What is the biggest genuine electronics saving SaleDrop has recorded?

Right now the deepest genuine electronics saving we are showing is 83% below the usual price: Logitech POP Wireless Mouse with Emoji - Blast Yellow at Incredible Connection, now R149 against the R899 it usually sells at.

How many electronics deals is SaleDrop tracking?

We are tracking 51 electronics deals at 50% or more off across the stores in this category. Of those, 51 have enough recorded history for us to judge the saving, and 44 are at the lowest price we have on record.

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Electronics deals in South Africa: how to read a discount

Where the was-price is mostly real, and a fake saving costs you the most. How to tell a genuine tech record low from an inflated accessory.

By the SaleDrop deals desk · Updated 29 Jun 2026

What we have found across electronics

We are tracking 51 electronics deals at 50% or more off across 1 store, priced from R14.50 to R4,999. Of those, 51 have enough recorded history for us to judge, and 44 are at the lowest price we have ever recorded.

These hold up. Across the 51 electronics deals we have tracked long enough to judge, the median real saving against the price the item actually holds is 38% (R50). For this category the discounts are largely genuine, off a real price.

How electronics sales actually work

Electronics is the one category where the was-price is mostly honest, and also the one where a fake saving costs you the most. Tech prices genuinely fall as models age, so a laptop or TV sitting at the lowest price we have recorded is usually a real record low worth acting on. We track those drops and show the recorded low next to every deal.

The trap is the cheap accessory. A cable, case or adapter marked deep off is where inflated anchors cluster, because a single one-day spike in the recorded price can make a routine price look like a big cut. We judge each deal against the price the item genuinely held, so the real record lows stand out and the accessory traps get flagged rather than featured.

How to get a genuine electronics discount

On big-ticket tech, trust the recorded low and the usual price, not the was-price on the badge.
Be wary of a huge percentage on a cheap accessory; that is where inflated anchors are most common.
Watch the model cycle: last-generation laptops and TVs get the deepest genuine clearances.

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Electronics questions

Are electronics discounts in South Africa genuine?: Largely, yes. Across the 51 electronics deals we have tracked long enough to judge, the median real saving against the price the item actually holds is R50 (38%). These tend to be genuine cuts off a real price rather than a percentage off an inflated was-price.
What is the biggest genuine electronics saving SaleDrop has recorded?: Right now the deepest genuine electronics saving we are showing is 83% below the usual price: Logitech POP Wireless Mouse with Emoji - Blast Yellow at Incredible Connection, now R149 against the R899 it usually sells at.
How many electronics deals is SaleDrop tracking?: We are tracking 51 electronics deals at 50% or more off across the stores in this category. Of those, 51 have enough recorded history for us to judge the saving, and 44 are at the lowest price we have on record.