Price Challenge: Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)

We all have heard a lot about Afghanistan and atrocious ways under which Taliban ruled the nation. While many writers have written a lot on Afghanistan, but if there is one author who symbolizes with the sufferings of Afghans under the Taliban rule, it is Khaled Hosseini.  He has written 2 of the most important books on the subject- The Kite Runner and A thousand Splendid Suns.

In the first part of this blog, we will analyze The Kite Runner and provide you the with the least price at which you can have a copy of this excellent book.

The book is available at MRP of Rs 350, however with our research, you can buy this book for as low as Rs 179/- , a huge saving of 49%.

Before the price comparison across all online stores, lets look at what this book is all about:

Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to gain the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him - for he always helps Amir - but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. 

But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered and needless to say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery   Store


IndiaPlaza                    175                                Ships in 3 days                          Go to Store
(Use Coupon Code ICICIFEST12 which reduces the price from 199 to 175 INR)

LandMarkOnNet          183                                 Ships in 3-5 days                     Go to Store
(Use Coupon Code LMHB10 which reduces the price from 203 to 183 INR)

InfiBeam                      221                               Ships in 3 days                           Go to Store 

Crossword                   229                               Ships in 3-5 days                        Go to Store 

Flipkart                        235                               Ships in 2-3 days                        Go to Store

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge: Motorola Droid Razr XT910

Today I was happy, reason I met one of my friend from old company. So, somehow topic of online shopping comes up and it becomes interesting. My friend told me he used to consider Flipkart.com the cheapest and after going through my blog his mindset changed. Infact we have the same frame of mind before we started writing the blog. Flipkart no doubt has excellent customer service and they charge a premium for it. So, coming to the point, he actually bought Steve Jobs Biography from Indiaplaza.com at 326 INR more than 400 INR less than MRP after referring from this blog. I was elated and good to hear one of happy customer coming through our blog.

I was thinking which price challenge to take up for today. I analyzed from Motorola Defy plus to Nokia c2-02 but finally zeroed on Motorola Droid Razr XT910. It's the slimmest business phone in the market and very classy too.

This product is recent and its always a challenge to find the least price for newly launched products. But, we accepted the challenge and while the MRP of this smart phone is Rs 35, 900/-, it can be bought at Rs 31, 399/- through Timtara.com, a huge saving of almost Rs 4000 INR !!!

The key features of Motorola Razr XT910 are:

• - Worlds Thinnest Smartphone 7.1 mm thin
• - Made of Kevlar, Metal and Glass
• - 4.3" Super AMOLED "Advanced" screen
• - 1.2 Ghz Dual Core processor
• - Splash Proof Coating
• - 8MP Primary Camera
• - Full 1080p HD capture of images
• - 1.3 MP secondary Camera

MicroSIM card support only - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Splash resistant - HDMI port - SNS integration - Digital compass - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - Organizer - Adobe flash support - Document viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered for Motorola Droid Razr XT910 and needless  say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery    Store


Timtara                        31, 399                          Delivers in 7-10 days                    Go to Store
(Use coupon code T2K which reduces price to 31, 399 INR)

IndiaPlaza                    31, 490                          Ships in 3 days                             Go to Store
(Use coupon code ICICIFEST12 which reduces price to 31, 490 INR)

Sulekha                       32, 190                          Ships in 6 days                              Go to Store

InfiBeam                     32, 699                          Ships in 2-3 days                           Go to Store

LetsBuy                      32, 990                          Delivers in 2-4 days                       Go to Store
(Use coupon code AMEXLB which reduces price to 32, 990 INR)

Flipkart                        33, 990                         Delivers in 3-4 days                       Go to Store

(They are giving free 16 GB Scandisk Micro SD card ) 

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge : Nikon CoolPix L24

Right now its season of marriages, engagements and  bachelor parties. What's common among all these is old friends getting together and meeting each other. These are moments to cherish and keep memories intact for years to come. Most of us now carry smart phones with high resolution cameras to click photos anytime but mobile camera phones can never compensate for the actual digital camera. So, its always better to have a decent digital point and shoot camera with you whenever you attend such events.

