tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post2218109371602425129..comments2009-01-25T18:27:55.474-08:00ranjit nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143341492903406324noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post-14969087755118754842009-01-25T18:27:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:27:00.000-08:00Thanks Kaleb. <BR/>I too once tried getting a Nintendo Wii from Aldi. It got over in less than an hour the sale started, at least at the store near my place. <BR/>And yes, money works! (the cart thing)ranjit nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143341492903406324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post-77608585983844656002009-01-24T22:22:00.000-08:002009-01-24T22:22:00.000-08:00I agree, Aldi is fantastic, I have been shopping there for many years. I even bought a computer from them a couple years ago, they had a fantastic deal (no one could believe that I bought a computer from a grocery store, LOL). I think it is actually a German-owned company that expanded to the US. The cart thing is really nice, people are a lot less lazy if it costs them a quarter, haha.Kaleb Braseehttp://www.brasee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post-33852969904203206422008-11-12T11:31:00.000-08:002008-11-12T11:31:00.000-08:00Thanks for visiting Opal!<BR/>You are right , I too love the old fashioned personal attention that you get at the &#39;palacharak&#39; kada. <BR/>Remember the times when I used to be a kid &amp; argue with the shopkeeper over the grocery list sent by mom. She might hv forgotten to write the brand of soap, and the shopkeeper would try to convince me that my mom would prefer Hamam than the Lux that I was fighting for ! <BR/><BR/>Even in those kind of mom &amp; pop stores, we can establish some nice processes so that the turn around time can be reduced to the bare minimum. Times have changed and even the kirana store customer has imp deadlines to meet in life ! What say ...ranjit nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143341492903406324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post-65311913938566887362008-11-11T23:31:00.000-08:002008-11-11T23:31:00.000-08:00The thing is these practices doesn't work for the Indian masses,who still prefer shoppinthe old way:"PALACHARK KADA"....the younger generation is happily wedded 2 Supermarkets n Malls but,a large population....aaaa....still the old way..opalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072240406367565602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post-39786665232243611812008-11-10T13:15:00.000-08:002008-11-10T13:15:00.000-08:00Thanks Joe for Visiting. Would definitely write on it in the near future.ranjit nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143341492903406324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post-28170613271657814952008-11-10T13:14:00.001-08:002008-11-10T13:14:00.001-08:00Thanks for visiting Vamsi.You are right, Common sense works 99% of the time.ranjit nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143341492903406324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post-28937283242790056772008-11-10T13:14:00.000-08:002008-11-10T13:14:00.000-08:00Thanks &#39;Psycho!&#39;. <BR/>You are right. We are definitely on a higher plane in lot many things. But somewhere I feel that when it comes to establishing systems &amp; processes , Americans put in a lot of thought process into it. <BR/>We in India, believe more in getting the job done.The way we do it doesn&#39;t matter much to us.ranjit nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143341492903406324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post-53188742293937070822008-11-06T20:27:00.000-08:002008-11-06T20:27:00.000-08:00Good post. Common sense works.Vamsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post-39583658248381186242008-11-05T06:51:00.000-08:002008-11-05T06:51:00.000-08:00I so agree with u there. Plus when it comes to Indian cooking we do have a lot of alternatives the taste may not be 100% authentic but with practice it can come close to a 90%!<BR/><BR/>I thought I had stopped getting amused and awed at all things here until yesterday when i ordered pizza through Domino&#39;s. Once I fifnished ordering it showed me the order being picked up by the nearest facility, XYZ preparing the pizza at so&amp;so time and it kept progressing until it showed XYZ out for delivery n then delivered! All in less than 30minutes....i found that online progression right before my eyes amazing!<BR/><BR/>But at the same time I feel that our knowledge of materials, textures and native medicine is on a higher plane!psycho next doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14402549550479599991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232562.post-33111927437828837042008-10-26T21:35:00.000-07:002008-10-26T21:35:00.000-07:00Nice post on America Ranjit. I bet India too would have it's own share of innovative practices that we could emulate.Do post something on them in future.Thanks.Joe Evertnoreply@blogger.com