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26 April 2024

Top deals: iPhone price dips, TV to India...

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By Bindu Rai and VM Sathish

With the Spring edition of Gitex Shopper underway at the Dubai World Trade Centre, here are some of the bargain deals to look out for:

Buy TV, drive home a new car

Yes, the car, bundled with super UHD TV, returns at Sharaf DG once again.

This time, buy the 55-inch LG Super UHD TV, worth Dh9,999 on its own and drive home a spanking new BMW car with it.

The deal offers a 2016 BMW 318i. And the total prices is Dh89,999, coupled with a 12-month easy payment plan.

Incidentally, the original price of the car model is Dh130,000

iPhone price drop

As the pre-booking for the new iPhone SE is creating frenzy at the Gitex Shopper, older models by Apple can now be snapped up at bargain deals.

Plug Ins is retailing the iPhone 5s for Dh799.

It General Manager, Oman Abushaban says: “This is a 35 per cent price drop, especially introduced for the Shopper. And stocks are limited.”

Meanwhile, Sharaf DG is offering the same model at Dh899, bundled with a Virtual Reality headset worth Dh199.

Laptops at a bargain

While laptop deals are a driving force across most retailers at Gitex Shopper, if you are in the market for an Apple MacBook Pro, then E-City has a deal on the 13-inch, i5, 2.5Ghz, 4GB buy.

Originally priced at Dh4,399, the sleek MacBook can be yours for Dh2,999.

Meanwhile, Emax has an exclusive deal on the Dell Inspiron 5559, with an Intel Core i5, an 8GB DD3 RAM and a 1TB Hard Drive.

The 15.6-inch laptop is priced at Dh2,299 and comes bundled with a Dh500 Musafir.com travel voucher for discounted flights, along with a headset, a mouse and internet security.

Click away on a camera deal

Those hunting for a DSLR camera can feast on the Nikon D3300, which is retailing at Jacky’s Electronics at Dh2,699.

Bundled with the offer is a Dh400 gift voucher, an additional lens, a 32GB SD card, another 8GB SD card, a carry case, a tripod and sessions at the Nikon School.

Buy a TV in Dubai; get it delivered for free in Delhi

Some retailers are offering free India delivery of TVs bought at Gitex Spring in Dubai, within 14 days, no customs duty and free installation too. A customer buying a 50-inch LED TV (Videocon) paying Dh2,499 will expect a saving of Rs15,508 on the Indian price of the TV (Rs60,490), and also get a free 28-inch trolley worth Dh300. A steam iron box worth Dh75 is free with purchase of 32-inch LED HD TV.

Sightseeing? It’s game on!

Play puzzle games at the Sharjah Airport Travel Agency stand and winners get a free sightseeing package – including desert safari or a Dibba Musandam Day Trip, Dubai Dolphinorium trip, Dubai City Tour, Dhow Cruise, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi trip or any other domestic packages.

“We are giving four minutes to each contestant and the winner gets a free travel package within the UAE. Today we had about 15 winners,” said Hakkim, from the Sata, which is present at Gitex Shopper for the first time. It is promoting its international travel packages and visa packages for the |Gitex Shopper visitors. It is also offering discounted holiday packages for participants.

Dial a phone – every hour

One of the retailers is offering a raffle draw for a free smartphone every hour. Customers enter a raffle draw every hour at the booth and five lucky contestants play a quiz about Alcatel smartphones, its features, models, brand details etc. The one who gives the maximum correct answers wins the Alcatel smartphone for the hour at the E-City stand.