• Online interest in water tanks has spiked, according to PriceCheck and OneDayOnly.
  • Other bestsellers include shoes, wireless earphones, decoders and cellphones.
  • An estimated 20 million South African will shop online this year.
An increasing number of South Africans are shopping for their water tanks online, it seems.

New numbers from the largest price comparison site in South Africa, PriceCheck, show that JoJo vertical water tanks, along with DStv decoders (specifically the PVR Explora 2) are the most searched-for items at the moment.

This is confirmed by OneDayOnly, an online retailer with daily offers.  

“Recently we have also seen high demand for water-saving related items like portable showers and small tanks, which is obviously due to the current environmental circumstance,” says  Jane Walters, marketing manager at OneDayOnly.

OneDayOnly’s biggest bestsellers to date have been sneakers and iphone-compatible wireless earphones. 

In 2017, these were the products that attracted most price comparisons, according to PriceCheck: 

  • Huawei P9 Lite 16GB in Black
  • DStv Explora HD Decoder
  • Samsung Galaxy S7 32GB in Gold
  • Huawei P9 32GB Dual Sim in Prestige Gold
  • U8 Smart Watch

Among the clothing retailers, shoes are the bestsellers. 

The Vans Old Skool sneaker

Klyne Maharaj, head of brand at Superbalist.com says its top-selling product is the Vans Old Skool sneaker.

“A skate classic that's become a mainstream phenomenon, and the first to sport the brand’s now-iconic side stripe."                        

According to a representative from Zando, Havaianas flip flops and its own Utopia ‘Barely There’ Sandals have been some of its most popular products.

Kevin Tucker, CEO and founder of the South African price comparison website PriceCheck, said an expected 20 million South Africans will shop online this year. A growing number are using their cellphones – according to a 2017 PricewaterhouseCooper study, this represented almost 43% of online shoppers. 

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