Mar 05, 2009 06:09 PM
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(Updated Mar 05, 2009 07:21 PM)
I regularly shop for all the house hold groceries at this mall. I visit the hypermarket mainly. I am very impressed with the cleanliness of the fish and meat sections.
One would expect a stinky filthy fish section, but, you wont get the stench of fish if you enter this one, it is very nicely ventilated and kept clean. Especially fish will be cleaned in a really good way and packed in double plastic bags. Meat is fresh and not frozen.
IN fact many of my vegetarian friends were surprised that fish did not stink in there. The floor space is very large and it is convenient for people to move around with their shopping carts. For one, if you are having a baby in a pram or in a jacket and navigating the floor with a shopping cart you will know what it mean to have that extra space space, this is only found in Forum mall, but the sheer number of people in Forum mall will reduce the space :) .
The vegetable counter staff are good and quick in labelling the products and while one is waiting for check out on a busy sunday evening you can grab a bite at the snack counter next to the check out on the third floor. They also have regular free bies with purchases over 1500, I have got good products like pickle bottles, detergent soap, house hold liquids, seasonal fruits, eggs as part of these freebie. The furniture section is a disappointment and they must stick to groceries and related house hold items.
The liquor store is adequately stocked and has most brands of liquor except the higly priced duty shop items. Mall premises is large and navigating your car is easy, how ever parking capacity is less and one a crowded sunday, you may not get entry in teh evneing. Also the roud out side has very little parking as it is a busy road. The biggest disappointment in the store are the 3 lifts that operate from floor to floor. 1)
They dont allow shopping carts to be taken via lifts and secondly you have to wait a long time for the lift to come to your floor - some thing wrong with the logic in the lift circuit. I have always found it more easier to take the escalators and walk a little longer than take the lift, but this can be a dis-advantage for elders and disabled shoppers. Security attendants cant speak any language other than kannada, which often is a problem for first time non Kannada shopper finding their way aroudn the mall.
