One of the first companies in India to promote plastic containers for kitchen and daily use. Yes, we are talking about Pearlpet.

Pearlpet’s name is derived from two parts - Pearl+PET. Pearl is the name of the parent company -”Pearl Polymers Limited” and PET is the short form for the scientific term “Poly ethylene terephthalate”

You can check out the advantages of PET at Pearlpet’s website here :

http://www.pearlpet.net/unique-advantages.html

They have a huge list of products for home use.

http://www.pearlpet.net/pearlpet.html

Company Profile from their website:

PEARLPET - Made by PEARL POLYMERS - is the leading packaging brand in India. Started in 1971, the company pioneered PET packaging in India in 1984. Today, the PEARLPET brand is a name known to all as a brand that promises reliability and quality. Made with the state-of-the-art technology, stringent quality control and precision engineering, PEARLPET offers the widest range of jars and bottles for usage in the kitchen, bedroom, office and everywhere else.

The PEARLPET range extends from the miniature 50gm Dibbi Jar to the smart looking 1kg Space Saver to the 8kg king-size kitchen wonder Jumbo Jar. Their incredible bottle collection ranges from the handy 500ml Mini bottle to the trendy 1litre Supreme Bottle.

We have recently introduced many innovative and modern designs such as the PETMINAR - India’s first inter-locking jars, the SUPER SAVER RANGE - India’s most space friendly jars, the 700ml Supreme bottle - Bottles for those on the go. But we are not yet finished with their innovations. We intend to introduce the trendiest and most modern looking jars and bottles that will be available in jazzy colors and designs soon.

PEARLPET has about 10,000 retailers, 20 super distributors spread around the country and every city almost has a distributor to cater to that area. The sales team consists of 35 people who visit the market and distributors on a daily basis to collect orders from us. The distribution channel for PEARLPET products is Company-Super Distributor- Authorized Distributor- Retailer/Wholesaler.

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Today was a rather difficult day for folks in Chennai who relied on BSNL broadband connection. Since around 1000 HRS local time, the modem just would not respond to the connection attempts either from the Netgear wireless router or the main PC via a PPPOE connection. On calling the toll-free number for BSNL - 1500, we realized that an Optic Fiber Cable was severed somewhere rendering the whole of Chennai subscriber base in stone age.

I was desperate to get online but nothing worked. Finally I found my old dial-up serial modem from D-Link (DFM 560ES Modem from D-Link. ) sitting on top of the almirah. Dusting it and connecting it, I was able to make it talk to a new OS - Vista. Surprisingly the same old tricks which worked in Windows ME and XP worked here too and I was able to get the modem to dial out the number.

 Image Courtesy : tienda.jmo.cl. Shown here : DFM 560EL Modem from D-Link.

But it was more than 3 years since I had used a dial up connection. Obviously I did not have an account. But here is were the accountless internet service from BSNL came to the rescue. It is simple:

• Configure your modem to dial 17-22-22
• Your username is “44-followed by your 8 digit BSNL phone number” (if you are in Chennai)
• Your password is “bsnl1234″

That is it. You are set to dial up and browse the net. Frankly GPRS and EDGE enabled phones are probably faster but this worked. The only issue is that most of the websites including Aavaas have been fine tuned for broadband experience and even instant messenger websites refused to work.

But if you have urgent mails to send or receive or you want to do some searching online, dial-up is a good way. The other options are to run to the nearest web browsing centre. But I would never touch that mouse and keyboard !

Airtel, Tata and other broadband service providers were not affected today.

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If you have time to spare and some patience, you can create wonderful items and adorn your home with them. I had this old Hard drive lying at home. It was not functioning anymore and I didn’t know what to do with it. I didn’t want to throw it out either. So I decided to convert it into a clock. The picture can be seen below:

Click on Image to enlarge.

Click here for more including Video of the clock!

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I recently purchased a battery operated toothbrush from Oral-B. It is called “CROSS ACTION POWER”.

