Roti maker was so attractive in the stalls that the companies hold. But it was unbelievable to see such good rotis coming out of it. I had always believed that the rotis came well because the sales people were well trained.The claims they made were also too good to be true.  One day, I did buy one, on the recommendation of my cousin, with all apprehensions about whether it would work just ...

When my first daughter was born, we had to move from Erode to New Delhi, a distance of about 1000 kms and a journey of 2 days by train. So, then, I started using diapers for her. But, I found them to be a very costly affair. To spend about a thousand or more per month for diapers was something not worth. But, I had to use a lot of diapers for her on certain occasions or when we were on the go.&...

I was always apprehensive about using market products on my face. I was using all home-made products for scrubbing and for mask. The results were not very satisfying, as I had to apply cream after that routine. It would take more time for that. Then, I found one of my relatives using this Himalaya Walnut Scrub. Though, I did not talk to her about this, I decided to give it a try. That was becau...

I first learnt about this Pocket gym rope in the year 1994 in one of the telemarketing shows on TV. I was quite impressed. At that time, the cost was Rs.99/- only. But it did not tempt me enough to buy one, and I was quite satisfied with my weight. But then, after about 10 years, I decided to buy it, as I needed it now. The price rose to Rs.275/-, with free home delivery. The product was so sim...

I have used most of brands of pencils in my childhood. But my parents stuck to Natraj. I came to consider it The Brand. And, when my daughter started to put in her writing skills, I too, bought her the same brand. But the gifts that poured in, in the form of pencils including all brands and the brandless ones too. So, I had the opportunity to try most of them through these. The brandless ones w...

I was introduced to Cerelac by my mother. Not for me, but when my daughter was ready for weaning. My mom said, I could first try the plain wheat one, and then proceed to the flavoured ones. So, following her advice, I bought this plain wheat. My daughter was delighted to have it. Even after more than six years, I remember the expression of glow on her face. At first, I gave her only once a day,...

I had been using Fair and Lovely moisturizer, when I was in Mumbai, for some time before the Y2K. It suited my oily type of skin. But when I shifted to Chennai, the climate was OK and I did not need it. But again, I had to shift to Coimbatore, where I was reminded of my old moisturizer. But, the product was stopped. Dissappointed, I had to buy another brand and was not satisfied with it. I had ...

All these years, I was living in rented houses with Indian style toilets. I was not much in favour of Western toilets because of its maintainance. When I had to move to a new locality, I moved into a house which had 2 western toilets only. I came to know this product from the ads in the television, and tried it. Believe me, I do not take any other efforts for my toilet maintainance except to dr...

Bata, by Choice, and so was my choice. Bata was my companion to school and so it is my daughter's now. It was always the first choice. When my daughter first needed her canvas shoes, I went for Bata. It was blue then. She used it everyday, until she grew out of it. It still lies underneath a pile of "grown out" items awaiting my 2nd one. But, there came a day when her uniform...

One of my daughter's birthday gift was this VCD from the company Pebbles. It had the Panchatantra stories that I always wanted her to know. I was delighted to see such a product.All my hopes vanished once I saw the VCD. The presentation was OK, it was understood by my 3-year-old. It consisted of about 5 stories, narrated by one voice; the visuals were animations, which were not upto the mar...