The India Habitat centre (IHC), New Delhi is the place to go for (free) Indian classical music and dance. And then you can head to Khan Chacha’s in Khan Market for a roll.
I suggest you subscribe to their daily events mailing list. Click here for their calendar of events.
But this blog post is to record my irritation with them trying to be too posh. I was looking for the “Toilet.” And then I saw: the “Toilet” is the “Cloak Room” at IHC. Where are we? In some fancy club in England?
Oh! come on! A duck is a duck is a duck. Stop calling it by non-obvious names…especially in this part of the world…
[Once inside the "Cloak Room" I could find no evidence of any place to hang a Cloak nor did I find any other Cloaks strewn about.]
Suggestion: Change to “Toilet”
Still Not Acceptable: Washroom (Too American and wannabe), Restroom (Same problem), Loo (Too propah), Lavatory (Too Raw)
Stop spending massive amounts to shave your beard!
I use Gillette’s Mach III Turbo Shaving “System.” I love the smooth shave Mach III delivers. Unfortunately, the blades are just too expensive. Two replacement blades are Rs 200+ !! I’ve always wondered why there are no other competitors in the high-end wet-shaving systems market. It’s always been a puzzle to me. Gillette has literally monopolized the market (for what doesn’t seem like a high technology rocket-science product to me. I mean, they are just fancy schmancy blades!). Shouldn’t have competitors come out with equivalent products by now?
This pet peeve gave rise to a conspiracy theory of mine: Is the high end shaving systems market a near monopoly because of Gillette’s ability to do deals with supermarkets? Does Gillette give implicit or explicit non-compete payments to supermarkets to stock only its brands in the high-end segment?
Well it doesn’t matter anymore: Its Independence (from Gillette) day!
I went shopping at Spencer’s Supermarket yesterday (in Gurgaon) and saw an equivalent (for all purposes) shaving system called: “GLIDE Tri-Flex.” It’s very similar to the Mach III in looks and functionality (however, the cartridges are not compatible with Gillette).
For Rs. 199/- I was able to get a starter shaving system (1 Shaving Stem & 6 Blades!!). In the future I’ll just have to purchase the blades, of course. TriFlex blades are dirt cheap compared to Gillette Mach III blades. The shave quality is almost as good as Mach III. I’d say 95% as good — maybe the shave quality is equivalent and there are psychological factors at play here (I’m still “addicted” to Gillette).
I was so enthusiastic about this new “development” that I googled around a bit: the product is manufactured by the American Safety Razor Company, USA and assembled in India by “Glide International.” You can visit ASR’s website here. The product is listed under “Men Shaving Systems” and its called Tri-Flexxx3 (essentially the same thing).
Guys, please spread the word. A high quality, inexpensive shave is within everyone’s reach!