Thursday, January 04, 2007

Black box material!


Hello peps! How have u been? 2007 has been good for me so far. Hope u all had a good start to the new year :) Btw, you guys must bear with me for my irregular blog visits and delayed posts. Oh come on, as if anyone cares! Anyways, i had a neat reason - vacation time :D However, classes will begin soon. Lots of things got to be organised, mended, few to religiously continue, handful to be totally eliminated. But i remember resolving not to soliloquize my resolutions, lest i land up breaking them! Damn! Another one broken! *Phew!*


Lets plunge into the topic of this post. Last evening i had been to 'Big Bazaar' that's recently opened up in Chennai. Its another one of those shops that claim that they can offer Kheer at the price of milk! Marketing brains i tell you. It can be an interesting experience though, if you wanted to watch people sit down on the floor, tired of shopping! The wiser ones would rest on a sofa or bed! Yeah, it belongs to the 'all-under-one-roof' category! :D


Well, as appa, amma, grandpa and me were going around the shop, we noticed one guy open up a pack of chips, emptied it and threw the cover! As if that were not enough, i overheard a conversation between a lady and the vendor. The vendor was mentioning about a free crockery set that they offered for a purchase of above Rs.2000 on weekends. The lady spontaneously asked him if she could leave her stuff, get back to it during the following weekend and avail the crockery set for her 2000+ bill! For some reason, those words sounded like - "Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff."


54 comments:

Venkatesh said...

nan than firstu

KK said...

nan than secondu :)

KK said...

yeah Y cant they make the whole plane like the black box??? :D

Harish said...

Werent resolutions meant to be broken ;)

Arunkumar said...

good experience :)
hope u had a gala time this vacation...

kheer at the price of milk -- what creativity :)

(looks like i came early this time :))

Anonymous said...

kheer at the price of milk
-- what creativity :)

have a gala time this vacation..

பிரியமுடன்... said...

கைவீசம்மா கைவீசு!
கடைக்கு போகலாம் கைவீசு!
கண்டதை பார்கலாம் கைவீசு!
கண்டதை கேட்கலாம் கைவீசு!
கண்டுகாம வரலாம் கைவீசு!
ஹலோ... உங்களுக்கு சென்னையில
என்ன வேலை?
சுத்திபாக்க போனீங்களா?
சுத்திபாத்தமா வந்தோமான்னு இல்லாம
என்ன இதெல்லாம்... இதெல்லாம்
சென்னை மக்கள் வாழ்க்கையில் சாதாரணமப்பா....
பள்ளி திறந்ததும் ஒழுங்க படிங்க வர்ட்டா.....டா..டா...

Anonymous said...

More over all that, a shopping place in our peattai !
Could things get any better ? :D :D

prithz said...

@ venkatesh:
Yeanna maadiriye first nu sollitu apete ah? ;)

@ kk:
Yes yes,youve dhan secondu :D

U are a true chennaitte! come the hi5!!! :D

@ harish:
This time they r goin to be ripped i guess :D

@ arunkumar:
Hey! yes, i did have quite a good time this vacation :)New year wishes to ya!

Nejammave "paal in vilayil paysam" nu advertise pandraanga!

@ priyamudan prem:
grrrrrrr! skol innum reopen aagala.. so.. adhuvaraikum, idhu dhan velai :D

@ ramya:
ikzaactly di! Its become like one spencer plaza in our pettai! (if u get wat i mean*) ;)

G3 said...

hehe.. edho soldreengannu puriyudhu.. aana ennannu dhaan puriyala.. innum oru 4 per vandhu commentinaalavadhu puriyudhaanu paakaren :)

attendence mattum ippo :)

Bharani said...

g3 sonna same blood here....edho solla vareenga...enna namma oor..singapooreeee maadhiri illayo...adhu maadhiri aanga konjam time aagum.....till then please excuse :)

Anonymous said...

Kheer for the price of milk :O

Who is this generous soul?????

golmaalgopal said...

hi...hows u??

u too brutus...it was our hangout at bhubaneswar...big bazaar's famous over there...it's all marketing gimmicks...and whoa wat a ride they took us during christmas n new yr sale...

and yes i've always had that doubt...y not d whole plane in blk box material>> :))))

Unknown said...

naan 14-thu!!!!!

