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Reviewed Bid20

Bid Your Way to Being Conned, with Bid20.com

Unlike many others, I actually have no objection to the business concept of Bid20.com. Buy bidding credits and bid for products you want to buy. It wasn't a bad way for the company to make money. However, at some point, they decided to hand over day-to-day management of their only asset (the cus...Read more

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Commented on arun_seshu's review

Best way to screw your happiness
Fiat Grande Punto

I too own a GP Emotion Pack, but in Petrol. I was very close to buying a Swift, but decided to test drive the Punto and never looked back ever since. The car handles like a dream and you can easily do 90-degree turns at close to 100kmph (I suggest you don't though!). TATA service may differ fr...om place to place, but I have been quite pleasantly surprised by the service I have received so far (from ABS Motors, Gurgaon). I'd rate the service I received from them far above the level I received from Maruti (PASCO, Gurgaon). The Blue&Me function changes the way you interact with your car. Once you get used to it, you'll wonder how you ever got through life without it! One con I would like to add to Arun's review is the car's ground clearance. You have to be extremely careful over bumps and bad roads to avoid hitting the underbody!Read More

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Cheap Quality, Bad Photo!
Sony Cybershot DSC S500

Appus, I agree totally with you opinion on digital cameras--I have seen equivalent models from Canon that take far better pictures. I was considering a Canon for my next camera.

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Cheap Quality, Bad Photo!
Sony Cybershot DSC S500

Yes, it is within warranty still, so I am planning to go and show it to the customer care center shortly. Last time they repaired it they charged me for Rs. 600/- for the battery flap--so I assumed that at least this one would not give way so soon! I don't want to buy a new one so soon again, but fo...r sure the next one won't be a Sony! I will keep posting on how this progresses. Thanks!Read More

Reviewed Sony Cybershot DSC S500

Cheap Quality, Bad Photo!

It was a gift I received back in 2006-2007; even at the time, it was not the best of cameras. The photo quality is average at best, showing Sony's clear lack of proper technology use. It appears as if Sony WANTED to build a bad quality product. But the quality flaws come to the fore only a ye...Read more

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Commented on raj_noida's review

Spark is amazing peice of engineering by GM!
Chevrolet Spark

Hi Raj, I am planning to test drive the Spark myself. Is there a reason you did not like the steering wheel? Let me know so I can watch out for it.

Commented on artsed's review

Horror Strikes New York City
Cloverfield Movie

Hey, I do agree that Cloverfield manages to distinguish itself from the run-of-the-mill Monster-Attack-in-Big-City movies. While the cast is new, I would not say the actors were disappointing. But then, I guess it could have been because it was the Blair Witch cameraworks that did a lot of covering ...up! The special effect were good and the story itself, while nothing outstanding, managed to keep me glued. Have a nice one, RavenRead More

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Wannabe Hangout, at best!
STYX Pub - MG Road - Bangalore

Metaldigger, I did get the feeling that the waiters were the greedy types, but did not want to take the call since I was there only once. I can speak for the music though, not really a place I wish to spend my money! LOR and PH are a class apart from Styx.

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Wannabe Hangout, at best!
STYX Pub - MG Road - Bangalore

LOL! There really is no rock scene in Delhi, which is why my comment was meant to be sarcastic. But if you compare it to better places like LOR and Purple Haze in Bangalore than to spend your time watching pirated videos at Styx! It may be fine if you are a schoolkid just getting into heavy metal,... but if things usually are the way it was when I went (unless I picked a wrong day like you said), then the kids would grow out of it pretty soon!Read More

Reviewed Idea Mobile Operator

Definitely Not a Good Idea

I have held a number with Idea for the past couple of years.  I started off with idea when I was in college and wanted the cheapest option available.  But as Idea has acquired new customers, the service, network, customer care.in short, everything, has gone from bad to worse!  I can't think of o...Read more

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Time to Get It's Act Together
Landmark - Bangalore

Hi, I can identify with your Bombay experience. That's the same experience i had here in Gurgaon. Better shelf arrangements, helpful staff, and peaceful environment. Which is why I had better expectations from Bangalore, considering that the LM there is bigger and has been around longer! And... I agree with you that stores need to put in the extra effort beyond the first few motnhs to ensure that the minimum standards are maintained. As for Bangalore LM, I am not sure i would like to go there again!Read More

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IPod 30GB (5th Generation)
Apple Ipod Video 30Gb

Sony should be good enough! Sennheiser is amazing, but expensive! My philips is good, fits very neatly into my ears. It is much cheaper at 400/-.

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IPod 30GB (5th Generation)
Apple Ipod Video 30Gb

I use the Philips SHE2610; other ones I would recommend are Sennheiser and Sony.

Reviewed Landmark - Bangalore

Time to Get It's Act Together

Landmark very recently opened its store in Gurgaon. After being thoroughly impressed with the Gurgaon store, I recently visited the Bangalore store expecting the same experience. To be fair, I must say that the Bangalore store is much bigger than the Gurgaon store, and has an amazing collection ...Read more

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Commented on sam_ambrosia's review

Victim of Nokia N Series
Nokia N70

I once accompanied a friend to aNokia Service Center. The guys there are complete morons, I am sure the people Nokia has got in the SCs are local CD-pirates who barely know how to change batteries! The service there is really poor! If you want to invest so much on a phone, it wouold be wise to ch...eck out the after sales service as well! On a side note, I used to have a motorola once and had to make frequent visits to their service center. The quality of people (and hence, the service) is equally bad there! Now, i want to make a trip to Sony too!Read More

Reviewed STYX Pub - MG Road - Bangalore

Wannabe Hangout, at best!

I had heard good things about this place; great music was what I heard. But what I was exposed to was pure torture! I just read a few reviews here that says the sound system is good there, but I just got back from the place tonight, and the first thing I noticed about the place is that the sound...Read more

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Simplifly---Ten Hours Late!
Simplifly Deccan

I have another similar solution, just arrive two hours late to pick up people! ;)

Reviewed Oriental Bloom Delhi - Kalkaji - Delhi NCR

Best in Chinese Ever!

This place is on the top floor of Ansal's Plaza. Now that is a region in the mall I, like many others,never bothered to explore. But I'm glad I finally decided to go there. The first thing that struck me was the decor and ambience looked far classier than the cheap-north-Indian-version-of-Chines...Read more

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Reviewed Simplifly Deccan

Simplifly---Ten Hours Late!

While I have used Deccan onlya couple of times, I have had to drop and pick up friends travelling by Deccan all the time. Every single time I have come to pick someone up at the airport, I have had to wait atleast a couple of hours for the flight to arrive. I used a Deccan flight just when it st...Read more

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