Black Friday sale: Mother of all festive season sales is here! How and what to shop sitting in India

The shopping bonanza will begin in the United States and North America offering massive discounts on some top-selling products in stores.

Black Friday is celebrated a day after Thanksgiving Day in the US. (Image: AFP)

Black Friday sale: Mother of all festive season sales, Black Friday, is all set to kick off on November 23 and customers across the globe are all excited to shop till they drop! The shopping bonanza will begin in the United States and North America offering massive discounts on some top-selling products in stores. Though the sale is traditionally known for shopping from brick-and-mortar stores retail chains, in this digital era, various e-commerce platforms aim to bring the experience on your screens and help you beat the rush. Black Friday is conventionally a shopping festival in Northern America, but shoppers around the world look forward to bagging the best deals and discounts that would otherwise cost more in other countries. Black Friday is celebrated a day after Thanksgiving Day and this year it’s on November 23. This time, several Indian e-commerce giants are giving its customers an option to get the best deal from this international festive offering. So, if you want to buy something during the Black Friday sale, you can do it directly from India – sitting at your home! Things to keep in mind before shopping from the Black Friday sale starting tomorrow: i. First and the foremost you need to figure out what products you need and which websites are offering Black Friday shopping option. The companies which ship from the US to India are Amazon US, Alibaba and eBay and others. ii. Though Black Friday deals in the US are comparatively cheaper but getting it shipped to India will include customs and import duty charges. So, it is very important to calculate these taxes before ordering from the US on Black Friday. Here’s the list of top Black Friday sale offerings for Indian customers: Amazon India Black Friday offering: At Amazon India, customers can easily shop from the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on the Amazon Global Store. Indian customers can shop during the Black Friday sale directly from the Amazon.com starting at 1:30 PM on November 23. The sale will continue till 1:30 PM November 27. Flipkart Black Friday sale extravaganza: Indian e-commerce major Flipkart will conduct its exclusive Black Friday sale extravaganza and the platform will offer heavy discounts on Redmi Note 6 pro smartphone which is launching on November 22 in India. Apart from Xiaomi’s new smartphone, the website will also have various other products in its Black Friday sale segment. Honor Black Friday Sale: Chinese smartphone maker Honor has already kicked off with its Black Friday sale in India. The sale is live now and will continue till November 23 on the official Honor online store. The company is offering special Re 1 flash deals with discounts on smartphones like Honor 7S, Honor 9N, Honor Play and others.