Consumption orgy

“24-hour orgy of consumption,” was exactly the way the 11/11 Vice President of China / Asia Pacific Practice described it. And indeed, the Chinese have solved the problem of the demand for goods from online stores radically: in order not to dissolve in the global madness of Black Friday, they invented their own, with discounts and coupons. World Trade Day has become a lucrative mix of shopping crust and fake online discounts. In addition, he has acquired some very unusual features. We will tell you something about them today, and at the same time we will merge information about our discounts a little in advance. And you think that we have not been so long ago? - We sawed landings. China goes to you.

We also did not pass by

Gearbest has firmly occupied its niche among Chinese retail. We have almost everything, but we strive to maintain the image of the store for geeks, so we select the most interesting gadgets, devices, components from our suppliers and strive to set low prices on them.

What to profit on sale

This year’s sale is simply incredible - different offers, gifts, additional goods for a low price, games and flash sales Moscow time (by the way, on November 7, at 10:00 Moscow time, a sale started on the Russian-language page of the site ) and time of other zones (sale the English version will start at 17:00 Beijing (+5 Moscow time)). We know that readers of Hicktimes are harsh Russian geeks, and cannot be carried away by their gift bag, so we planned a shaft of sales in several periods with interesting devices and gadgets. Here are just a few of them - our favorite top. The rest of the activity, as always - at the bottom of the article.
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Just say - the most techno-giko-habra-hardcore section here .

The Xiaomi Mi Max 2 4G smartphone is almost a legendary smartphone with 64 GB of built-in and 4 GB of RAM running the Android 7.0 operating system with a Snapdragon 625 wow processor. The diagonal of the smartphone is 6.44 '', this is not a shovel, but a snow shovel. But, besides jokes, this is really a powerful, high-quality, decent smartphone that perfectly fits in your hand. And in the queue behind him on frosty nights, you don’t have to stand - isn't it a pleasure?

Ceiling lamp Xiaomi , which can be connected to the smart home system of the same manufacturer and control it directly from a mobile phone. Expect that one such lamp can absorb 15-20 square meters. m room, so if your room is bigger, take two. The performance characteristics are quite interesting: the color temperature range is from 2700 to 6500 K, the brightness range is from 0.1 lm to 2000 lm. Such a personal moon.

And thousands of other personal moons, that is, lamps of all types and types can be found on a special promotional landing page .

The coolest and perhaps the most popular desktop 3D-printer Anet A8 - it is ideal for modeling, and for the start, and for children's experiments. If you order it now, you can, for example, decorate the whole New Year tree with designer toys of your own authorship (or children). Just do not forget to buy consumables.

→ Other 3D printers here

And, for example, on the English sales page you can buy a Blackview BV8000 Pro 4G , a protected smartphone with an extraordinary appearance. Of course, we can safely recommend it to extremes and travelers (6 GB of RAM and IP68 protection are what we need). But we will advise him and those who are tired of monotonous glossy-aluminum cases. This smartphone will stand out, and the TTX is quite good: a 4180 mAh battery, a good 16 megapixel main camera and 8 megapixel front camera plus Android 7.0 on board.

LEMFO LEM5 Pro 3G Smartwatch Phone smart watches were also noticed there. The clock has 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of built-in, built-in GPS, can monitor the pulse, steps, activity, etc. The watch sends notifications about calls and various messages to the host, shows the weather and allows you to listen to music. Among other things, they look solid. Oh yeah, I almost forgot the main thing - you can insert nano SIM into them and dial numbers and receive calls, as well as surf the Internet (well, rather, poke it, with a small display).

And if your needs for health and sports are somewhat higher than fixing steps from home to work, then you will need specials. page with products for health and beauty (No, but what? The intellect must be beautiful and healthy).

Well, if you like a little damage to your health, then you are in the super secret section for ~~boar~~ vapers. By the way, the Gearbest team does not smoke and does not advise you. All healthy!

There is also the transport of the future F - wheel DYU Electric Bike , an impressive motorbike with 12 '' wheels. He is hardworking - he will easily withstand the owner up to 120 kg, he is quite fast - he prefers 20 km / h, but he can squeeze out 30 km / h. True, 4400 mAh is enough for only 15 km, but if you wish, you can recharge it in just two hours, for example, at work. The “gadget” weighs only 12 kg, that is, theoretically, in an emergency, you can even climb it on a bus or subway.

11.11 facts that are not visible for sales

About 72% -82% (depending on the year) of sales falls on mobile phones of all kinds and colors. Chinese smartphones have found their place in absolutely all niches: from low-end models to expensive and desirable flagships. Some brands have become global competitors of the iPhone and Samsung. As always, the big luck is to blame for everything: firstly, in China there is access to inexpensive materials and components; secondly, the experience of manufacturing mobile phones for other brands; thirdly, the optimal division of labor within the same territory with a single tax regime and simplified logistics.

24 hours of Chinese shopping day volume surpass Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. It is not by chance that the British article “The Telegraph” began its article on 11/11/2016 with the words “Forget tiny little Black Friday ” (“Forget about tiny Black Friday”). Moreover, 11.11 has become more interesting in terms of sales not only for Chinese retailers. Bachelor's Day opened up a huge reservoir of consumption for global e-commerce - the middle class of Chinese residents (600-700 million potential buyers).

On this day, the Chinese even buy the metro directly from their own phones, and the average purchase price is $ 500, although three years ago there was only $ 180.

The usual place in China on November 11 of any year :)

For manufacturers and retailers of the United States 11.11 was a convenient chance to get to the wallets of Chinese consumers. But at the same time, Americans have to sacrifice margin, because the Chinese are familiar with all the tricks of sellers and are looking for only the lowest prices. Meanwhile, the Chinese themselves no longer want low-quality products and are looking for genuine high-quality products, especially with regard to food, children and luxury goods. They are aware that they should not trust the authenticity and safety of products within their home country. So, in 2016, 27% of Chinese purchases fell on non-Chinese online stores.

But with a great interest in the Chinese market, Britain cannot actively integrate into the 11.11 orgy. It promotes individual brands and even presents virtual reality stores for users from the Middle Kingdom, but it is not included in the festival sales mood. And all because November 11 in Great Britain is a day of remembrance: at 11 o'clock on the 11th of the 11th month, the signing of a truce between the allies and Germany in the First World War (1918) is celebrated.

Remember! - red poppy in the UK as a symbol of memory

Holiday 11.11 in China has become also a cultural tradition - on this day parades, festivals, performances and performances are held throughout the country. So, a couple of years ago Kevin Spacey took part in a pop show dedicated to the holiday - his house of Cards is so popular in China that it’s hard to imagine how people will survive the actor’s likely departure from the film. And in 2016, the invited guest of one of the biggest festivals “in the name of retail” was football player David Beckham and his wife.

Russia has long been a stable market for Chinese e-commerce, and not its tidbit. Efforts and capital are now directed towards the conquest of India, Brazil and South America. Manufacturers even produce special smartphones for the Indian market. By the way, IT companies and retail often talk about the prospects of Brazil, but the low income level of the population does not allow them to turn around with goods for the middle and income segments.

And now about the sad, because 11.11 - this is such an anti Valentine's Day, the day of singles or Bachelor's Day. In China, everything is very, very bad. By 2030, it is estimated that one in four Chinese men aged 30 years will never marry. They already have almost 30 million guys more than girls. Such statistics.

Well, just a beautiful game of numbers, as without such pieces:

(2 digits) 11 x 11 = 121
(6 digits) 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
(9 digits) 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321