Unknown said...

serious-ah preethi unnoda usual bubbling-with-spirit effect indha post-la suththama illa!!!!!

Edho oru postu podanamnu potirkanu ninaikirean!
I was confirming whether I came to the right blog or not!

Seriously, idha ezhudhinadhu neeya?

Unknown said...

Big Bazaar! Idha paathadhume enakku Coimbatore'la irukra Big Bazaar Street dhaan nyabagam varudhu. Namma POndy Bazaar madhri inga BIg Bazaar street! :)

prithz said...

@ g3:
Hehe! Free ah vidunga! Vera edhuvum thonala nu.. edho me the write! Chennaitte aache, adhunaala konjam chennai vasam adikattum nu intelligent chennai makkals pathi post. :)

@ bharani:
Golmaal gopal style la - "u too brutus?" :P

cha cha! yeanna irundhalum, chennai maadiri varuma! yeanna ipdi sollitinga! damage!

@ preetha:
Welcome here!

Big bazaar people - very generous! :)

@ golmaalgopal:
Yealo! how r u? long time! great to see u bk! :) me doin fine!

neenga solra adhe trend dhan ingaiyyum catchin up. Wonder how long it will last. :)

@ karthik b.s.:
Hehe! ippo madam konjam out of form la irukaanga.. holidays laye.. ella enthu um exhaust aachu.. :D

CBE la irukarthu open bog bazaar.. namba oorula irukarthu .. closed bigbazaar... :D

Himavan said...

Nice observation. Though didn't get at first moment, till you explained.

This may be an example of retail therapy...:D

KK said...

//CBE la irukarthu open bog bazaar.. namba oorula irukarthu .. closed bigbazaar... :D//
Yaaravathu namma Prithz'ku oru kovil kattidunga pa...:D Yenna oru thathuvam :p

Krithika said...

perfect title!..btw i wanna visit the shop :)

Kausikram Krishnasayee said...

do these baazars sell elephants?

Subramanian Ramachandran said...

aaah unnoda post laye ithu than semmmma kutti post nu ninaikkaren :p, total enzoisss ah?

expecting a biggggggggggg post from u sis

Subramanian Ramachandran said...

am gonna punish u with a tag sooon if u are not going to get back to your so-long-yet-so-sweet posts :p

Unknown said...

@ KK

//Yaaravathu namma Prithz'ku oru kovil kattidunga pa...:D Yenna oru thathuvam :p //

aama aama naanum adhaye dhaan sollanumnu ninaichen! :)

Venkatesh said...

hey Prithz:

Apetellam illa... eppo back.. neye irregular postnu sonna, nanga ellam enna solradu??

pack of chips suttufying ellam pudika than CCD cameras install pannanumm..

ana namma oorla freeya kuditha etha vena alli pottunu povanga..

Syam said...

//Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff//

ithu sooooober...makkal correct ah thaan osikkaraanga...ivalo invent panraanga...black box stuff vechu plane invent panna mudiyalaye :-)

Syam said...

//edho soldreengannu puriyudhu.. aana ennannu dhaan puriyala.. //

@g3,

ithu saapadu pathina post illa athunaala ungaluku kadaisi varaikum puriyaathu...better luk next time :-)

Keshi said...

Interesting!

Keshi.

Thenraj said...

I feel like hell when i enter bigbazaar in bangalore..its worthless man all low quality stuffs...rice with additional Non-veg stuffs(bugs)..people are buying..hmmm now-a-days u have to give service for free if u want to withstand in the market.

prithz said...

@ contented:
Hehe! Its oki. retail therapy? Research brains huh? :D

@ kk:
Grrrrrr!! Neenga dhan kovil poosari :P and ungalukku jalra poda, bsk! :D

@ krithika:
Thnx n have fun! :D

@ kausikram krishnasayee:
i wish they did :D

@ r.subramanian:
Hehe! No tension! :D Nalla topic ah thonithuna, me will write :)

long na long, short na shortnga vendiyathu.. nallathuke kallam illai! grrrrrr!

