very sorry to state this here

[sunkan]

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i could not log into this site for a long time,
i asked my daughter chitra to register and we booked a vadhyar from here to do our homam and he did it very well, and we asked for caterer the food was very nice, now for my grand daughter's birthday we booked a vadhyar from here all monetary things were discussed and then when they arrive and the function went off well only to find the vadhyar asking for 2k extra over the 6k that he fixed for....
the food caterer sends only for 25 when ordered for 35, the food shortage was felt by my son in law and children as they were the last to eat...
a site as this is here to help other brahmins to thrive in their business to give opportunity to each other to come up in life but if this practice is misused you not only spoil your own catering name but also that of this site so i feel the advertisers should keep this in mind and not fleece who come to them.... very sorry to mention these here...sunkan

 

[kunjuppu]

Let us not blame Praveen. It is virtually impossible to monitor ethics. sunkan will be doing the public good service by naming the cheaters so that others don't gate gipped the same way.

Buyers beware.

 

[praveen]

Please do name the person so that others can take a call.

As to the advertisers and this site, we do not take any fees from them. The ads and offers section is a free forum. It is upto to the users to take a call, do background checks and verify information before availing the services.

It is also quite difficult to authenticate the quality of a service as it can vary from one person to another.

But as K said please name and shame them here.

 

[renuka]

Please do name the person so that others can take a call.

As to the advertisers and this site, we do not take any fees from them. The ads and offers section is a free forum. It is upto to the users to take a call, do background checks and verify information before availing the services.

It is also quite difficult to authenticate the quality of a service as it can vary from one person to another.

But as K said please name and shame them here.

Dear Praveen,

I sympathize with Sunkan ji but at the same time..suggesting her to name and shame the service providers online in a Public Forum would only mean Legal Implications for the Forum.

I do not think it is a good idea to openly name the service providers here.

May be you can sort of put a disclaimer when anyone advertises by saying that Forum is in no way linked with the services provided by those who advertise and if anyone complains about service provided by the advertiser....the advertisement will be promptly removed.

 

[mkrishna100]

i asked my daughter chitra to register and we booked a vadhyar from here to do our homam and he did it very well, and we asked for caterer the food was very nice, now for my grand daughter's birthday we booked a vadhyar from here all monetary things were discussed and then when they arrive and the function went off well only to find the vadhyar asking for 2k extra over the 6k that he fixed for....
the food caterer sends only for 25 when ordered for 35, the food shortage was felt by my son in law and children as they were the last to eat...

I am not surprised by this and it happens at many places . Some people quote a lower rate to start with to get their jobs and later hike it like this Vadhiyar or send in lower quantity like the caterer to make up for their profits .
The people who do not overcharge / who supply food in adequate are those who quote a high rate to start with but they do not say such rates to normal middle class people as people get shocked to hear those rates and hence use this other route to maintain their profit margins . There are exceptions to these but they are in a minority .

As regards Vadhiyar the issue can be sorted properly if you maintain a consistent Vadhiyar for all our family functions like monthly ammavasai onwards etc and with such persons you can have a comfort zone in negotiating and you many not mind giving extra .
As regards Caterer there is a lot of grey area and it is not possible to get quality and adequate food at moderate prices and we must be lucky if we get such a caterer .Also due to very high prices of edible items ( rice , oil , dal , vegetables etc ) coupled with very high labor rates for the cooks , this problem will continue to persist .

 

[V.Balasubramani]

I am not surprised by this and it happens at many places . Some people quote a lower rate to start with to get their jobs and later hike it like this Vadhiyar or send in lower quantity like the caterer to make up for their profits .
The people who do not overcharge / who supply food in adequate are those who quote a high rate to start with but they do not say such rates to normal middle class people as people get shocked to hear those rates and hence use this other route to maintain their profit margins . There are exceptions to these but they are in a minority .

As regards Vadhiyar the issue can be sorted properly if you maintain a consistent Vadhiyar for all our family functions like monthly ammavasai onwards etc and with such persons you can have a comfort zone in negotiating and you many not mind giving extra .
As regards Caterer there is a lot of grey area and it is not possible to get quality and adequate food at moderate prices and we must be lucky if we get such a caterer .Also due to very high prices of edible items ( rice , oil , dal , vegetables etc ) coupled with very high labor rates for the cooks , this problem will continue to persist .

Sir,

I agree. First and foremost thing is that one cannot depend upon everyone who advertises, to deliver the goods to our satisfaction. We also on our part, need to do some home work by verifying the Caterer’s previous experience, rates, etc. Catering area is an important area where one needs to pay more attention and go for a thorough check up, meticulous planning, etc

Regarding items, if it is laddu the size, Patchidi the variety, etc should be finalized more specifically.

Recently, I received quotations from popular Restaurants, for supply of meals. The quotation ranges from Rs.80/= to Rs.240/= per head. While, the Restaurant which quoted Rs.80/= listed nine items, others listed 22 items. The rate differs according the number of items, quality, etc

As for Vadhyar, I agree with you. It is better to have a regular Vadhyar.


With regards

 

[praveen]

I sympathize with Sunkan ji but at the same time..suggesting her to name and shame the service providers online in a Public Forum would only mean Legal Implications for the Forum.

It should not be an issue because its a user posted review. But then you may be right too

 

[mkrishna100]

Catering area is an important area where one needs to pay more attention and go for a thorough check up, meticulous planning, etc

True but that applies to well organized Caterers who have a printed menu with the various rates for each item . Rest of the small scale caterers go by only verbal quotes and that is where most of the problem comes if you do not specify clearly.
So better to take help of a person who has already had an experience with a previous caterer .

