Flipkart Big Exchange Days Deals on Mobiles, TVs, and More

Flipkart has announced its new 'Big Exchange Days' scheme where consumers can get their old electronic device exchanged and upgrade to a new one. The e-commerce company has also confirmed that the 'Big Exchange Days' will be scheduled on the first two days of every month.

The 'Big Exchange Days' scheme currently has a lot of smartphones on discount after the exchange offer, including the Motorola Moto G (Gen 3), Moto X Play, and Asus ZenFone 2 among others.

Under the new scheme, consumers will be offered doorstep exchange for their old device and can choose from a wide range of devices including smartphones, tablets, laptops, televisions, refrigerators and washing machines. Flipkart in a press statement claims that to ensure a smooth end-to-end experience for customers, "every delivery executive has been specially trained to understand the process along with the exchange quality check methods." Consumers can avail the 'Big Exchange Days' scheme via the Flipkart app, desktop site, as well as Flipkart Lite app.

Some of the phones available under the 'Big Exchange Days' scheme include the Motorola Moto G (Gen 3) which currently has up to Rs. 6,000 off after exchange; the Moto X Play has up to Rs. 9,000 off; theMoto G Turbo has up to Rs. 6,000 off on exchange; the HTC Desire 828 has up to Rs. 10,000 off after exchange; the Asus ZenFone 2 has up to Rs. 10,000 off after exchange; the Moto X Style has up to Rs. 15,000 off after exchange; the Micromax Canvas Pulse 4G has up to Rs. 5,000 off after exchange offer; the Nexus 6P has up to Rs. 20,000 after exchange; the Lenovo A2010 has up to Rs. 2,000 off after exchange, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has up to Rs. 20,000 off after exchange. Consumers can check all the offers available on mobiles via this page.

The company details that for smartphones, the IMEI number, screen and overall condition of the products will be checked by the delivery executive at the hand-to-hand exchange point. On the other hand, for products like the televisions, the delivery executive will have to mount it and check the working conditions of the product. The same method will be followed to check the condition of laptop, and washing machine among other products to check if it is in good shape.

Commenting on the announcement, Ankit Nagori, Chief Business Officer, Flipkart said, "The average cycle in India for replacing a phone is 18-24 months and we are witnessing similar trends in the television category. Customers are continuously looking to upgrade to the next new-age model, but disposing off the previously owned models has always been a concern. The Flipkart Exchange Programme offers customers a holistic solution to the whole process of looking for buyers of their old products and buy new products."

"We foresee this programme to be a big hit amongst our customers and expect it to drive 20% of the sales in these categories by the end of this year." Ankit added.

Flipkart launches monthly exchange offers program

After hosting Big Billion Day sales, Flipkart is all set to launch the 'Big Exchange Days' program. It will be a new monthly exchange programme where consumers can trade off their old smartphone, tablets, laptops, televisions, refrigerators and washing machines in exchange for a new product. The monthly exchange program will be scheduled for the first two days of every month, starting February 1.  

Ankit Nagori, Chief Business Officer, Flipkart, says, "The average cycle in India for replacing a phone is 18-24 months and we are witnessing similar trends in the television category. Customers are continuously looking to upgrade to the next new-age model, but disposing off the previously owned models has always been a concern. The Flipkart Exchange Programme offers customers a holistic solution to the whole process of looking for buyers of their old products and buy new products."

This offering will be available across Flipkart platforms including the web, app and Flipkart Lite. The products meant for exchange will be checked by the delivery executive. For instance, for a smartphone, the executive will beck the condition, screen and IMEI number of the smartphone before handing the product. In case of television, laptop and washing machine, the condition of the product will be examined. 

Flipkart announces ‘Big Exchange Days’ for smartphones, televisions

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By tech2 News Staff /  30 Jan 2016 , 12:23

To give a further push to sales in the competing e-commerce space, Flipkart has announced the launch of ‘Big Exchange Days’. It is a new monthly exchange programme for the smartphone, tablets, laptops, televisions, refrigerators and washing machines category.

Flipkart plans to schedule the exchange program on the 1st and 2nd of every month. The ‘Big Exchange Days’ gives users the chance for an easy doorstep exchange. Flipkart claims that every delivery executive has been trained to understand the process and exchange quality check methods.

Ankit Nagori – Chief Business Officer, Flipkart, said, “The average cycle in India for replacing a phone is 18-24 months and we are witnessing similar trends in the television category. Customers are continuously looking to upgrade to the next new-age model, but disposing off the previously owned models has always been a concern. The Flipkart Exchange Programme offers customers a holistic solution to the whole process of looking for buyers of their old products and buy new products.”

Those looking to exchange smartphones will need to provide the IMEI number and the delivery executive will check the screen and overall condition of the product at the hand-to-hand exchange point. However, for televisions, the delivery executive will have to mount it and check the working conditions of the appliance. For other devices such as laptop, washing machine and so on, the delivery person will switch on the product to check its working conditions.

“With ‘Big Exchange Days’, we will help customers upgrade to their latest favourites in a quick and convenient way. We foresee this programme to be a big hit amongst our customers and expect it to drive 20% of the sales in these categories by the end of this year.” Nagori added.