Smashing Singles Day deals to snap up tomorrow

Ah, who knew the marketing genius of Alibaba could turn Singles' Day into a bastion of consumerism? In case you haven't been bombarded by all the 11.11 adverts on the metro and pretty much everywhere else, take a look at what Singles' Day is all about on our website and find some of our favourite offline deals here.

You don't want to miss out on what the 1.3 billion Chinese have in store for 11.11, so here's a rundown of the top steals:

Xiaomi Air Purifier 2

G20 blues didn't last forever, so prep your home for the notorious pollution. You'd be wise to grab this award-winning air purifier that can wipe out PM2.5 pollutants in your house. Grab it on Tmall for 599RMB, a cool 100 bucks off the original price.

BFTV 40-inch full HD smart TV

Having your friends over at your place for some FIFA17 on the PS4? Or just wanna Netflix (and maybe chill?). This 40-inch full HD TV for sale on Tmall can be yours at a ridiculously low price. Pay a deposit of 100RMB now, and you can get it at 1,049RMB net during the first hour of 11.11.

Whaley's 43-inch full HD Smart TV

You don't need to know hanzi to decipher that the price of this TV plunges down to 1,199RMB during the promotional 11.11 period. You have to grab it within the first two hours of 11.11, from 12am-2am, to add this to your stash. Once it's past 2am, you're out of luck, so be sure to get this early on Tmall.

iPhone 7 earphones dongle

Ready to make the courageous jump to the jack-less iPhone 7 but don't want to leave your sick pair of Bose cans behind? Fear not, Taobao has the solution. This dongle not only allows you to plug into your favourite pair of headphones, but also has an additional Lightning port for you to charge your iPhone with. Welcome to the future: soften your blow into Apple's utopian world by spending a mere 70.2RMB (potentially 65.2RMB by grabbing the auspicious red packets) to pick this up off Taobao on 11.11.

Real Leather Messenger Bag

Fancy a retro-looking bag to take to work? Look no further than taobao. Get this at 370RMB, and a further discount of 25RMB - that leaves you looking at 345RMB. Quite a bargain if you're in the market for a solid piece of leather in the form of a messenger bag.

Xiaomi's Hongmi 4A

Ever wanted a burner-phone, like those used by Bond and Bourne? Now you pretty much can with Xiaomi's mid-range Hongmi 4A. Debuting on 11.11 at a price of 499RMB, you can probably afford to burn through a few of these. Not that they aren't any good - they've got decent specs at an extremely affordable price point. Spare phone anybody?