The Upgrader
Buy the Bajaj MX 45 from Vijay Sales at Rs. 1,799. Flipkart's strongest argument is its ratings, and that argument thins out once you see how the counts are displayed.
By Zoutons Editorial Team
| Flipkart | Vijay Sales | |
|---|---|---|
| Results reported for steam iron | 1,674 | 40 products |
| Listings on the first page | 40 | 30 |
| Bajaj MX 3 Neo, 1250 W | Rs. 1,249 | Rs. 1,099 |
| Bajaj MX 45, 2000 W | Rs. 2,047 | Rs. 1,799 |
| List price shown for the MX 45 | Rs. 3,800 | Rs. 3,800 |
| Star ratings beside listings | Shown for many irons | None shown |
| Warranty in the listing | Not stated | Stated in two titles |
Flipkart's advocate begins with range. The search reports 1,674 results where Vijay Sales reports 40 products, and the first page alone runs across Crompton, Philips, Havells, Orient Electric, Bajaj, Sunflame and Milton.
The second argument is evidence from other buyers. Flipkart prints a star score and a count beside many irons: 4.1 from 45,015 for the Philips DST0800/80, 4.1 from 14,948 for the Orient Electric SI113BE. Vijay Sales shows no rating and no count for any iron on its page. A store that publishes what buyers thought, the advocate says, is doing part of your checking for you.
The third argument is that Flipkart's discount is no smaller. The Bajaj MX 3 Neo shows 48% off on Flipkart and 48% off at Vijay Sales.
Vijay Sales's advocate answers that point first. A discount is measured from the list price, which is the struck-through figure a store prints beside what it charges. Vijay Sales labels that figure MRP and gives Rs. 2,100 for the MX 3 Neo. Flipkart leaves it unlabelled and gives Rs. 2,430. The same 48% therefore lands on two different prices: Rs. 1,099 at Vijay Sales, Rs. 1,249 on Flipkart.
Only two irons match by model name across the two first pages, and Vijay Sales is cheaper on both. The MX 3 Neo is Rs. 150 lower. The MX 45 is Rs. 248 lower, and since both stores show a Rs. 3,800 list price for it, that whole gap sits in the selling price.
Then the ratings. On Flipkart the MX 3 Neo, a 1250 W iron, and the MX 45, a 2000 W iron, display the identical 4.1 and the identical count of 19,709. The Philips GC1905 and GC1903/21 likewise share 4.3 and 2,02,902. The page does not say why two models carry one number. A count that two different irons share cannot tell you which of them buyers preferred.
The Vijay Sales title for the MX 3 Neo says "2 Year Warranty" and its Kenstar Matrix title says "2 Years Warranty". No Flipkart listing title states one.
This rests on page one of each store's search, read on 11 November 2026; later pages, delivery charges and bank offers were outside it.
Flipkart proved it is the wider store and that it publishes ratings. It did not prove those ratings belong to a single model, so they cannot settle a choice between two Bajaj irons. Vijay Sales proved it charges less for both irons that can be compared, and it offered nothing on buyer opinion.
Between the two matched irons, the MX 45 gives 2000 W against 1250 W, and the larger saving. Its title carries no warranty wording on either store, so read the product page for that before paying.
It is Rs. 248 below Flipkart's price for the same model.
Prices and terms last verified 11 November 2026
Prices and terms were read from flipkart.com/search, vijaysales.com/search-listing on 11 November 2026. They change; check the store before you pay. Zoutons may earn a commission on purchases made through links on this page.
