With the Chinese Singles' Day[1] coming up on November 11, gadget nerds have a lot of great deals to look forward to. The only catch is that these sales are available only on Chinese websites, since pretty much no one outside of China celebrates Singles’ Day. Lots of sites from China stock cool gadgets and accessories and they even ship these to India (quite often for free). This means that you can check out great deals, and as long as you’re prepared to wait for your orders to arrive from abroad you can grab some great offers.
Singles' Day actually started as a student tradition in China not too long ago, in the 90s. It was a thing for college students to get together and organise get togethers, and Alibaba is the company that really took things mainstream, in 2009. Since then it's become a norm across many Chinese sites, and there are some incredible deals to be had, though remember, if a deal sounds too good to be true, it might actually be a dud. The sites themselves warn people to beware of misleading listings that are out to make a quick buck from deal-hunters in a hurry.
And of course, some sites are more famous than others when it comes to the kinds of deals they have on offer. It's too soon to say what the best Singles' Day sales will be, but looking at past trends, here's what we figured out. Alibaba remains a big seller in China, with sales to watch out for. Last year, it had some of the best deals on Beats headphones. Lazada has become a big destination too. T-mall had big discounts on MacBooks and iPhones last year, so that's going to be a destination...