’s not be in denial when I say that some people blow it out of proportion making it impossible for them to hold themselves back when a sale comes out. I’m all for the ‘I worked hard I deserve this’ cause but you’d think since they know how much effort was put into a few hundreds that they’d know how to save up. Unless I’m hundreds of thousands up from my normal monthly expenses, I just can’t imagine myself splurging on the most outrageous things like a flat screen tv or a car. I don’t even think loaning is such a good idea. I mean, since when was buying something you still can’t afford a smart idea?

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