Fake Flipkart Freedom sale for iPhone
So my parent's old iPhone X started acting up and I was looking for a replacement. Freedom sale was around the corner so I decided to get iPhone 17 hoping for a discount and purchase it before the "impending price hike"
Waited till 12 AM on 7th August, tried to purchase the phone, got a queue message, waited a bit more then finally ordered it.
Phone price was ₹82,900 with only ₹1,000 discount! Imagine hyping and calling it a SALE!
Over and above they added ₹615 worth of non-sense charges, managed to secure Flipkart card from a friend which gave cashback of ~₹4000
iPhone 17 on 7th August 2026 costed me ₹78,507
Then began long wait for delivery, it was shipped on 11th Aug, 4 days after my order and delivered on 12th Aug in Delhi.
On last day of sale I think it was 16th August, there was an additional discount scheme on Flipkart Axis card of ₹2,000 which is still ongoing long after the sale.
The same seller who delivered the Phone in 5 days is now giving next day delivery!
So I had to pay extra, wait extra just to be in an illusion that I was purchasing in sale! It's just shameful on part of a company like Flipkart, deceiving customers.
I did try to do a quick check on reasons of less discount and delivery fees and read that Flipkart was expecting HUGE orders due to price increase rumors and the response to the sale was dull, hence offers increased.
I have the screenshots, from the day of sale discount and the current discounts.