 

[jaichand]

Yes agree with M Krishna, that one must maintain Consistent Vadyar for his Family. if the you are migrated from North or West to Chennai, ask your neighbors which vadiyar is Good and well versed. This is Most important. Today cost of Living has Gone up and Vadiyars demand more for their Lively Hood - You go to a Hotel and pay huge money and you do not ask Questions if the Food is not Good or the if the Service is Poor.Every month or every alternative there are families who to hotel and spend huge money and when comes to Paying to a Brahmin, they Murmur. I have seen this only with a Rich Brahmin family's.

But we do not want to Pay a Poor Brahmin, after all , they are earning a good amount now only. Please have it in mind - only 30% of vadiyars earn well. Reason is 1. Rest are not well versed with Mantra's/Rituals and other things 2. Less Contacts 3. No godfather to back them up.

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear Sundari,

Please send a PM to Sri. Praveen so that he can remove the ad from his site. After all it is free!

I guess some Sing. Chennai based sAsthrigaL might have advised your sAsthirigaL to hike his fee!

FYI, 8K was the rate in Jan 2012 here and now we are in 2013.

 

[sunkan]

Dear Sundari,

Please send a PM to Sri. Praveen so that he can remove the ad from his site. After all it is free!

I guess some Sing. Chennai based sAsthrigaL might have advised your sAsthirigaL to hike his fee!

FYI, 8K was the rate in Jan 2012 here and now we are in 2013.

that is what i intend doing raji,
as it is my grand daughters date birthday of 2nd feb i could not interact with praveen well... will do so now
whatever the reason raji we were cheesed off when we had planned every money to be given and suddenly a hike
and food also shortage as they served only two teaspoons of avial per leaf and beans kari which just went on to show
how meager and then shortage....and charging at 200 per plate ....anyway it is past as it is so tough to get a good food getting supplied in bangalore
i came here so i can help our brethren....thanku for your advise dear....sundari kannan

 

[sangom]

that is what i intend doing raji,
as it is my grand daughters date birthday of 2nd feb i could not interact with praveen well... will do so now
whatever the reason raji we were cheesed off when we had planned every money to be given and suddenly a hike
and food also shortage as they served only two teaspoons of avial per leaf and beans kari which just went on to show
how meager and then shortage....and charging at 200 per plate ....anyway it is past as it is so tough to get a good food getting supplied in bangalore
i came here so i can help our brethren....thanku for your advise dear....sundari kannan

Smt. Sundari kannan,

Regarding Vadhyar Dakshinai, I have no comments. But very often caterers or food suppliers reduce the quantities except in those which can be counted, like Chapathies, dosais, idlis, etc., sweet items like gulab jamun, jilebi, etc.,, fried items like vada, kaaravadai, murukku, and so on. Hence, even though it may look little odd and beggarly, we should entrust some one from our side to physically count these items. As regards non-countable items like cooked rice, sambhar, other vegetables etc., we must identify some appropriate vessel/s from our house even at the time of talking the terms to the caterer and insist that he must supply quantities as per the vessels we show for each item. If they say we want to take those vessels, you may allow depending on how much you trust him or else ask him to bring a "measure" from his side and find out how much quantity of each item we want. The money terms should be based on this and not on some nebulous "number of plate" or "number of meals or leaves (இலை)" basis till you get sufficiently close to rest assured that the supplier will provide the quantities you want. In other words, when we say 30 meals/persons we ourselves must have a very good idea as to how much quantities of each item will be required.

If such pragmatic precaution is not taken food shortage will most likely happen. Yours is not an exceptional case imho.

 

[sunkan]

Smt. Sundari kannan,

Regarding Vadhyar Dakshinai, I have no comments. But very often caterers or food suppliers reduce the quantities except in those which can be counted, like Chapathies, dosais, idlis, etc., sweet items like gulab jamun, jilebi, etc.,, fried items like vada, kaaravadai, murukku, and so on. Hence, even though it may look little odd and beggarly, we should entrust some one from our side to physically count these items. As regards non-countable items like cooked rice, sambhar, other vegetables etc., we must identify some appropriate vessel/s from our house even at the time of talking the terms to the caterer and insist that he must supply quantities as per the vessels we show for each item. If they say we want to take those vessels, you may allow depending on how much you trust him or else ask him to bring a "measure" from his side and find out how much quantity of each item we want. The money terms should be based on this and not on some nebulous "number of plate" or "number of meals or leaves (இலை)" basis till you get sufficiently close to rest assured that the supplier will provide the quantities you want. In other words, when we say 30 meals/persons we ourselves must have a very good idea as to how much quantities of each item will be required.

If such pragmatic precaution is not taken food shortage will most likely happen. Yours is not an exceptional case imho.

you are right mr sangom,
this could be our first experience with a vadhyar and catering like this but the same gentleman had given us wonderful food for our grihapravesam so thought we should keep him good with us for all our family occassion but it turned out to be distasteful thanku for your advice would follow this in future...
regards sunkan

 

[tbs]

hi
now a days ....EVERYBODY WANTS QUICK MONEY...no human values....i had some kind of bitter experiences in my recent

chennai....now a days everything is granted...especially vaadhyar/cook...i have real fear these 2 category ppl....but im not

generalising... last year i had grihapravesham function in chennai.....i went to chennai from USA....when i was dealings

with those 2 category ppl...i was very surprised...even i had bitter experiences for my son's upanayanam chennai....

my mom instructed me that not to say that I AM FROM USA....then i said im from ARMY and working in delhi...

then the vadhyar asked me to get ARMY BULLET MOTORCYCLE FROM DELHI....then i said no.....i have real

problem to deal with these 2 kind of category ppl....SOLLARATHU ONNU....SEYYARATHU ONNU.....deeds are different

from words....sorry to say.....