Quikr NXT : Redefining the platform of buying and selling

As a part of the generation that takes pride in technology and the ever-so-popular apps that hit the market almost every day, I’m someone who was not a huge fond of apps until a few days back.

I’ve been a frequent user of http://www.quikr.com/ and have always found the platform very fascinating as it’s the only site that provides you with the flexibility of connecting with both the buyers and the sellers. It’s not only a site that provides you a platform to buy and sell stuff but a site that provides you a secure platform to make sure that the party you deal with can be trusted and with Quikr as the median, you know you’re on the right site.

 Just couple of days back, I saw Quikr’s new ad on tv regarding their new app “Quikr NXT”, I was fascinated and having very little knowledge about apps, I asked my son to help me with it.

My son like every other kid of today downloaded the app from google store in seconds and below is the 3 reasons as to how the Quikr NXT app is recommended over a phone call and how it’s making Quikr even more efficient and easy to use.

Chat over call, here’s why : for frequent users of Quikr, we all know how talking to the other party can at times take time as the other party might be busy sometimes and sometimes you could be busy, hence finding the perfect time to talk in today’s busy world is a troublesome task but with the Quikr NXT app and the chat facility, Quikr has redefined “communicating through app”.

The chat function is one that is easy to use and helps you ask and answer questions from the other party at your own leisure time. Not only this, there’s another option and that is;

Saving chat history : while on a telephone, it’s hard to keep a record of what you talked with the other party unless you write it down on a paper but with numerous replies to your query, that can be a troublesome task too and therefore, the option of saving chat history on the Quikr NXT app is definitely something that the users of the app will find useful, just like how I did.

Number privacy: I’m not the most frequent users of app but there’s one thing I always tell my son and that is to maintain privacy over these apps, only share the information required and maintain privacy. With the Quikr NXT app, the option of number privacy i.e. the other party doesn’t know your number and you’ve the satisfaction of knowing that your privacy is maintained is the feature I liked the most about the app.

For someone like me who isn’t a frequent user of apps, the option of privacy and having sensitive information secured over an app is just the reason why I’ve started to realize the relative ease of using apps and for that, I’m truly thankful to Quikr.

Hence I say, Quikr NXT is truly made for everyone. Even if you’re like me and not the most frequent user of apps, the ease of using Quikr NXT app is just what you’ve been looking for and for every frequent Quikr user, the platform of Quikr for buyers and sellers just became a lot more Quikr.

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Asus all-in-one PC : Truly all-in-one

Our life has become so rapid these days that everyone wants to be one step ahead of the time. Be it from the morning to the evening, doing work efficiently is the priority of everyone.

In such a age, technology I believe is man's best friend. It's not only redefining the way we live but making our day to day tasks a lot more easier.

I'm a technology freak and love to buy the new gadgets in the market, the ones I feel are simply best amongst the best.

One such innovation is the new Asus all-in-one PC. Now when I say PC, doesn't the image of a bulky screen with a big CPU occupying a great deal of space in the house, come to your mind! Well my friends this is about to change.

No more do you require to give a bulk of the space of your house to a PC, all thanks to the new Asus all-in-one PC. The 19.5 HD display ensures that you enjoy all the fun of a normal PC but the stylish and sleek design ensures that your PC required very minimal space.

Also to note here; say goodbye to the bulky CPU's which took so much of space, this PC is truly for the generation next and comes with specification beyond belief.

The Asus all-in-one PC comes with 2 GB ram, 2.41 ghz of CPU speed that can go upto 2.66 with turbo boost (jeez, that's some speed), 500GB hard drive, Intel HD graphics and the latest Windows 8.1 64 bit, what more can a tech freak like me want!

Coming to the price now; it is often the case that new gadgets hitting the market are overpriced and hence customers like me who look for "budget buys" don't get to buy their favorite gadget but that's NEVER the case with Asus.

Asus always ensures genuine pricing for it's products and it again delivers on it's promise as Asus all-in-one PC comes at the price of 25,999.

Why I want it: For me, the ease of working on a PC is something else. The big screen and the keyboard makes it a lot easier for me to do intense work at rapid pace. I just find it so much more easier and with a CPU speed of 2.66 (clocked), working at rapid pace on this PC is something that is worth experiencing.

Hence, Asus all-in-one PC becomes one of the gadgets I surely look to buy. The specification, the use and the pricing - it all makes it a user-friendly buy and a MUST BUY.

Do buy it from here: ASUS All In One PC ET2040 and for those of you who prefer tablets, do check out another gem from Asus; ASUS EeeBook X205TA 

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Proposing on Valentine's Day : Execution is the key

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"We fall in love once, we propose once" - do it right the first time, who knows if you get a second chance ever again with your "special someone", right!

Valentine's day is all about seizing the day and coping with your fear and saying what you've to say to your love. If I were to propose this valentine's day, I'd do it the right way. With perfect situation, a twist of surprise and with feeling of love all around to ensure that my crush has no option but to say YES *grins*.

To start off, I wont choose a public place, the pressure of proposing is in itself enough and having to do so in public will make my legs shake and it can only get worse from there.

I'd instead do it in my Maruti Zen, that's been with my family for over 15 years now and driven by mostly all the couples in my family. A car filled with "love" you may say.

I'd invite my crush for a drive in the car and take her to a very peaceful and calm place. After which, I'd play one of her favorite songs, maybe a song from "1942 love story" umm.. "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" perhaps...

After which I'll start to talk to her about why she's the single most special woman in this and how I love to make her smile, love to talk to her, see her enjoying talking to me, spend each second of every day with her.

And then for the most important part, proposing..

