Does Jet have genuine sales, or is the discount off an inflated price?

It varies by item, and the gap can be wide. Across the 54 Jet deals we have tracked long enough to judge, the typical badge is 55% off, but measured against the price the item actually holds, the median real saving is R59 (33%). The rest of that percentage is calculated off a was-price we have not seen the item reach. We show both numbers on every deal so the badge does not do the deciding.

What is the biggest genuine Jet price drop SaleDrop has recorded?

Right now the deepest genuine Jet saving we are showing is 48% below the usual price: Jet Home Natural Stella Stripe Comforter, now R130 against the R250 it usually sells at. That is measured off the price the item genuinely held, not the advertised was-price.

How many Jet deals is SaleDrop tracking right now?

We are tracking 61 Jet deals at 50% or more off, priced from R20 to R330, up to 69% off. Of those, 54 have enough recorded history for us to judge the saving, and 54 are at the lowest price we have on record.

How do I know if a Jet deal is actually a good price?

Ignore the percentage badge and look at two figures we record: the lowest price we have ever seen the item at, and the price it usually holds. If the current price is at or near that recorded low and clearly below the usual price, the saving is real. Our method is on the how-we-verify page.

Jet sale, checked

Jet sells value fashion, footwear and homeware. Here is how its sales behave while we watch the prices, and every live deal it is running at 50% or more off.

61 deals live54 with judgeable history54 at a recorded lowbadge says 55%, typical real saving 33%

How Jet sales really work

Jet is a value chain selling affordable fashion, footwear and basic homeware, so individual prices are low and the rand savings are modest by nature. The discounts are frequent, which again means the badge alone is not much of a signal.

At this end of the market the useful question is whether the item is at a genuine recorded low, because a few rand either way matters more on a low base. We keep the history so a R30 saving on a R100 item is shown for what it is, neither hyped nor hidden.

Savings are small in rand terms here, so buy on need rather than chasing a deep percentage.
Homeware basics give a cleaner price signal than fast-moving fashion.
A recorded low that has held is worth more than a fresh, large-looking markdown.