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March 22, 2005
I am getting better in marketing
I was trying to sell lot of my things on craigslist and purposely I hosted the images on my website so that I can monitor how many people are looking at the ad. Well it was almost 4-5 days and everyone is looking at the ads but I never got a reply from anyone.
Is no one interested in an SLR camera? Or a good Guitar?
Well it can’t be.
So I came up with a plan today morning, to reduce the price. Well I reduced the guitar price into half so I can imagine why people were jumping on that. But I just reduced my camera price from 75$ to an attractive price. Well guess what the attractive price was? 70 minus 1 yeah 69$. Here is where the marketing comes, if I put 70 I don’t think people would have responded so I made it attractive 69$ and the camera was gone in 2 hours.
Can’t believe we still fall for that 9?
Well if you are the one who brought the camera from me, trust me you got the best deal. I myself was thinking of buying it since the price was so attractive.
Posted by Sam at 09:34 PM | Comments (3)
March 15, 2005
Back To Base
I have been thinking for a long time to go back to India for a longer period rather than just going for a 3 week vacation. Well I guess I am going to do it this time.
There were lot of changes at work, which kind of pushed me to look around for another job. I started looking and all of a sudden this thought about going back to India for sometime came to my mind. Well I thought about it a lot and it looks like if I don’t do it now, I don’t think I will ever do it.
So here I am packing my bags to the base. The plan as of now is to stay in India for min 6 months to a max of 2 years.
Now that being said, I need some help to sell all my stuff. If you know anyone who might be interested in the below things, please let them know. (when I come back I will get an elephant for the referral ;) )
Posted by Sam at 12:28 AM | Comments (15)
For Sale
Good entry-level mountain bike. Got front shock. Paid around 350$. Good condition. Here is Epinion rating on this bike. Asking price - 150$.
I have a cycle rack also from Yakima. I can throw that in for 30 $. Its ‘Original Joe’ by Yakima’. Here is a link about the rack.
Yamaha FG-750s acoustic guitar, paid around 350$ with the hard guitar case. Good condition. Asking for 200$. Review from harmony central.
Kit includes Nikon N55 SLR Body, Nikon 28-80mm/f-3.5 to 5.6 zoom lens, 2 CR2 Batteries, Carry Strap
Selection of exposure modes including Programmed, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual
3-Point Automatic and Manual Focus modes
3D-Matrix metering system
Built-in, Speedlight Electronic-Flash
Click here for more product description
Here are the games I have
Halo
Max Payne
Dead or Alive 3
Madden
Cell Damage
Gunvalkyrie
Here is what the entire system contains
Receiver Sony STR-DE675 (product description)
Speakers Kenwood - KVS 407 (product description)
JVC Multi Disc DVD Player (product description)
I have 4 speakers, using them for surround sound. All speakers have build in sub woofer.
Posted by Sam at 12:17 AM | Comments (3)
March 03, 2005
My Contribution for the Cop's quota
I had to go for a meeting @El Torito restaurant this evening. Let me tell you guys where this place is located, this place is located at the left corner of a street. There is no life in this road at all. There are office buildings on either side and if you drive a bit further then you will hit the bay. This street is totally deserted after 6.00pm other than the traffic to this restaurant. So if you are going to this restaurant from the city (not from one of the offices after this restaurant) then you need to make a U-turn to get to this restaurant. Now the first available turn is marked as ‘No U-Turn’.
I was driving on this street to get to the restaurant and I had a meeting at 6.30pm and I was exactly on time. All I need to do is make a U-turn and I am their and the time is 6.28pm. I saw the sign it said ‘No U-Turn’. I looked at the street no one is their, not a single soul I can see. I decided to go on with my U-turn even though it said no u-turn. When I was making this U-turn I noticed a car coming from a hiding place. I immediately know that this is a cop. Well he didn’t even give me a chance to think, he put on his light. I went inside the restaurants parking lot and parked my car. Well now you know the story. I got my second ticket.
Well What I did was wrong. Made a U-Turn were it was illegal (read as : made a u-turn with out checking in the hiding place for the cop). And also lied to the cop (told him I didn’t see the sign and I was hoping that he might forgive me). I didn’t want to tell him anything since I know what I did was wrong, I just want him to give me my ticket so that I can get inside the restaurant.
The only thing which bothers me is, why was he hiding in a totally deserted road? The only people who get to this road are people who are trying to get to this restaurant and they have to make a U-turn. Why was he hiding there? He couldn’t meet his quota for this month?
Well I have to say that he was really nice and he didn’t believe my story (huh who will believe my story about not seeing the big sign). But my point is, don’t they have better job to do rather than hiding in a remote street?
Mr. Police Man hope you were able to catch up with your quota this month. Well I did my contribution…
Posted by Sam at 10:07 PM | Comments (3)
March 01, 2005
My Comfortable Shoe
Last week I was in a meeting and this guys who was sitting opposite to me was looking at my feet for some reason, I was getting little bit uncomfortable about this. I noticed it several times that he was still looking at my feet. Now I totally lost my patient and I looked at my feet. Then I noticed that my shoe is almost one fourth dead. When I walk people can’t notice anything but if I am sitting with my feet a little bit bend then it opens it mouth.
Three or four months back I noticed that my shoe is loosing its life. But I totally forgot about it. Let me tell you this was the best comfortable shoe I ever had.
Now I really don’t know what this person thought about me. May be he was thinking man looks like Indians are really poor or man these Indians are really stingy? I don’t know.
Don’t we all have this comfy stuff? Like T-shirt or a towel which is really comfortable and then when it is dying, still we don’t want to throw that thing away. Or is it just me?
“Oh well this t-shirt only has a small hole close to the armpit I can still wear it no one will notice that. And best of all it is COMFORTABLE.”
Well my shoe is kind of like that. It still has three fourth of its life left. And I am planning to use it to the full extend. :)
Posted by Sam at 09:12 PM | Comments (2)