Got up at 8 am, readied myself and was just about to leave home at 10 when the ICICI-Direct representative dropped in as scheduled earlier (I'd forgotten the appointment)! So I requested him to wait, went to the nearby dispensary, collected my medicines (probiotics, enzymes and B-complex capsules) and managed to return within 20 minutes.The next forty five minutes were spent learning the finer nuances of the icicidirect.com website. It is certainly a goldmine of powerful tools and useful investment information. I hope to be able to exploit its potential at least in part in near future.
After the representative had left, my wife and I took the car to meet a property dealer at the nearby Lal Dora area (the 'village' within the city) to see something for an 'office' for Rs. 13 lakhs. Its size was 8'x11' with an 18" high cemented side 'bench' that reduced the floor width by one foot. On a query he explained that it couldn't be removed as it covered water pipes! The floor was one foot below the ground level and the ceiling was only 8 feet high. We reckoned that as and when the road would get relaid it shall become level with the entrance and allow water and filth to easily enter the premises.So we said no to the proposal and came out.
Our next stop was the nearby Reliance Fresh outlet. After she had selected some items, my wife learned that even though the company had issued leaflets offering a 20% discount up to 25th July, the discount was no longer available, though it was only the 22nd July today. So much for the customer-orientation of the mega retail company.
