Chat to get discounts

• Posted by T Ghosh February 6, 2014 - Filed in Shopping - #chat  #online deals  - 1,203 views

   Bargaining with shopkeepers is an art of the Indians who  can now do that online as well.  Paytm.commobile commerce site which is a part of One97 Communications has introduced a chat feature that allows users to bargain live with vendors selling their products on the platform.
  
  The website Paytm which is a mobile recharge site is now  a new entrant into online retailing, expects the feature and growing smartphone usage to help drive traffic onto its website in a crowded market ruled by companies like Flipkart and Jabong.
  
  One97 chairman and managing director Vijay Shekhar Sharma said the chat feature, called Bargain, has been embedded into the Paytm app.
  
  If a buyer is looking for a different colour, better deal, more discount or some freebies, he can tap on the Bargain feature and begin a live conversation with the vendor of that brand.