The day seemed to come sooner than I thought it would. After giving away half the stuff and selling whatever I could through Quikr, I boarded the train and reached Bangalore to a friend’s apartment. After visiting a few apartments I had shortlisted, I selected the one closest to the workplace, but still close to the city centre. This was all fun, and weeks passed. It was now time to get the essentials.
I definitely needed an Iron for the clothes, a microwave oven to cook quick meals, a coffee machine or a hot water electric kettle, whatever I can get my hands on. The only problem was to find the time to talk to the sellers.
I am still on my old phone and to accept or make calls with roaming tariff is in an unnecessary expense. “Hey Vik,” said Jay as he walked into my new apartment. “Let’s leave. I think you have the basic things in place now to move in here this weekend.”
“Yes. I do. But I still need to get some small appliances that I am thinking of getting through Quikr.” I said. “The only problem is it will cost me a lot until I get a local number, and it is not right to take calls or make calls from the office desk all day.” I confided my problem with Jay. He, of course, a smart phone geek, had an excellent idea, an app.
He exclaimed, “Not to worry at all, man. Just install the Quikr NXT app and all your problems are solved.” I just kept staring at him, urging him to go on.
First, you won’t have to pay any roaming call charges. You can connect to a Wi-Fi hot spot or use the application from your desktop during the day. This won’t cost you or disturb anyone else in your office.
Second, you can ask questions, request for a photo, and more at your own pace. You can always refer back to the chat history to check what you had talked about and move forward.
And third, the whole thing does not need you to have a phone number. So even if you discontinue your phone and get a new connection, you don’t have to lose any information. Moreover, not everyone has to have your phone number.
“Ok, all this sounds really good and thank a lot. But I will need another favor from you. I am not too familiar with the addresses here, so if you could give me some time and come with me to pick-up these appliances, it will be a great help.” I had already asked too much of jay and was hoping he would say Yes.
“I won’t.” I pinched my eyebrows and just stared back at him. He burst out laughing and my eyebrows almost touched.
“I won’t because you don’t need me or anyone else.” He answered still smiling and half mocking.
“The Quckr NXT service includes free delivery of stuff you buy through this new platform. And you won’t need me to remind you. You can set all the reminders you want and not miss anything important.” Finished Jay.
I grabbed my helmet and we walked back to his apartment where I was temporarily ensconced
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