Indha tag blackmail thaangala da saami! *phew*

@ karthik b.s.:
Oyi jalra!

@ syam:
Hehe! yeallam peoples of chennai dhan! ungalooda kootani la romba naraiyya funds senthurku la.. adhuleandhu konjam odiku kodunga.. black box stuff aala plane pannidalaam...

@ keshi:
Sure is! :)

@ thenraj:
LOL! Cheap stuff na.. dats y :D

Macho Girl said...

I can imagine ppl asking such things to avail free goodies! Typical human beings... just want more!

And kheer at the price of milk??? How come i never heard of that when i was at home???

KK said...

@Syam - //better luk next time//
ROTFL!!! too gud :D

KK said...

Mein kahan hoon???
Super template Prithz... looks very nice :D

Himavan said...

awww...new layout. Pretty and cool!..:))

Syam said...

WOW!!! real cool template :-)

Ganesh Ranganathan said...

how was your vacation...I am planning to go to big bazaar in Pongal time...

BTW, did you visit the new citi centre?

Thenraj said...

-/Pritz,
We can even call it as " Bug Bazaar"

Unknown said...

omg! dont mention about Big bazaar! Ive been thr once when one of its branches was recently opened in Blr though few other branches of BB already existed! did the mistake of going thr on a weekend! Literally had to squeeze out of the crowd to come out!!! Crazy!!!!!

Kavitha Jay said...

hey..i like the new look...big bazaar...aiyoooo..soo crowded :)

Sat said...

:D
Consumers I say...hehehe!
Big bazaar...hmmm...so many years in B'lore, never set foot there!...When they opened one in Coimbatore though my mom and sis had given their attendance, god knows if they got something (they sure would have much to poor dad's irritation, the 2 ladies always do!)..me anyway believes in one thing...if the bargain's cheap so is the quality going to be...

G3 said...

Super template!!! Design pannavarukku inform pannidunga.. sandhoshapadattum :)

prithz said...

@ macho girl:
Yeah! Very true!

Thats how they have been marketing near the signals n in the bill boards. :)

@ kk:
Aap yeahan he hain :)

@ kk, contented, syam, mystery, g3:

Glad u liked it! Template design credits passed on to designer anna :)

@ ganesh ranganathan:
My vacation was good! Hope urs went fine too. Pongal time la big bazaar ah? All the best! :)

I havnt visited citi centre yet. :(

@ thenraj:
LOL! :D

@ uthraa:
Exactly! Its worse during weekends and public holidays. Wont be surprised if they are goin to report lost people through intercoms!

@ mystery:
Yeah! too much crowd :)

@ sat:
That's exactly the point. 'Kodukara kaasu ku eetha maadiri dosai' theory only. :D

gils said...

hey nice bckgrnd..cutea iruku...blackbox idea seri kaamudi :)

prithz said...

@ gils:
Yealo! where were u for so long?

Glad u liked the template :)

Has to be me said...

Hey firstly loved the new look of ur blog! Its too good! :)
Big bazaar where in chennai is it? Will check it out the next time im there....atleast fr its creative mktg strategies!!

prithz said...

@ has to be me:
Hey! How r u? Hope u r settled bk in ur place. :)

Glad u liked my new template. I love it too! :)

Big bazaar is near vadapalani.

Unknown said...

pudhu template-uh, pudhu appearance-uh.. kalakkura Preethi!

prithz said...

@ karthik b.s.:
Puthu template na puthu appearance dhan irukum :D

G3 said...

one attempt for 50th comment.. yaaravadhu naduvula poondhirundha naan poruppillai :)

G3 said...

50th a???

Priya said...

Thaz was so funny with blackbox stuff:-))

brute said...

i hate big bazaar ...i stopped shopping there 2 yrs back...(hyd's big bazaar :P)

prithz said...

@ g3:
Your bombay meals sent :D

@ priya:
Hehe! yeah! :D

@ brute:
I aint goin to shop there :)

Archun said...

haha! yeah...incidents one can encounter only in Chennai!! home sweet home :-D
great new look!!