I find NIKON COOLPIX L24 a really nice point and shoot camera from Nikon. It costs less, very handy and excellent picture quality. So grab one so you won't miss on those amazing moments. It comes in three colors black , red and silver.

The MRP of Nikon CoolPix L24 is Rs 5, 450/-, it can be bought at Rs 4, 285/- through Timtara.com, a huge saving of almost Rs 1100 INR !!!. Also, in all the online stores its coming with freebies like Pouch, Battery Charger, 4 GB SD Card (1500 INR), Reebok watch and Pen( 3950 INR).

Coolpix L24 is the latest compact digital camera in the lifestyle series of Nikon. Coolpix L24 is a 14 megapixel camera and has a CCD sensor with 6.18 x 4.55 mm dimension. It has aspect ratios of 4:3 and 16:9. The camera also has Electronic Vibration Reduction feature, which helps in countering camera shake.

Body

Nikon L24 weighs 182g and has dimension of 98 x 61 x 28 mm. It has a 3-inch TFT LCD screen with a resolution of 230,000 dot pixels. This Nikon camera has internal memory of 17 MB and additional external memory can be added using SD memory card (also SDHC/SDXC compliant). The camera kit consists of twoLR6/L40 (AA-size) alkaline batteries, which are capable of taking 220 shots. The Coolpix L24 also supportsEN-MH2 and lithium batteries, which can click up to 450 and 700 shots, respectively.

Performance

The Coolpix L24 has optical zoom of 3.6x and digital zoom of 4x. The camera has Contrast detection Auto Focus with the range of 30 cm in Normal mode and 5 cm in Macro mode. This Nikon camera has Auto sensitivity feature, which ranges from ISO 80 - 1600. The shutter speed of the camera ranges from 1/4000 to 4sec. The in-built Flash has range of 7 m and the Aperture ranges from F3.1 - F6.7.

Features and Connectivity

The Nikon Coolpix has scene modes such as Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait, Party/indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Night landscape, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Backlight, and Panorama assist. The Face recognition feature in this camera detects up to 12 faces. The self-timer feature can be setup for 10 seconds duration. Coolpix L24 features shooting at 0.7 fps up to 3 shots in continuous mode. It also has BSS (Best Shot Selector) and Multi-shot 16 (16 frames with a single burst) capture modes. Coolpix L24 can record video at a resolution of 640 x 480 at 30fps. The camera supports AVI movie format and Compressed JPEG (EXIF) image format. In terms of connectivity, the Nikon Coolpix L24 can connect to computer using USB 2.0.

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered for Nikon Coolpix L24 and needless  say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery    Store

Timtara                        4, 285                           Delivers in 7-10 days                      Go to Store
(Use coupon code NOV1K which reduce price from 5, 285 to 4, 285 INR)

IndiaPlaza                    4, 653                           Ships in 2 days                                Go to Store
(Use coupon code ICICIFEST12 which reduce price from 5, 285 to 4, 653 INR)

LetsBuy                       4, 759                           Delivers in 3-5 days                        Go to Store

(Use coupon code AMEXLB which reduce price from 5, 285 to 4, 759 INR. Also they are giving additional
8GB SD Card as well along-with 4GB one)

HomeShop18              4, 785                           Delivers in 3-7 days                        Go to Store
(Use Gift Voucher code GCP5EN92EP2K which reduce price from 5, 285 to 4, 785 INR)

BuyThePrice               4, 910                           Delivers in 3-6 days                        Go to Store

Flipkart                        5, 287                         Delivers in 2-4 days                          Go to Store

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge: Samsung Galaxy Y 5360

I have been pretty much busy at my office nowdays and hence didn't get enough time to update the blog yesterday. Also, I was bit disappointed by Google disabling our Ad sense account which has been our fruit of effort we have been putting in past few days. but, nevertheless our focus was not to make money but to offer you guys the cheapest deals among all the available sources.

I have been thinking to do a price challenge for Samsung Galaxy Y 5360 for a while but everyday getting new request for other products so was missing out on it. I find it the best product available at this price range for those thinking of owing a nice Andorid phone with maximum feature available.

While the MRP of this phone is Rs 7, 830/-, it can be bought at Rs 6, 090/- through Sulekha.com, a huge saving of almost Rs 1700 INR !!!

