Topic started by afellowcustomer (@ ac9.emirates.net.ae) on Sat Sep 13 19:36:56 .
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i have often heard this phrase that u will get any thing in india.now i feel u have to add this to it that u get everything in india which lack quality.we indians r using below standard products.the discovery of coke contaminated with pesticides show the signs of our ignorant consumption.and i cannot blame the consumers bcoz they do not hav standards against which comparison with the product they use can be made.livivg outside india i would like to share my experiences about this matter.in the country where i stay at present, the soft drinks taste totally different and better than ours though the product is of the same parent company. and i hav noticed that this is not the case with soft drinks alone.in india, foreign cars are made qualityless,that they end up in work shops soon after they r purchased.an indian consumer will not have much idea about the matter.but a person like me living outside india can say that same car performs up to the expectations a consumer has about a multinational company.in case of medicines too this symptom has been noticed.when iwas in india recently,i fell sick. vicks is the normal thing we apply when we get sick.but i just couldnt sense the indian vicks .my mom had bought a vicks from abroad and man u should have seen the difference.i sensed it and had great feeling. the indian vicks is a shame to vicks company.the indian vicks co is spoilng the image of the parent co as well as creating a feature called blind acceptance.a lot of people buy vicks bcoz of the reputation it enjoys world wide.a normal indian would never know that he is using an inferior one bcoz he hasnt used the best of vicks. this policy of creating lower quality products should be ended.y are the products of multinational companies sold at different standards in different countries?these companies should stop this sort of selling.a consumer whether rich or poor,wise or ignorant is a human being.moreover the consumers r not using the products for free.they pay a price.the truth is u cant cheat someone for long bcoz truth can never be hidden.let the best be made and sold.the govt should not compromise on this matter. y do we have to consume such qualityless products? bcoz we r indians ?no way.every payment on these products comes from our effort to earn a living.y do u have to waste ur earning on something useless.god has given everyone brains.we consumers should not fall prey to such activities.

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• From: Rohit (@ pc3-nfds4-3-cust43.nott.cable.ntl.com) on: Sun Sep 14 04:30:27 EDT 2003
  
  This is because the concept of “Quality” has always remained flabbily conceived in India. No wonder why India remained underdeveloped for centuries and still continues to remain so. We Indians have no sense of self-realisation, the feedback mechanism persistently remains non-existent amongst the vast majority of Indian people.
  
  
• From: Neel D (@ c-24-99-73-50.atl.client2.attbi.com) on: Sun Sep 14 09:05:29 EDT 2003
  
  afellowcustomer,
  
  It is a good topic for discussion. But before proceeding further take a look at your own post. There are no punctuations, there are no paragraphs, there are no capitalizations. I see that as a disregard for quality of presentation. Anything can be done in a perfect and thorough way or in a quick and dirty way. Changes and reforms should begin at home.
  
  
• From: A fellow customer (@ 213.42.2.14) on: Sun Sep 14 16:34:48 EDT 2003
  
  Dear friends,
  I am reposting this article coz i feel it should have been presented in a better manner.
  
  
  
  
  I have often heard this phrase that, u will get any thing in India.Now i feel u have to add this to it that "u get everything in india which lack quality."We indians r using below standard products.The discovery of coke contaminated with pesticides, show the signs of our ignorant consumption.And i cannot blame the consumers bcoz they do not hav standards against which, comparison with the product they use, can be made.
  Living outside india, I would like to share my experiences about this matter.In the country where i stay at present, the soft drinks taste totally different and better than ours, though the product is of the same parent company. And I hav noticed that this is not the case with soft drinks alone.In India, foreign cars are made qualityless,that they end up in work shops soon after they r purchased.An Indian consumer will not have much idea about the matter.But a person like me, living outside india, can say that same car performs up to the expectations, a consumer has about a multinational company.In case of medicines too this symptom has been noticed.When I was in india recently,I fell sick. Vicks is the normal thing we apply when we get sick.But i just couldnt sense the Indian Vicks .My mom had bought a vicks from abroad and man u should have seen the difference.I sensed it and had great feeling. The Indian Vicks is a shame to Vicks company.The Indian Vicks Co is spoilng the image of the parent co, as well as creating a feature called blind acceptance.A lot of people buy vicks bcoz of the reputation it enjoys world wide.A normal Indian would never know that he is using an inferior one bcoz he hasnt used the best of Vicks. This policy of creating lower quality products should be ended.Y are the products of multinational companies sold at different standards in different countries?These companies should stop this sort of selling.
  A consumer whether rich or poor,wise or ignorant is a human being.Moreover the consumers r not using the products for free.They pay a price.The truth is u cant cheat someone for long bcoz truth can never be hidden.Let the best be made and sold.The govt should not compromise on this matter. Y do we have to consume such qualityless products? Bcoz we r indians ?No way.Every payment on these products comes from our effort to earn a living.Y do u have to waste ur earning on something useless.God has given everyone brains.We consumers should not fall prey to such activities.
  