I'd keep 4 eclairs toffees in the car and she'd think that they're her favorite chocolate, whereas when she will actually open the wrapper she would see that these 4 wrappers each have a paper inside them and when combined, these 4 papers will read "Will you marry me"...

How about that for a proposal? Awesome right!

The execution is the key but after all, it's your crush you're proposing to.

After such a proposal, I'd think it will be pretty hard to say no and of course, with the music playing in the car - the whole car will be filled with the feeling of romance. In such an environment, I can definitely only imagine my crush saying "YES".

That's how I plan to propose and get my crush to say yes.. A proposal she wouldn't be able to refuse.

Execution is the key here.. Proposing is no funny business and those who've been there know it, right! But, with the day being valentine's day, a perfect proposing idea in mind and the BIG PICTURE of knowing that if your crush says YES - life is about to change..

This valentine's day, what's your idea of the perfect proposal?

Why am I even asking, you're obviously gonna copy mine. :p

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Dabur Chawanprash : An ideal example of a 'trusted' brand

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I've always believed in the formula that the energy of a house lies with it's "children" - the kids playing in the house are a sort of energy that lift the house and creative a positive environment around. I mean think of it yourself, every house has seen the little steps of a toddler - walking for the first time, smiling the first time, holding your hand for the first time. These are the moments that make life worthwhile, the bliss of our kids is the bliss of ours.

It is therefore very troubling when your little toddler falls sick and isn't well. Being a father myself, I remember how bad I felt whenever my son felt sick and caught the "cold fever". For 3 years straight during winters, he used to get the viral fever and this took a huge toll on his body and for a growing body, falling sick isn't what should happen. In fact for every kid below 5 years old, being healthy and fit is important.

I remember I was sitting with my mom one day and I happened to discuss with her about my son and how I wish there was a way to ensure that he didn't catch the viral fever during winters. I had tried homeopathy but it didn't work and then my mother said to me "son, do you know you had the same problem at his age. you used to fall sick every winter"?

I of course didn't remember much of the time when I was below 5 years old and I just nodded. Then I asked, "so mom, what did you do"? My mom told me "what's one habit of your father and mine that we've continued for years before going to sleep"? I replied "I don't recall, what"! And my mother said "we both have 1 spoon of Dabur Chawanprash daily".. And then it struck me and I was reminded of my childhood when my mother gave me a spoon of Dabur Chawanprash daily.

I started giving it to my son too and again started having it myself and the change was to be seen, in fact my son not only was no more catching viral fever during winter - what was also happening was that the immunity power of his body was massively improving which was ensuring that he didn't fall ill.

It's 13 years later and we still have the habit of having 1 spoon of Dabur Chawanprash daily. In fact just a few days back a colleague in my office was telling me about his son and how his son too falls sick during winter. I just recommended him what my mother recommended me "one spoon of Dabur Chawanprash daily" and not only for your children but for yourself too because after all, in today's competitive world, falling sick is not an option.

Dabur Chawanprash has been with families for years now and it has built a terrific reputation for itself. It is a fact that it helps young children as well as adults to have a stronger immune system and a much stronger body that is free from any kind of illness or disease.

One spoon of Dabur Chawanprash daily is what I recommend to all my friends and readers. After all, health of our children and health of own self is the priority of one and all.

Thank you Dabur Chawanprash for being the ideal example of how a brand should help it's customers the way it's meant to and for generations like you have. :)

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Quikr - enriching our lives with the easiness of buying/selling

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In 1995, I was newly married and I got a job in Bangalore. My wife and I shifted to the city of Bangalore which was still very much developing and at that time, wasn’t referred to as the “IT Capital” of India. The city was still very much though admired for it’s life style, it’s people and it’s food.

A new place and a new married life meant that a whole new start to life was shaping up. My wife and I had many dreams and we had many aspirations. Shifting to our new house, we bought everything from furniture to accessories to decorate our new house and all this seemed amazing at first but later we realized how much space we had occupied in the house and how it would have been a better option had we kept some space free in the house.

For the next many years, in fact till an year back some of the stuff we bought in 1995 was still with us and was still occupying a great deal of space in the house, along with which there was stuff of course that we had bought in the last 20 years – some of which we used and some, not so much.

One day my wife and I were watching tv and the quikr ad came on.  My wife looked at me and pointed towards the array of stuff we had lying around the house which we didn’t even use any more.

She said “what if we had to relocate to Bangalore just how we had to 20 years ago”? Would you want to shift to the place where we started our life with the very stuff that we bought there 20 years ago and don’t even use any more!

I knew that she had a point and realized the fact that it’s better to free up some space. If we did had to relocate to Bangalore, I couldn’t see us living in a house with so much of “extra” stuff which wasn’t coming in our use but I realized that quikr could connect me with people who will in fact find our stuff useful to use.

I posted the ad of the products that we no longer required and got array of responses to our ads. We set prices as per the quality of the product and we were amazed to see the quick responses from the people. Both I and my wife were extremely pleased that we were getting rid of the stuff that we longer required and were selling them at reasonable prices.

What next, you ask! Well, after selling the additional stuff lying around our house, my wife turned to me and said “right, it’s time for shopping with the money that we’ve earned”.

Well, that’s my story.

At least, if I do relocate to Bangalore – the very city where I started my married life, I won’t need to carry on the extra stuff with me and can live in a much more spacious apartment – just like how we’re living in Delhi.

The story of quikr is this – it helps you sell/ buy stuff and helps you connect with just the right people willing to buy/sell.

Quikr truly enriches our life and makes us free of any “fikar” and helps us Bech Quikr. 

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