The key features of Samsung Galaxy Y 5360 are:

SIM: Single SIM, GSM

Touch Screen: Yes, Capacitive

Business Features: Document Viewer, Pushmail(Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync)

Call Features: Loudspeaker

PLATFORM

Operating Freq: GSM – 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS – 2100

OS: Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

User Interface: Touchwiz

Processor: 832 MHz

DISPLAY

Type: TFT LCD

Size: 3 Inches

Resolution: QVGA, 240 × 320 Pixels

Colors: 256 K

Primary Camera: Yes, 2 Megapixel

Video Recording: Yes, 15 fps

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered for Samsung Galaxy Y 5360 and needless  say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge: Inheritance (Christopher Paolini)

Today, we are doing price challenge for a best seller "Inheritance" by Christopher Paolini. Personally I have not read this book but one of my fellow friend called me up and told me to do a price challenge for it.

The book is bit new and its always a challenge to find the least price for anything newly launched. But, we accepted the challenge and while the MRP of this book is Rs 700/-, it can be bought at Rs 408/- through IndiaPlaza.com, a huge saving of almost Rs 292 INR !!! (41%)

Not so very long ago, Eragon - Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider - was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now, the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. 

Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still, the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chances. 

The Rider and his dragon have come farther than anyone dared to hope. But can they topple the evil king and restore justice to Alagaësia? And if so, at what cost? 

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered and needless to say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery    Store


IndiaPlaza                    408                                 Ships in 3 days                            Go to Store
(Use Coupon Code AXISIPCASH which reduces the price from 454 to 408 INR)

LandMarkOnNet         410                                Ships in 3-5 days                         Go to Store
(Use Coupon Code LMHB10 which reduces the price from 455 to 410 INR)

InfiBeam                      454                                Ships in 3 days                            Go to Store

Crossword                   484                                Ships in 3-5 days                         Go to Store

Flipkart                        489                                Delivers in 2-3 days                     Go to Store

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge: Samsung Galaxy Note (N700)

Sorry this week I am pretty much busy with my Friend's engagement and Marriage. Met lot of new people from journalist to banker to people of my tribe "IT people" (we are everywhere !!!). So, some of us were discussing the which brand is ruling the world Apple Rules (it has that fascination attached which never dies), Android, blackberry, mango (Aka windows ^^), symbian etc.  

The topic becomes more interesting which size suites best as a mobile phone or mobile+tab or tab. So, the talk went on to the new 5.3 inch Samsung Galaxy which is heating up the market of people who don't mind carrying a bigger one but would avoid carrying two devices mobile and tab with them. Its not the first product in the market dell, motorola have the MOTAB (my term !!!) already in this segment present from last one year.

The product is recently and its always a challenge to find the least price for newly launched products. But, we accepted the challenge and while the MRP of this smart phone is Rs 34, 900/-, it can be bought at Rs 28, 490/- through Sulekha.com, a huge saving of almost Rs 6000 INR !!!

The key features of Samsung Galaxy Note N700 are:

• Wi-Fi Direct
• Android V2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
• 8 MP Primary Camera
• 2 MP Secondary Camera
• 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED Touchscreen
• 1.4 GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex-A9 Processor
• Full HD Recording
• S Pen And S Memo
• TouchWiz UI 4.0, Adobe Flash 10.1 support, Social Hub, IM & Email app, document viewer, barometer sensor, and GLONASS support for satellite positioning in addition to GPS.  

MRP 34, 990 INR



Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered for Samsung Galaxy Note N700 and needless  say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery    Store


Sulekha                        28,490                           Delivers in 7 days                         Go to Store

IndiaPlaza                    29, 990                          Ships in 3 days                              Go to Store

BuyThePrice                32, 900                          Delivers in 3-5 days                      Go to Store
(They are giving 2500 INR cash voucher with this price)

Edabba                         34, 990                          Delivers in 6-9 days                      Go to Store
(They are giving Gift vouchers worth 28, 000 INR)

Adexmart                     32, 990                          Delivers in 3-4 days                      Go to Store