  
  
• From: A fellow customer (@ 213.42.2.14) on: Sun Sep 14 16:40:19 EDT 2003
  
  Dear friends,
  I am reposting this article coz i feel it should have been presented in a better manner.
  
  
  WE INDIANS R USING BELOW STANDARD PRODUCTS
  
  I have often heard this phrase that, u will get any thing in India.Now i feel u have to add this to it that "u get everything in india which lack quality."We indians r using below standard products.The discovery of coke contaminated with pesticides, show the signs of our ignorant consumption.And i cannot blame the consumers bcoz they do not hav standards against which, comparison with the product they use, can be made.
  Living outside india, I would like to share my experiences about this matter.In the country where i stay at present, the soft drinks taste totally different and better than ours, though the product is of the same parent company. And I hav noticed that this is not the case with soft drinks alone.In India, foreign cars are made qualityless,that they end up in work shops soon after they r purchased.An Indian consumer will not have much idea about the matter.But a person like me, living outside india, can say that same car performs up to the expectations, a consumer has about a multinational company.In case of medicines too this symptom has been noticed.When I was in india recently,I fell sick. Vicks is the normal thing we apply when we get sick.But i just couldnt sense the Indian Vicks .My mom had bought a vicks from abroad and man u should have seen the difference.I sensed it and had great feeling. The Indian Vicks is a shame to Vicks company.The Indian Vicks Co is spoilng the image of the parent co, as well as creating a feature called blind acceptance.A lot of people buy vicks bcoz of the reputation it enjoys world wide.A normal Indian would never know that he is using an inferior one bcoz he hasnt used the best of Vicks. This policy of creating lower quality products should be ended.Y are the products of multinational companies sold at different standards in different countries?These companies should stop this sort of selling.
  A consumer whether rich or poor,wise or ignorant is a human being.Moreover the consumers r not using the products for free.They pay a price.The truth is u cant cheat someone for long bcoz truth can never be hidden.Let the best be made and sold.The govt should not compromise on this matter. Y do we have to consume such qualityless products? Bcoz we r indians ?No way.Every payment on these products comes from our effort to earn a living.Y do u have to waste ur earning on something useless.God has given everyone brains.We consumers should not fall prey to such activities.
  
  
  
  
  
• From: Rahul (@ pg2px.pg.com) on: Thu Sep 25 09:31:04
  
  Buddy,but each incremental improvement in quality comes at an incremental price,so the correct question is ,whether consumers are willing to pay for that extra bit of quality or are they satisfied with current product.I see logic behind company's policy of not selling the best quality product in their portfolio because may be,then they will all priced out of reach of masses.so maybe there is some economics and logic behind this strategy rather than sheer irrational jingoism of your kind.
  
  
• From: Rohit (@ cpc2-nfds4-3-0-cust45.nott.cable.ntl.com) on: Thu Sep 25 17:34:53 EDT 2003
  
  Even the export quality of Indian products is not up to scratch either and that is why Indian Rupee has to be substantially devalued to keep the quality/price ratio high so as to allow Indian producers to sell relatively poor quality Indian goods in the international market. This allows the foreign distributors and dealers to buy Indian goods at much cheaper rates and do their own quality screening and scrap the rejected goods and yet make good profit on the screened products. I do not see any economics or logic behind such devaluation of Indian Rupee in the international monetary market; the only reason that I find is that the Indian quality standard has always lagged behind.
  
  
• From: Rohit (@ cpc2-nfds4-3-0-cust45.nott.cable.ntl.com) on: Thu Sep 25 18:34:33 EDT 2003
  
  The prices of goods sold in India or anywhere else in the world rarely depend on the cost of raw materials used, the main cost driver of the majority of comsumer goods is the wages paid to the workers; and the labour available in India is far cheaper than that in the developed countries. So, cost is not much of a factor in maintaining the quality of such consumer products, instead it is the demand of quality goods by the consumer that drives the proper delivery of quality products as it has and does in the developed countries.
  
  
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