Get products delivered fast without any follow-up

The last rice bag also getting over…

We needed to order a few rice bags. Because the older the rice, the better it is.

We usually buy a few rations from a nearby provision store rest of them my brother order online.

Every time I order a rice bag, I always pay first so when he delivers to our house, I don’t need to go to pay him.

I used to follow this method many times…

Whenever I pay him the full amount upfront, he used to deliver after 1 week. That too after multiple followups only he used to deliver…

I don’t have any trust issues with the shop.

But we used to waste our time following up with the shop owner to get the product we paid for.

This time, I decided to do something else.

I ordered 3 bags of rice and didn’t pay anything in advance.

To my surprise, this time, he delivered the rice bag the next day itself.

This is the first time he has delivered so fast.

Same way…

When you pay the amount in advance, be aware that sometimes, paying in advance can actually slow the product delivery.

I got stuck similarly when we ordered tiles.

I already paid 50% of the amount upfront. The seller is not ready to deliver the product.

He always told me some reasons and kept postponing the delivery date.

I used to follow up with the shop guy almost 30 to 40 times just to get the products that we paid for.

I decided I would never go back to that guy again.

More such tips from real construction experience are shared in my guides.

Arun

a shady laptop battery seller

The day before yesterday, my brother and I ordered a laptop battery for his laptop.

We ordered from a nearby local shop as no proper battery was available on the Amazon site.

Most don’t keep stock of the exact laptop battery model, so we need to book to get a product by paying in advance.

We booked by paying a full advance of ₹3,000, and the battery was delivered the next day.

Went and collected the battery.

When we returned home and tried charging it, it was not working.

When we properly checked the box and battery, we found that it was a very old and rejected battery they gave in a box.

No proper seal… they closed the battery box with brown tape instead of a company sticker.

The manually written date on the battery shows 6 months before the date.

We got suspicious, so we immediately went to the shop and enquired. The shop owner is arguing with us and telling some random story.

No issues.

Our main complaint is the battery is not charging and not working.

We showed him.

He also tried a few things and told sometimes the laptop may have issues. I will order a replacement battery tomorrow; if that also doesn’t work, you need to check your laptop for any issues, as he started telling me.

We… who had already paid in full advance, started feeling like something was wrong.

Luckily, we have another laptop (mine) battery that fits the laptop, and its laptop is charging well.

Without informing him, we took that laptop battery to show him if he said it was a laptop issue.

This time, the replacement battery came with all original seals and the latest date on the battery.

As soon as we saw it, we learned that it was going to work. When we installed it, it started working.

No more drama in the shop. Thankfully, our issue was solved easily.

We didn’t bother arguing with the shop owner about the first battery being rejected one.

This is the first time we tried buying a laptop battery. So, we learned some lessons, and we will not make the same mistake again.

Similarly, while doing your house construction the first time, home builders make many more mistakes unknowingly…

I shared all my learnings, mistakes, suggestions, etc., inside my guides.

If this interests you, then my HCG All-Access Pass is something you can learn from my mistakes.

Arun

Customer Notices Water Pressure Issue

Some time ago, I received an email from one of my customers.

I think now is the time to share that conversation with you all so you can understand what could have happened.

Here’s the conversation on email:

Customer:

Hi Arun,

Can you suggest a brand and model for water pressure?

ME:

For what purpose?

Customer:

This is for getting water pressure at home for all floors. For getting water pressure in the bathroom and other taps

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My Rameswaram Trip Experience

Last week I went on a Rameshwarm trip. Few back I’m back to my home. After taking enough breaks, I’m writing this email.

This trip is a pretty new experience for me.

I went on some trips… Most are day trips or local trips organised by someone who knows the place.

This time, it’s a completely different experience.

All of us are pretty new to the places we visited. We took our own vehicle driven by my brother.

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Before Renovating Old Village House read this

A few days back I went to our village house. I haven’t shared that house story yet.

Maybe this story could help someone who has an old house and wants to do Renovation work.

When my dad was about to retire, he decided to go and settle in his hometown. He got an old house after a property partition happened between both brothers.

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How both of us listened wrongly and What you could learn from this

Yesterday, Me and my dad wanted to visit the hospital.

My dad and I thought the doctor informed us to come yesterday, so the day before yesterday night, we were getting ready…

While keeping all the documents inside my bag, I opened my discharge summary letter. They clearly mentioned in writing that I needed to visit after 4 Weeks instead of 14 days (which I thought).

I informed the same to my dad.

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Face to face with our first cement supplier…

Few days back we met our first cement supplier when we went to vegetable shopping there.

He started speaking to my dad and asking “why you are no longer doing business with us.”

For your information, he not only sells cement and steel. He also has shamiyana and light items as well. Usually, for any of our functions, we used to order from his shop earlier.

After realising the cement price difference between his shop and another secret shop, we stopped buying cement, steel and shamiana items from his shop.

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Neighbours want to reconstruct their house for…

Yesterday, my Mom and my wife went to a baby naming ceremony at the backside of our house.

After finishing the function, both of them returned.

I returned from my home office (new building) to our house (first house) to ask how the function was…

Good. Both replied.

While having a conservation, my wife informed me that they wanted to reconstruct their house.

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