Crazeal                        32, 990                           Delivers in 7-10 days                    Go to Store

Saholic                        33, 500                           Delivers in 1-5 days                      Go to Store

(They are giving free Flip Cover worth 1799 INR ) 

LetsBuy                       33, 990                          Delivers in 3-5 days                       Go to Store
(Use coupon code AMEXLB which reduce price to 33, 900 and Jaber BT 2045 Bluetooth handset is free)

Flipkart                        34, 990                          Delivers in 3-4 days                       Go to Store
(They are giving free Flip Cover worth 1799 INR ) 

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge : Blackberry Bold 9780

Continuing with the Blackberry family, today we are going to compare the prices for Blackberry Bold 9780 and provide you with the best price available online.

While the MRP of this smart phone is Rs 23499/-, it can be bought at Rs 19453/- through Sulekha.com, a huge saving of Rs 4046!!!

The key features of Blackberry Bold 9780 are:

• Runs on OS 6
• 5 MP camera with 2X digital Zoom
• 2.44 inches TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 360 pixels
• 3.5mm stereo headset capable
• 256 MB internal memory and 512 MB RAM
• 624 MHz Processor
• Email and text messaging
• BlackBerry® Messenger

Here's the listing of websites in descending order of prices offered for Blackberry Bold 9780. Needless to say all these players do not charge for delivering the product.

Website                      Price(INR) Delivery    Store


Sulekha                        19,453                           Delivers in 7 days                          Go to Store

Kartzilla                        20234                           Delivers in 8-10 days                     Go to Store
(Use promo code in the cart AZ-054 which reduce the price from 21, 299 to 20234)

Letsbuy                        20,299                           Delivers in 3-5 days                      Go to Store
(Use the promo code AMEXLB, the price reduces from 21,299 to 20,299)

Adexmart                     20,490                           Delivers in 3-4 days                      Go to Store

SnapDeal                     20, 799                          Delivers in 7-10 days                    Go to Store

(provided to us by our reader Travel Buzz..thanks !!)

India Plaza                   20,953 Delivers in 2-3 days                       Go to Store

Yebhi                           21,249                           Delivers in 7 days                          Go to Store

Flipkart                        21,500                           Delivers in 5 days                          Go to Store

Saholic                         21,649                           Delivers in 1 day                           Go to Store

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge : Blackberry Curve 3G 9300

Price Challenge : Blackberry Curve 3G 9300

In the blog dated 15th November'11 on the Book titled " The Goal- A Process of Ongoing  Improvement" I started by saying that this was one book which I hated the most.

Well today I am going to write about the phone which I love the most and i.e. Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 and the Reason- this was presented to me on my 28th Birthday by my wife!!!

The RIM BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 is an affordable entry-level smartphone with a slim profile, external media keys and a responsive optical trackpad.

Blackberry curve is priced around Rs 14500/- and after some bargaining you might get it around 13500/ at retail stores. But what about online shopping!!!Well after doing the research, even we were surprised to see huge variation in prices with some websites offering very handsome discount.

But before jumping to prices, lets look at the key features of Blackberry Curve 3G 9300.

• 3G network support
• 2 MP camera
• 2.46-inch Display
• 3.5mm stereo headset capable
• 624 MHz Processor
• Simultaneous voice and data
• Email and text messaging
• BlackBerry® Messenger
• Instant Messaging

Website Price(INR) Delivery Store


Koovs                            11,799                         Delivers in 8-10 days, No charges    Go to Store
(Use the promo code KOOVSMEGA, the price reduces from 12,999 to 11,799, however they offer only 1 year warranty)

TimTara                         11,990                         Delivers in 8-10 days, No charges    Go to Store
(Use the promo code T2K, the price reduces from 13,990 to 11,990. Warranty offered is 18 months)

Letsbuy                          11,999                         Delivers in 2-4 days, No charges      Go to Store
(Use the promo code AMEXLB, the price reduces from 12,999 to 11,999. Warranty offered is 18 months)

Sulekha                         12,877                           Delivers in 4-5 days, No charges     Go to Store

Adexmart                     12,990                            Delivers in 4-5 days, No charges     Go to Store

Flipkart 13,000 Ships in 2-3 days, No charges         Go to Store

Yebhi                           13,249                            Delivers in 7 days, No charges        Go to Store

Saholic                         13,279                            Delivers in 1 day, No charges         Go to Store
(Use the promo code BB911, the price reduces from 13,529 to 13279)

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge: Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9V

!! Money always remain less the more you earn the more you spend !!

