Steady those plastics and online shopping baskets! Shopee's Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals offer discounts of up to 80% off and cater to all types
We’re only days away from Black Friday 2016. The shopping holiday may have originated in the States, but don’t think we’re missing out just ’cause we’re in Singapore – the Little Red Dot is surprisingly rife with post-Thankgiving sales! We’ll let you in on a little secret: one of our fave treasure troves for bargains is Shopee. These guys are throwing the two best sales in town for Thanksgiving weekend. First up is the Black Friday Flash Sale (25 November) with once-a-year deals and discounts of up to 80% off (yep, you read that right). Nab the best deals on beauty products, fashion or home appliances at fab prices. All you have to do? Download the app and camp out for these amazing goodies.
Next is one for tech junkies everywhere: the Cyber Monday Electronics Sale (28 November). Shop the gamut of mobile, computer accessories and gaming gadgets with prices starting at only $1. Ready to shop? Here’s a preview of the best deals on Shopee.
The best Black Friday deals
For fashion fiends
Michael Kors Selma Saffiano Messenger Bag
Sale price: $199 (U.P $299)
Every woman needs a go-to bag, and this Michael Kors bag scores all the right points for fashion and functionality. At $100 off (a whopping 33% discount for a designer bag, mind you), this one’s a serious style steal.
For beauty nuts
Issey Miyake Pure Women EDT 50ml
Sale price: $29.90 (U.P. $59.90)
If you’re not a fan of citrusy or over-the-top floral scents, this popular perfume’s for you. It boasts a combination of floral scents and a clean, aquatic character, with orange blossom, lily of the valley, jasmine and Damask Rose forming its floral heart. No guilt involved when adding this one to your perfume shelf, thanks to a discount of almost half off.
Kose SEKKISEI Herbal Gel
Sale price: $9.90 (U.P. $49.90)
Before the whole K-beauty trend, Japanese beauty products reigned the markets. One mainstay brand is Kose; get your hands on its best-selling SEKKISEI Herbal Gel. Dubbed the “wonder” gel, this sleeping mask and serum-slash-emulsion deeply hydrates skin and calms inflammation. At an extremely heavily marked down price of $9.90, it’s huge bargain skincare fans just can’t miss.
For the home
Aerogaz 3 Tier Food Steamer
Sale price: $9.90 (U.P. 49.90)
Aerogaz is famed for making your life easier with its no-fuss appliances – take this 3 tier food steamer, for instance. You could easily cook your whole dinner in an hour with a single appliance (hurrah for no mess!).
HYUNDAI HYGS-2110 Garment Steamer
Sale price: $19.90 (U.P 49.90)
Hands up if you’ve wasted precious time waiting for your steamer to heat up in the morning, only to fail to remove the crinkles on your shirt. This garment steamer by Hyundai’s a breeze to use – it heats up in less than 45 seconds and does a stellar job of removing wrinkles and creases.
Babywalker car with music
Sale price: $19.90 (U.P. $79.90)
Can we say, Christmas prezzie on the cheap? This baby walker car lets tots flex their motor skills while bobbing to music emitted from the steering wheels. Your wallets will also be thanking you for the $60 markdown.
Cyber Monday deals for the best tech toys
Lenovo Ideapad 110 Series
Sale price: $199 (U.P. $499)
You don’t have to be a tech expert to know that a laptop at $199 is a crazy good bargain – particularly one with loads of storage, great graphics and a reliable processing power.
Kindle 8th Gen
Sale price: $69 (U.P. $188)
Here’s your chance to finally score that long-awaited Kindle. The 8th-generation of this e-book reader is thin, lightweight, has an internal storage of 4GB, and going for a crazy price of only $69 on Shopee.
Fitbit Alta Fitness Wristband
Sale price: $89 (U.P. $198)
This top-quality fitness tracker’s loved by tech and fitness lovers. The Alta Fitness wristband tracks your activities all day, reminds you to get movin’, and even includes call, text and calendar alerts.
ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 1060 AMP Edition 6GB
Sale price: $259 (U.P. $429)
This graphics card is packed full of game-changing new technologies, ultra fast memory, and a 360-degree image capture (yep, even in VR!).
Gaming chair
Sale price: $59.90 (U.P. $99.90)
Every hardcore gamer needs a reliable gaming chair. Say goodbye to back pains and neck kinks with this adjustable chair, which comes with plush cushioning and ergonomic support, and is made with quality leather.
Xiaomi Redmi 4A
Sale price: $69 (U.P. $169)
Living up to Xiaomi’s rep as a serious contender in the Android market, the Redmi 4A is yet another brilliant budget-friendly phone. Amongst the laudable features of the recently-launched model? It boasts a 2GB RAM and expandable 16GB storage (up to 128GB via microSD card), a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 5-megapixel front cam.
This article is sponsored by Shopee.