Friday, January 18, 2013


ONLY BUY OR FILL UP YOUR CAR OR BIKKIE IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THE GROUND TEMPERATURE IS STILL COLD. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground, the denser the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening.... your litre is not exactly a litre.

WHEN YOU'RE FILLING UP, DO NOT SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER OF THE NOZZLE TO A FAST MODE. If you look, you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low,
middle, and high. In slow mode, you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created, while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TIPS IS TO FILL UP WHEN YOUR TANK IS HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank, the less air occupying its empty space. Petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.

ANOTHER REMINDER, IF THERE IS A FUEL TRUCK PUMPING INTO THE STORAGE TANKS, WHEN YOU STOP TO BUY, DO NOT FILL UP - most likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope, this will help you get the maximum value for your money.

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Saturday, January 12, 2013


There was a time when only the affluent and the salaried scurried to neighbourhood malls for groceries. That time will soon be history, suggests a Nielsen India survey. Pretty soon, two growing shopper segments - low-income value explorers, or LIVE, and first-time modern trade shoppers (FTMTS) – will fuel growth of modern retail and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, and hence receive the latter’s attention (which will also be on rural consumers).

For, the two new segments will add $3 billion (Rs16,638 crore) in consumer good sales by 2015. Adrian Terron, executive director of Nielsen India, says that half of the LIVE households have already migrated to branded products.

Some 5% of LIVE consumer spend is hogged by modern trade now. It is expected to reach $175 million (Rs971 crore) by 2015 as several of them go for bulk, larger and combo packs.

Luring FTMTS can also pay handsome dividends for FMCG companies and retailers as this segment is known to be prone to impulsive shopping, buying more than they had planned, said Terron.

To encourage consumers to buy more, focus will be on in-store activities.

So, differentiated promotional exercises will increase. "As a result, apart from goods, we will see more services forming a part of modern retail. For example, we could see additions such as hair salon, laundry service and so on in the departmental stores," said Terron.