ITC Sunbeam Beaten Coffee

Ordered and tasted a new category of beverage, viz. beaten coffee paste. 

Brand: ITC Sunbeam Beaten Coffee 

Packaging: Glass bottle pack of 250 gms. 

MRP: Rs. 295 

Amazon selling price: Rs. 230

Delivered by Amazon India on 2023-11-20 morning. 

Tasted for the first time on 2023-11-21. 

Verdict: Not to my likings at all. However, packaging was wonderful 👌. 

Called up Amazon Customer Care late on 2023-11-21 evening. Without much questioning, Amazon returned the full amount paid to my Amazon pay balance almost instantly. 

Amazon asked me to retain the product with me.

Maa Lakhmi visarjan

Maa Lakhmi visarjan

With Sujoy Guha in Kolkata on 2023-11-13

Sujoy Guha, my childhood St Patrick's School Asansol classmate, although settled in Bangalore makes it a point to meet me whenever he is in Kolkata. 

It was no exception on Monday 2023-11-13 evening after Diwali 2023. 

It was a session of lovely coffee and lively discussions at CCD, CF block, Salt Lake, Kolkata. 

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Fourth visit to Chowbhaga Wholesale Vegetables and Fruits Market, off. SH3 (Basanti Highway) on 2023-06-04

Fourth ride by scooter to Chowbhaga (Chowbaga) Wholesale Fruits and Vegetables Market, off. SH3 (Basanti Highway) on 2023-06-03 evening. 

Third visit to Chowbhaga Wholesale Vegetables and Fruits Market, off. SH3 (Basanti Highway) on 2023-05-27

Third ride by scooter to Chowbhaga (Chowbaga) Wholesale Fruits and Vegetables Market, off. SH3 (Basanti Highway) on 2023-05-27 evening. 

Second visit to Chowbhaga Wholesale Vegetables and Fruits Market, off. SH3 (Basanti Highway) on 2023-05-19

Second ride by scooter to Chowbhaga (Chowbaga) Wholesale Fruits and Vegetables Market, off. SH3 (Basanti Highway) on 2023-05-19 evening. 

First visit to Chowbhaga Wholesale Vegetables Market, off. SH3 (Basanti Highway) on 2023-05-16

It was my 1st ever short ride of 7.5 kms from home near Salt Lake Stadium by MyWB38A0582 to Chowbhaga Wholesale Vegetables Market, off. SH3 (Basanti Highway), Kolkata on 2023-05-16 late afternoon to fetch mangoes and vegetables at a far lesser price than what is available in the markets in Salt Lake, Beliaghata, Gariahat or Behala within Kolkata. 

It was a new learning experience. Most of the 'lungi' clad sellers were extremely ill behaved. They were stinking of excessive raw cash in their possession. 

What was really of concern is that the signs of demographics of West Bengal having drastically changed by virtue of rampant infiltration and uncontrolled procreation was telltale visible. 

Bargaining to bring down the price of commodities by even ₹1 per kg was almost impossible. I took it up as a challenge to negotiate and haggled down the price of mangoes by ₹4 per kg. It surely made me feel like a winner.