It has a rotating head and also a criss-cross head which clean the teeth with a double action.

In India, this product is marketed by P&G.

Features

• Rotating Powerhead
• Powered CrissCrossâ„¢ Bristles
• Soft end Rounded Bristles
• Blue Indicator Bristles
• Refill Head
• Sleek Soft Grip Handle
• Battery Powered

The product costs Rs. 399/- and comes with a AA Duracell Battery. So it is ready to use out of the pack. It also has a detachable head so  that you can change it when the bristles turn white. Oral-B toothbrushes have these color indicative bristles which change color when it is old enough.

The pack of 2 heads cost Rs. 200/-

From Oral-B’s archived website:

Oral-B CROSSACTION POWER combines a clinically proven rotating PowerHead™ with CrissCross® bristles for more cleaning action in every stroke.

Its CrissCross bristles reach deep between teeth and along the gumline to lift and sweep away plaque, while the rotating PowerHead effectively surrounds teeth to loosen and whisk away plaque from surfaces and hard-to-reach back teeth. The result is a deeper, more complete clean.

CROSSACTION POWER features an ultra-thin handle with soft rubberized grip for greater comfort and control and offers a choice of an easily replaceable soft or medium brushhead.
 

Product Benefits

+ Deeper, more complete clean
 - Lift and sweep away plaque deep between teeth and along the gumline
 - Helps clean hard-to-reach places
+ More cleaning action than the leading manual toothbrush
+ Significantly reduces gingivitis
+ Ultra-thin handle for greater comfort and control 
+ Convenient, replaceable brushheads
Product Features

+ Multi-Angled CrissCross bristles that reach deep between teeth to lift out and sweep away plaque 
+ Rotating PowerHead loosens and whisks away plaque from surfaces, gumline and back teeth 
+ Replaceable brushhead with QuickReleaseâ„¢ tool
+ Ultra-thin, SoftGrip handle designed for comfort and control 
+ Available in both soft and medium bristles 
+ Indicator® bristles fade halfway when it’s time to replace your brushhead 
+ Easy-Access Waterproof Battery compartment makes replacing batteries fast and easy 
+ Battery Powered with 1 replaceable Duracell® AA Battery (included) 
 
BRUSHHEAD TYPES

Soft, Medium

HANDLE COLORS 
 
Blue
Magenta
Violet
Emerald

Note: This product was recalled in the US market as on Oct 2004! You can see the details here:

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/recalls/recall-102704.html

It is a mystery why the product continues to sell in India.

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We were involved in the process of shifting our grandparents to an apartment opposite to ours. At this time, we realized that there are many goods/items at home which need to be thrown away. Some of them are in good working condition and we were wondering if it is possible to get them sold to second hand dealers at reasonable prices. But then despite the condition of these goods, the items were not taken by any second hand dealer in Chennai. The following are the items which we tried to dispose off.

• BPL Sanyo VCR
• Philips Powerhouse without CD
• Sansui Audio system with only Audio CD compatibility
• Philips Gramophone player!
• Couple of Philips tape recorders
• Philips Home theatre system

As you can see, some of the items in the list are mighty old. This brings me to the relevance of the topic - recycling.

Indians generally hold on to their items for as long it lasts. Little do they realize that the longer they hold on to it, the more junk value it is accumulating. So in my personal opinion the following should be the guideline for appliances and gadgets at home after which it would make sense to dispose it off and get a new one all together.

• TV - CRT - 3 to 5 years
• Washing Machines - 3 years or less depending on the salinity levels in your area and the frequency of use
• Refrigerator - 5 years for conventional cooling and upto 7 years for frost free
• Audio systems -2 - 3 years
• DVD/Home Theatre and the like - 3 years
• Microwave oven - 5 years
• Pressure cookers - 1 - 2 years max

If you have any comments on these, please let the readers know your opinion…

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