While reading the HTBusiness i came across an article on the main page reading “Honda cuts City prices as competition bites…” After a launch of New Hyundai Verna and the upcoming launch of the New Ford Fiesta, Honda decided to cut the prices of their best selling Honda City by Rs.44,000-Rs.66,000. The shocker to me [...]
June 15th, 2011 | Posted in Multinationals | No Comments
Today i got to know bout the TATA Prima, the concept luxury car and honestly i was amazed at the look. Tata which is known for not so good looking and cheap plasticky interiors has truly out done itself with this concept car. Of course this car is not designed by TATA but by a [...]
January 1st, 2010 | Posted in Multinationals | 1 Comment
A Satyam employees stamps his palms onto a large poster to express support for the company! This picture is incomplete… what you don’t see is that with the other hand that employee is using his laptop to post his resume on various job sites. I read in the newspaper yesterday that there have been about [...]
January 9th, 2009 | Posted in Multinationals | 1 Comment
When Merrill Lynch investment management business merged with BlackRock back in 2006, why did DSP take this long to change its name from DSP Merrill Lynch to DSP BlackRock? I guess the brand Merrill Lynch is of no good these days!
November 6th, 2008 | Posted in Multinationals | No Comments
Excerpt from HT epaper TATA motors ambitious Nano project got a shot in the arm on Wednesday with Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani throwing his weight behind what he described as ‘a unique initiative’ to turn India into a global hub for small cars. In an unusual move, Ambani issued a statement to the media, [...]
August 28th, 2008 | Posted in Multinationals | No Comments
All over the world people joining the protest against China and boycotting the The Beijing Olympic Torch, while our very own Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is planning to run with the Torch in his hand and a prayer for Tibet in his heart! Why could Aamir not back out of the run? Is it because [...]
April 10th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin, Multinationals | 1 Comment
Complaint Sent by Cribber RAJU This is regarding my purchase of fully automatic washing machine H65. In whirlpool records my name is Jay Raju (one of the compliant nos In0507003514). They first took 10 days to send demo person and when he opened its found that they sent me the damaged piece.They took another 10 [...]
June 19th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Customer Care, Multinationals | 5 Comments
Yeh… Sure it may be a $4 billion but their advertising sucks big time. Have you seen their latest commercial? A guy asking for a ride in from an investment banker and then getting off a couple min later to board a chopper to leave overseas for a “life sciences” project. What a bunch of [...]
June 12th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Multinationals | 5 Comments
Through this website I would like to warn my fellow customers who are thinking for buying Whirlpool make Washing Machine or other appliances. My grievances were already published in the Hindustan Times in June, 2006 regarding our Washing Machine model Fs65 (purchased for our Jaipur house on 31.10.2005). The grievances were about the machine not [...]
May 28th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Multinationals | 1 Comment
“There is no such thing as a Free Lunch”… I am sure you have heard this over and over again, yeh and i learnt it the ‘TGIF’ way. A couple weeks back, me and some of my friends went to TGI Friday’s Vasant Vihar… ordered something to eat and of course got a “Free Sauce.” [...]
May 20th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Delhi, Multinationals | 2 Comments
Sounds like a sleazy personals advertisement. “Hey it’s me Julie I am new and fresh! Watch me experience me now!!” Looks like Microsoft’s creative team is really getting creative.
April 29th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Multinationals, Websites | No Comments
This ad. appeared in today’s HT and i found it quite amusing… such is the situation of our roads that even a multiational company is making fun of it. By the way… MCD would define that as a ‘Pot Whole’ where as a tourist would call it a LAKE I think it’s a cleaver ad… [...]
February 13th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Multinationals, Print Media | 1 Comment