Chinese Black Friday: Know the Origin of the Asian Gift Festival

The western Black Friday everyone already knows. One of the events that Brazil also adopted as its own to make one of the biggest movements in national and international e-commerce. Now, did you know that China also has its own Black Friday and there are ways to take advantage of it from here? Understand the subject further by reading the article.

First of all, it is important to clarify that Chinese Black Friday does not have that name there. In eastern lands, the event is called Single's Day. Alone, Single's Day is able to drive e-commerce more than Black Friday in many Western countries, even the United States or several others combined.

The day scheduled for the event is November 11 (11/11) of every year. The reason? The 11th represents, for them, a person alone. In the beginning, the day was reserved only for festivals, concerts, and other forms of entertainment; however, over time, more generous discounts on Chinese e-commerce were added to this meaning.

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Single's Day began at Nanjing University on November 11, 1993. Only men participated in the activities and became very popular among universities. The main purpose of this date was to give these boys the opportunity to find a romantic match, even by providing blind dates.

Noting this opportunity and the growth of young people's purchasing power, local retailers saw potential on that date. So on this day, all Chinese commerce celebrates with young people - now including women

China there, me here: how to enjoy the event in Brazil?

The secret to enjoying this Chinese culture here is simple: import. Websites that sell Chinese products such as AliExpress, Gearbest and Banggood are good examples of trusted retailers to search for good prices on Chinese products.

Importing products can be a fear of many. However, it becomes unfounded with the numerous consumer protection tools these larger stores offer - if you don't venture into smaller local stores.

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Gearbest, for example, already calculates the value in reais during the search and when you get to the payment section of each purchase, the usual rates are added to the value of the product. Therefore, buying from abroad becomes as simple as buying from Brazilian stores.

Of course, it is noteworthy that the delivery time is usually longer and that it is possible that something goes wrong along the way. On the other hand - as I said - larger stores usually offer protection tools that guarantee the delivery of your product. Therefore, it is important to check which ones they are and how to trigger them if necessary.

Finally, it is interesting to have knowledge of another international event to search for the best price on some object of desire. Be sure to check out which stores will be attending the day and follow the same search tips for Black Friday.

What so much people buy?

There are some brands that are much sought after by Brazilians in Chinese stores, such as Xiaomi and Huawei, for example. We at TecMundo talk a lot about them, and some products stand out for their popularity. The list below shows some devices that are dear to many readers:

  1. Xiaomi Mi Band 4

  2. Xiaomi Redmi AirDots

  3. Huawei Honor Band 5

  4. Huawei P30 Lite

  5. Xiaomi Mi 9T

What is the origin of Chinese Black Friday? via TecMundo