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

It varies by item, and the gap can be wide. Across the 92 Exact deals we have tracked long enough to judge, the typical badge is 50% off, but measured against the price the item actually holds, the median real saving is R0 (0%). 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 Exact price drop SaleDrop has recorded?

Right now the deepest genuine Exact saving we are showing is 58% below the usual price: Exact Women's Brown & White Print Boxy Shirt, now R49.99 against the R118.99 it usually sells at. That is measured off the price the item genuinely held, not the advertised was-price.

How many Exact deals is SaleDrop tracking right now?

We are tracking 125 Exact deals at 50% or more off, priced from R24.99 to R249.99, up to 60% off. Of those, 92 have enough recorded history for us to judge the saving, and 90 are at the lowest price we have on record.

How do I know if a Exact 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.

Exact sale, checked

Exact sells value womenswear and basics. Here is how its sales behave while we watch the prices, and every live deal it is running at 50% or more off.

125 deals live92 with judgeable history90 at a recorded lowbadge says 50%, typical real saving 0%

How Exact sales really work

Exact is a TFG value womenswear brand, built on everyday basics, workwear and casual pieces at low prices. Like the other value chains the rand savings are modest by nature, and the discounts are frequent enough that a sale badge on its own 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 matters more on a low base. We keep the history so a small but real saving is shown for what it is, and an inflated was-price on a cheap item is flagged rather than trusted.

Savings are small in rand terms, so buy on need rather than chasing a percentage.
Wardrobe basics return to sale often, so wait for a recorded low on the piece you want.
Use our usual-price figure, not the badge, to judge a markdown.