Food Bazaar (BIG BAZAAR) on Old Madras Road

wheeler · 28th May 2008, 16:29

These pictures should be sent to the newspaper.

pjbiju · 29th May 2008, 12:39

Every time I bought something from Big Bazaar, they had goofed up on the offers. Each time I had to tell them that they forgot their offer and then get some cash back (offer will be buy 1 and get 1 free - which they often forget and always blame the system)

benbsb29 · 29th May 2008, 13:06

Billing at the Big Bazaar on OMR is a major rip-off. As some others here have mentioned, they always goof up on offers and price and then blame the system. Why do they have offers if the system isnt updated at first?!!

Also, they have this scheme where they say you are given free sugar of about 5 kilos if your bill amount crosses Rs.2000/-. Makes you feel happy. Going through the bill later jolts you to the fact that this has been BILLED to you, giving you 5 kilos of sugar which you actually didnt need in the first place!

iraghava · 29th May 2008, 13:53

Arrey what are you guys moaning about haan?? It's no negligence, it's their new offer, "Buy a packet of Juice & get a live, airconditioned Cockroach free!!!".

Stupid people man, when will they stop whining & learn to appreciate such "special" offers!

eclectix 1st · 29th May 2008, 14:14

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Originally Posted by pjbiju

Every time I bought something from Big Bazaar, they had goofed up on the offers. Each time I had to tell them that they forgot their offer and then get some cash back (offer will be buy 1 and get 1 free - which they often forget and always blame the system)

& you go back each time?

amohit · 29th May 2008, 14:56

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Originally Posted by eclectix 1st

& you go back each time?

I usually visit BB once in a while....just for the heck of it. Where else in bangalore can u get a feeling of a A/Ced fish market??

OT: There wholesale shop does give some good bargains.

Regards,

benbsb29 · 29th May 2008, 15:11

Somehow, i have come to prefer Total over BB when it comes to home shopping needs.

diabloo · 29th May 2008, 15:24

Even Spar has it too. If you want open-air, there are plenty

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Originally Posted by amohit

Where else in bangalore can u get a feeling of a A/Ced fish market??

ajayclicks · 29th May 2008, 19:25

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Originally Posted by diabloo

Lucky that you didn't spot the rats. Its common sight in FoodWorld.

Apparently rats are also a common sight in a Neo-natal ICU of a prominent city hospital. Blogging about my experiences with that hospital, should be able to finish it over the weekend.

eclectix 1st · 29th May 2008, 21:29

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Originally Posted by ajayclicks

Apparently rats are also a common sight in a Neo-natal ICU of a prominent city hospital. Blogging about my experiences with that hospital, should be able to finish it over the weekend.

Since you are making the allegation,

its only fair that you come out with the name of the hospital & save all the tbhpians from going through the agony.

nemo · 29th May 2008, 22:30

Big bazaar is nothing more than a street market. There's chaos and confusion everywhere and top of it the semi trained sales executives howling on their PR system about their buy 1 get 3 offer on top of their voice.

Interesting, i read, it's part of their business model to keep their places unorganized. Kishore Biyani in an interview was relating his store experinces to ancient temples where you have to cross several obstruction before you find the place of worship!! Weird theory i thought!

Talk about organized retailing, the neighbourhood kirana stores are anyday better than BB.

thiyags22 · 30th May 2008, 13:22

Apart from insects what I find in Reliance fresh-kanakapura road is expired stuff. A sandwich spread whose expiry was july 2007 was removed after I complained in Jan 2008. A March 2008 expired milk carton was removed in May 2008 after I complained thrice and . A new trainee manager has come and he has promised to take care of this

. I feel most people do not have the habit of looking at the expiry date before purchasing.

I have stopped buying anything other than vegetables which is really good at Reliance.

ajayclicks · 30th May 2008, 13:33

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Originally Posted by eclectix 1st

Since you are making the allegation,

its only fair that you come out with the name of the hospital & save all the tbhpians from going through the agony.

As I mentioned, I am writing a blog about my experiences. I should be able to complete it over the weekend. Will post the link here.

pjbiju · 30th May 2008, 17:07

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Originally Posted by eclectix 1st

& you go back each time?

Well, I have shopped from BB may be 4-5 times during the past couple of years. Mostly my wife ends up buying some stuff and then my duty is to check the final bill. And every time there was a goof up. So I have now sort of trained myself to spot the error - it is quite a task to read through their non-descript bill and understand it.

28th May 2008, 16:29	#16
wheeler BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DXB Posts: 261 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	These pictures should be sent to the newspaper.
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29th May 2008, 12:39	#17
pjbiju Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,357 Thanked: 1,092 Times	Every time I bought something from Big Bazaar, they had goofed up on the offers. Each time I had to tell them that they forgot their offer and then get some cash back (offer will be buy 1 and get 1 free - which they often forget and always blame the system)
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29th May 2008, 13:06	#18
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,223 Times View My Garage	Billing at the Big Bazaar on OMR is a major rip-off. As some others here have mentioned, they always goof up on offers and price and then blame the system. Why do they have offers if the system isnt updated at first?!! Also, they have this scheme where they say you are given free sugar of about 5 kilos if your bill amount crosses Rs.2000/-. Makes you feel happy. Going through the bill later jolts you to the fact that this has been BILLED to you, giving you 5 kilos of sugar which you actually didnt need in the first place!
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29th May 2008, 13:53	#19
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Arrey what are you guys moaning about haan?? It's no negligence, it's their new offer, "Buy a packet of Juice & get a live, airconditioned Cockroach free!!!". Stupid people man, when will they stop whining & learn to appreciate such "special" offers!
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benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,223 Times View My Garage	Somehow, i have come to prefer Total over BB when it comes to home shopping needs.
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29th May 2008, 22:30	#26
nemo BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 180 Thanked: 9 Times	Big bazaar is nothing more than a street market. There's chaos and confusion everywhere and top of it the semi trained sales executives howling on their PR system about their buy 1 get 3 offer on top of their voice. Interesting, i read, it's part of their business model to keep their places unorganized. Kishore Biyani in an interview was relating his store experinces to ancient temples where you have to cross several obstruction before you find the place of worship!! Weird theory i thought! Talk about organized retailing, the neighbourhood kirana stores are anyday better than BB.
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30th May 2008, 13:22	#27
thiyags22 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Madras / Bangalore Posts: 148 Thanked: 19 Times	Expired stuff at Reliance Fresh Apart from insects what I find in Reliance fresh-kanakapura road is expired stuff. A sandwich spread whose expiry was july 2007 was removed after I complained in Jan 2008. A March 2008 expired milk carton was removed in May 2008 after I complained thrice and . A new trainee manager has come and he has promised to take care of this. I feel most people do not have the habit of looking at the expiry date before purchasing. I have stopped buying anything other than vegetables which is really good at Reliance.
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