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I’ve been tracking the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ for the last few months, and the mental gymnastics Amazon and the seller are pulling for the Great Indian Festival sale is a masterclass in anti-consumer pricing.

Phase 1: Pre-Sale Baseline

Listed Price: ₹79,999 (stable street price for months)

Bank Offer: Flat ₹5,000 instant discount on SBI Card

Actual Effective Price: ₹74,999

Phase 2: The Festival "Magic"

Right before the sale went live, they spiked the price to ₹1,05,999 (pure MRP anchoring). (I forgot to take a screenshot).

Sale starts: They flash a massive "22% OFF" festival badge and drop it back to the exact same ₹79,999 baseline.

First, they killed the SBI ₹5,000 offer completely.

Now, the plot twist: They replaced it with an ICICI Credit Card offer of ₹3,999.

So after all the hype, artificial MRP inflation, and banner ads about "unbeatable festive deals," you end up paying ₹1,001 MORE during the biggest sale of the year, and that’s only if you happen to own an ICICI credit card. If you don't, you pay a full ₹5,000 premium.

Anyone who didn't track the price graph just sees “Save ₹26,000 (22% off)” and rushes to checkout thinking they hit the jackpot.

if someone affiliated with amazon sees this can you please confirm? it would be a big help. i am not getting many options on budget phones with high specs ^(:()

I like amazon/Flipkart for many reasons, but, for the way they hide delivery charges. Shows the product at a very cheap price until you hit the final order page. Very annoying! Why don't these portal guys do something about it!!?

Prime members express shipping. 😆

After this chat i did not get any refund so I called the customer cuz i am unemployed, on the call.the customer representative said we cannot refund the fee we have never done and who ever said that we could refund it is wrong.

What may be the possible reason?

The product and its review.