Festivals are a time for people to head out shopping. The Maharashtrian New year Gudi Padwa and Telugu New Year Ugadi will be celebrated on March 18, 2018. The festival marks the beginning of the traditional Hindu calendar and it is considered auspicious to start something new in case of business ventures on this day. A festival that marks joy of new beginnings several platforms are offering big discounts and sales. Online shopping is the new age trend to purchase anything from groceries, clothes to electronics. This year too there are discount offers announced on the occasions of these festivals. Look at some of the sales and offers:

Amazon 

Online shopping platform Amazon is offering 65% discount on a range of products. The range of products includes ethnic wear, electronics including phones and TVs, air-conditioners, and pooja thalis too!

Flipkart

Flipkart is giving upto 70% discount plus those who have a SBI card will get an additional 10% discount. So people can enjoy as good as 80% discount on a range of products. There is 65 percent off on home appliances, up to 55 percent off on summer special products like fans and air coolers, up to 40 percent off on refrigerators and microwaves, and more.

Big Bazaar

Megastore Big Bazaar is giving a sale on home appliances. There is 50 percent off on home essential products like kitchen tools, dinner sets, home electronics, air conditioners, refrigerators, televisions and more. But the sale ends on March 18, so you will have to rush to the store in case you are looking for some home decor.

Car and jewellery Discounts

There are discount offers on cars and pieces of jewellery too. People can get benefits up to lakhs of rupees if they are buying a vehicle. Tata Motors is giving an offer of insurance for Re 1 on the Tiago, Tigor, Hexa, Zest and Safari Storme. In case of jewellery too, Tanishq brand is giving a chance of winning a free gold coin of 0.2 grams with every purchase of gold or diamond jewellery word Rs 10,000.

Housing offers

A lot of people book their flats on the eve of Maharashtrian New year. to attract these very people, several housing schemes with good discounts are made available. Flats are offered with low rates only for Gudi Padwa, later the prices surge. There are even offers on bungalows, offer include both ready possession and under construction flats too. There are cashback offers too. Several housing projects are coming up in Mulund, Karjat, Thane, Palghar and various parts of the city.

With so many big stores and brands giving out so many offers, it can prove to be a good time to go shopping. If you are actually looking for buying a new property or a vehicle, make the most of Gudi Padwa and Ugadi offers and discounts. Happy Shopping for a Happy New Year!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 17, 2018 11:09 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).