The Home Appliance thread

[sammyboy]

Hey Ben, I got my IFB (6kg i think) two years back from viveks and got a good deal. You can check the prices at other stores as well and compare. Make sure you take the extended warranty (just in case) because the service(if required) is a little expensive. I have contacted IFB service centers thrice , twice for change of inlet points as the houses I moved to had different taps and once because my machine brokedown. was in warranty so was resolved without issues.
Yes the service guys dont come after 5 and it can take upto 2-3 days for these guys to drop in ,but on the otherhand these guys are good with their work.
The last time i submitted a request for the service tech (charge 250 per visit) , they sent me the person on the next day.
Infact I got a feedback call a couple of hours back from IFB to enquire if the machine is doing well.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

[benbsb29]

Samarth, I was thinking of getting mine from NEXT on ORR. Will check out Vivek's as well. Thanks for the info.

[sammyboy]

Guys , anybody got a cd from IFB? I got a cd from IFB in the mail last night (havent checked it yet) and then got a call from the IFB call center verifying if i have recieved the cd. I guess they are working to improve their customer care

[rkg]

Originally Posted by benbsb29

Samarth, I was thinking of getting mine from NEXT on ORR. Will check out Vivek's as well. Thanks for the info.

Next chain is owned by Videocon

Videocon also markets/services Kenstar, sansui, and some other brands

[rkg]

Originally Posted by benbsb29

Thanks for the responses, guys.
IFB is now finalised. Will put up my experiences with the same later.

Between, does anyone have any contacts at IFB? I heard that way one can get a better deal than going through a retail store. PM the details of it cant be posted here.

IFB can be bought directly. three of my friends took it like that. they have taken a DD in the name of IFB payable at Goa and got the machine after two weeks . but it is four years back. price difference was around 20-25% compared to open market. i do not know whether they do it still. now they have online portal for selling. check the prices there

[condor]

Got a Mag-Lite torch, the bigger one which takes 3 transistor cells. (D size). As it happens with the regular batteries, they have leaked and two of the cells are stuck inside.

Any ideas to:
1. Remove the cells that are stuck inside ?
2. How to dismantle the torch ?

TIA !