I have always been skeptical about the freebies the retailers offer in return for shopping with them. There must be a catch, I used to think. But now I am of the opinion that, Catch or no catch it doesn't matter if at the end of the day you get a good worthwhile deal. The reason for the change in my perception with regards to the "Offers" is this.
I had bought a cell phone for my mother 4 months back at "The Mobile Store". It was through an exchange offer, I had given my beaten up, two year old cell phone and paid an extra Rs. 1900/- for a Nokia cell phone. The assured freebie I got was a family package. They had offered to pay for my stay in one of the 20 holiday destinations across India and Nepal if I sent them a DD of Rs.600/- as processsing fee. Only for the stay, not for the food and travel expenses. With lots of doubt and suspicion I did what ever they had asked me to do, with full understanding that there is a very high possibility of being taken for a ride. But surprise! surprise! With in two weeks I received a courier confirming the reservation for the hotel in a destination that I had asked, on the date that I had preferred.
The resort was "Sterling Lakeview resorts", Kodaikanal. A wonderful place to holiday with your family. I went there, stayed in the resort and enjoyed the scenic beauty of Kodaikanal for full three days and two nights with out paying a single dime for the stay. It would have otherwise cost me around Rs.5000/-. All this for buying a cell phone costing just Rs.1900/- . Thank you! Some times you get Lucky!
Read my review on "Sterling Lakeview, Kodaikanal" here
I had bought a cell phone for my mother 4 months back at "The Mobile Store". It was through an exchange offer, I had given my beaten up, two year old cell phone and paid an extra Rs. 1900/- for a Nokia cell phone. The assured freebie I got was a family package. They had offered to pay for my stay in one of the 20 holiday destinations across India and Nepal if I sent them a DD of Rs.600/- as processsing fee. Only for the stay, not for the food and travel expenses. With lots of doubt and suspicion I did what ever they had asked me to do, with full understanding that there is a very high possibility of being taken for a ride. But surprise! surprise! With in two weeks I received a courier confirming the reservation for the hotel in a destination that I had asked, on the date that I had preferred.
The resort was "Sterling Lakeview resorts", Kodaikanal. A wonderful place to holiday with your family. I went there, stayed in the resort and enjoyed the scenic beauty of Kodaikanal for full three days and two nights with out paying a single dime for the stay. It would have otherwise cost me around Rs.5000/-. All this for buying a cell phone costing just Rs.1900/- . Thank you! Some times you get Lucky!
Read my review on "Sterling Lakeview, Kodaikanal" here
