The Flipkart Big Billion Day 2025 sale introduced several hot deals on premium and high-end smartphones, primarily the Apple iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. While these deals tempted many to keep the advertised money ready and hit the ‘Buy now’ button, Flipkart seemed to have planned something else. Within hours of the first bookings, several buyers took to social media to share their order cancellation notifications, despite the payment being made. Consumers, hence, were more than eager to call it Flipkart’s ‘Big Billion Scam’.
Here’s the context before we head into the controversy. The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro were advertised to be selling at drastically reduced prices during the Big Billion Day 2025 sale, all in a bid to encourage more sales and clearance of old stocks. The iPhone 16