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Reviewed State Bank Of India

A necessary evil

State Bank of India is one of India's largest(second now due to its non-performing assets), oldest and most trusted banks. It has the largest number of branches spread across the country, as well as the most ATMs. If there is a candidate for India's National Bank, State Bank of India would proba...Read more

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Reviewed Philips 6 Cup Coffee Maker HD7450

Good initially, worsens with time

I got Philips Coffee Maker HD7450 a couple of years ago. It was available for a little over 1500 bucks back then, and for the price it was a steal. It made good coffee too, especially with coarse grind. It comes with a plastic filter so you don't have to worry about getting filter paper, and rep...Read more

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Reviewed Neerja

Watchable, overrated

I went to watch this movie because everybody on social media has been going ga-ga over Sonam Kapoor of late. I was mildly disappointed but I won't say that it's bad. It is a one-time watch. Neerja is the story of a PanAm head purser named Neerja Bhanot who gave up her life and bravely saved t...Read more

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Reviewed Select Citywalk - Saket - New Delhi

Nothing good about it

There is very little that separates malls from each other these days. They all follow the same basic architectural template, one that includes enormous glass facades and a very impersonal design. Select City Walk is a monstrosity of architectural unimaginative. The DLF Place Mall next door looks...Read more

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Commented on ms23's review

Tupperware utility that the enhancing to get it fr
Royal Enfield Bullet Taurus Diesel

This is not relevant.

Reviewed Dell Studio 14

Fragile as a studio

I got Dell Studio 14 in 2009. The specs were impressive. It housed a reasonably fast 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 duo processor with 4 GB of RAM at a time when 1 GB or 2 GB was the norm. Needless to say, it ran pretty well initially. It also looked rather good. Much of the body was sturdy too. But as...Read more

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Reviewed I Too Had A Love Story - Ravinder Singh

Wish you didn't have a love story

If there was ever an award for poor writing, I would recommend Ravinder Singh in I Too Had A Love Story for it. There are errors of syntax, and outright grammatical mistakes aplenty. The story is the corniest that has ever been put on paper. A girl once told me this book was a user's manual a...Read more

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Commented on dasck27's review

Epic True Love story
I Too Had A Love Story - Ravinder Singh

I understand where you're coming from. But I personally hated the book.

Reviewed Denver

Lots of better products out there

I used Old Spice deodorant, but this time I thought I should try Denver. The packaging looked good and I thought the fragrance would match the expectations that generated. The fragrance was not bad per se, but it wasn't particularly good either. People with sensitive noses might even find it ...Read more

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Reviewed MTS Mobile Operator

Pathetic network

I tried to use the MTS data card(Mblaze) for internet, but I was let down by the experience. The network reception is terrible. I live in New Town, Kolkata, by no means a remote area that would justify the poor reception. There are frequent disconnections and even when it gets connected the i...Read more

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Commented on MouthShut_Official

Write-Share-Win Contest January Winners! - Part II

Thanks Thank you for transferring my earnings. Now I feel like my efforts were not wasted. I read a lot of negative reviews where people say their earnings have not been transferred, and I was wondering if there's any truth to that. Kindly make an effort to clear those doubts.

Reviewed Ebay

Don't shop here

How ebay is still up and running is a mystery to me. I have had the misfortune of ordering things off ebay and I have been disappointed every single time. I ordered a Blackberry smartphone on ebay last year, and it was priced well below its market price. I thought I was getting a good deal, but ...Read more

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Reviewed Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew - Shehan Karunatilaka

The complete cricket novel

There have only been a few books, as far as fiction is concerned, that feature the game of Cricket as a major element of the narrative. This despite the fact that some of the major doyens of English literature, most notably the English playwright Harold Pinter, have been great fans of the game. ...Read more

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Reviewed Angels & Demons - Dan Brown

Overrated fare

Yet another Robert Langdon adventure from the king of Pop fiction. I read it first in school and I didn't find it bad. But upon a second reading recently, I realized how bad it was and how poor my reading tastes were. In my defense, though, I had read very little literature and therefore had no ...Read more

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Commented on own review

Very little alchemy
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

It's not a correct genre for anyone, if you ask me.

Reviewed Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering - Bankura

A 4-year long waste

If you are serious about your education, do not go to BUIE. The Unnayani in the name means Progressive, but the institutions is far from that. In fact, if anything, it is the exact opposite of that. The campus is like an old colonial ruin and there is an air of lethargy, failure and boredom a...Read more

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Reviewed The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

Very little alchemy

Paolo Coelho is the undisputed king of pseudo-spirituality. In his books, he tries to come across, through his stories, as someone who sees something of life that the rest of the humanity doesn't. In almost all cases, except when he's using tired old cliches and well-known words of popular wisdo...Read more

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Commented on Priyank1920's review

One of the life changing experience after reading
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

This is one of the worst books I've come across. Good review, though

Commented on rishabhdaverath's review

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Thanks for the review.