There is one good news one of my friend has joined me in updating this blog on regular basis. So, I hope we will be much more regular in adding new price challenges and providing you the best price. Also, we have added RSS feed for the blog so can keep yourself updated by adding the feed without losing any best deal.

Since starting this blog everyday someone calls me to found a cheapest price online for them. Yesterday I got a email from one of my colleagues to find the best price for "Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9V". It is the best point and shoot camera available in marker. When I was finding the best price for it and reading reviews about the camera I find it pretty awesome so thought why not share with you guys as well !!

Sony Cybershot DSC - HX9

Speaker is present beside the power button.

This item has a built in GPS to geo tag photos.

Full HD 1080/60p with dual record of stills and movies

Sony G lens with 16x optical zoom in a compact camera body

16.2 MP "Exmor R" CMOS sensor for superior low-light performance

Backlight Correction; get details in difficult lighting

3D stills and 3D Sweep Panorama mode: change the way you view your world

MRP: 16, 900 INR

Website Price(INR) Delivery Store


Timtara** *                     14, 500              Delivers in 8-10 days, No charges        Go to Store
(includes 4GB Card + Carry Case)
(Use the promo code T2K, the price reduces from 16,500 to 14, 500 by 2000 INR)

AdexMart                        14, 890              Ships in 4-5 days, No charges               Go to Store
(includes 4GB Card + Carry Case)

LetsBuy***                     15, 600             Delivers in 7 days, No charges              Go to Store
(includes 4GB SD Card + HDMI Cable & Camera Case 
+ Transcend Class 4 8GB SD Card worth Rs. 1500)
(Use coupon code AMEXLB at cart which reduces the price from 16,600 to 15,600)

BuythePrice**                 15, 770             Ships in 4-5 days, No charges               Go to Store
(includes 4GB Card + Carry Case)

InfiBeam* 16, 191 Ships in 2-3 days, No charges Go to Store
(includes 4GB Card + Carry Case)

(Use coupon code CAMNCS)

Flipkart 16, 600             Delivers in 2-3 days, No charges           Go to Store

(includes 4GB Card + Carry Case)

Please leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product.

Price Challenge : The Goal - A Process of Ongoing Improvement

This is one book which i hated the most when i got it as my Birthday present. Reason- I am not fond of reading management books and kept this book aside for nearly 2 years.

But when I read it, I found hard to imagine a management book in novel form ever approaching this one in usefulness. Most people will learn more that they can apply from this book about management than many people learn to apply from an M.B.A.( i believe so!!!)

In "The Goal," Eliyahu Goldratt has written what has to be one of the most-read business books in existence.

In its simplest form, The Goal is about making effective and informed decisions. The author takes the readers on a very thorough, step-by-step discovery of the many fallacies and misconceptions invading much of the way today's society views and measures the production process.

So grab a copy of book for yourself today

 Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal, a gripping novel, is transforming management thinking throughout the world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors.

Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant - or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a professor from student days - Jonah - to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done.

The story of Alex's fight to save his plant is more than compulsive reading. It contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas, which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC), developed by Eli Goldratt.
                                                            
MRP: Rs 450 

The book is available on almost all leading websites, but here i am listing the wesbites where it is cheapest.


Website Price(INR) Delivery Store

IndiaPlaza**   203   Ships in 3 days, No charges  Go to Store

(Use promocode in the cart AMEX40 which reduces the price from 338 to 203)

InfiBeam**                    315       Delivers in 3-5days, No Charges Go to Store

FlipKart 293 Delivers in 2-3 days, No charges Go to Store


Please remember all the deals and coupon codes I provide here are time bound. So, please check the blog regularly for best deals as the offer which is available right now may not be available after 3-4 days. Leave your comments if prices mentioned above are not correct or you have got a better deal or you are looking for price comparison of some other product. So go guys Get One !!!!