Dial for convenience
If your busy lifestyle is leaving you with little time to conduct important tasks, contact these niche e-portals which offer services that are just a phone call away
Dial a donor
A medical emergency is when you need the most help, especially if you need blood immediately. Nagpur-based Indianblooddonors.comis a free service that connects you with blood donors directly from across India. After you dial their number 7961907766, recorded messages will guide you to select the blood group that you require and deliver the contact number of a donor. Simultaneously, the donor also gets a message that informs him that you will be getting in touch.
Click on call
Want to capture the most special moments of your kids’ lives. Call up Gigglesphotography.in, a ‘dial a photographer’ service in Delhi that specialises in clicking children’s photos. You can call them on 9891255837 and 9818306658 for portraits of newborns and children’s birthday parties to family portraits. The icing on the cake? They click photos in the setting of your choice, be it home, office or outdoors, depending on the theme of the photo shoot. A photo shoot can last 1-4 hours, depending on the theme and package. For instance, their first-day photo package costs Rs.7,000 while newborn portraits are for Rs.10,000. They also do canvas printing and customised coffee-table books.
Check your health
The problem with most diagnostic centres is that their work timings often clash with your office hours. This is why healthcare portals are now bringing lab testing services to your doorstep. Mumbai-based Mylabyogi.com(9022533888) lets you book and avail of health check-ups at any of the labs in the city by transporting samples from your office/home to the lab for a minimum charge of 75.
Patients who want to keep their doctors updated about recurring symptoms or take a second opinion can use the services of Pinkwhalehealthcare.com. The portal offers tele-consultations through their contact number on 80-43000333.
Help at hand
Forget the frustrating and time-consuming job of chasing recalcitrant handymen who delight in never keeping their appointments. Consumers in NCR can ease their heartburn by calling up Easyfix.in at 011-44838888. The onecall repair and maintenance service portal provides plumbers, electricians and carpenters at a time that is convenient to you. The booking cost is Rs.30 and the minimum charge for labour is Rs.100. Customers are charged on an hourly basis. Though the company does not provide raw material, the handymen-on-call are happy to procure items for customers at an additional charge of Rs.50.
Grocery at your doorstep
Busy lifestyles leave us with little time to browse through supermarkets. So, use your 5-minute coffee break to order through online grocery shops, which deliver fresh produce at your doorstep. You can either call or send a message to their customer care numbers or book online.
While Chennaibased Veggibazaar.com(9500079697)
delivers only in the city, Vegoncall.com(48884888) has
its outlet in Delhi
in Dwarka.
On the other hand, Farm2kitchen.comdelivers organic
food across the country as long as the order is above Rs. 400. To know more,
you can contact their number 1800-180-FARM (3267). These sites have fixed
durations for order and delivery as well as a minimum order stipulation.
Midnight snacking
What do you do when you come home late from work and empty kitchen cabinets stare back at you? Unfortunately, most restaurants and shops shut down by midnight, so you could either go hungry or, if you live in Mumbai, frantically dial Flybyknight.comand Nightcall.into appease your hunger. Both these portals offer munchies (soft drinks, water, chocolates, biscuits, chips, Maggi) and other essential supplies like antacids while the city’s shopkeepers snooze.
Flybyknight.comon 9930067337 operates from Bandra to Andheri between 11 pm and 3 am from Wednesday to Sunday. If you live between Cuffe Parade and CST, you can dial Nightcall.in on 9820794523 during weekends between 11 pm and 4 am. Both sites will tag on Rs.50 as delivery charge to your bill.
Car servicing
If you don’t want to waste your Sunday mucking around at the mechanic, simply call one to collect your car from home. NCR-based Mericar.comis a one-stop car repair and maintenance portal that you can contact on 8750-156-356. Call their helplines from 9 am to 9 pm to choose a booking date, a convenient time and the service required at a workshop near your area. You will receive a call from a dealer/ workshop within a few hours. The site also offers discounts of 10-50% for services like tyre replacement, etc.
Midnight snacking
What do you do when you come home late from work and empty kitchen cabinets stare back at you? Unfortunately, most restaurants and shops shut down by midnight, so you could either go hungry or, if you live in Mumbai, frantically dial Flybyknight.comand Nightcall.into appease your hunger. Both these portals offer munchies (soft drinks, water, chocolates, biscuits, chips, Maggi) and other essential supplies like antacids while the city’s shopkeepers snooze.
Flybyknight.comon 9930067337 operates from Bandra to Andheri between 11 pm and 3 am from Wednesday to Sunday. If you live between Cuffe Parade and CST, you can dial Nightcall.in on 9820794523 during weekends between 11 pm and 4 am. Both sites will tag on Rs.50 as delivery charge to your bill.
Car servicing
If you don’t want to waste your Sunday mucking around at the mechanic, simply call one to collect your car from home. NCR-based Mericar.comis a one-stop car repair and maintenance portal that you can contact on 8750-156-356. Call their helplines from 9 am to 9 pm to choose a booking date, a convenient time and the service required at a workshop near your area. You will receive a call from a dealer/ workshop within a few hours. The site also offers discounts of 10-50% for services like tyre replacement, etc.
If you only want to avail of cleaning services, contact Carcleanz.comat
1800-1200-142. Their services cost upwards of Rs.1,500.
Bangaloreans have an added advantage in Carsingh.com, which can be contacted on 8880-555-599. Along with servicing, the portal also delivers car accessories to your doorstep.
Hire an auto rickshaw
Standing in the searing heat trying to flag an autorickshaw can be exhausting. Startups like Mumbai-based Rickshawale.com, Pune-based Autowale.in and G-auto.org (9274444444) in Ahmedabad save your sweat by offering anytime rickshaws. You can book an autorickshaw that will pick you up from any destination, any time. You pay the fare according to the metre reading along with a nominal convenience charge. Rickshawale.com (9664010101/ 022-257347474) charges Rs.20 per trip with a reduced convenience charge of Rs.10 for senior citizens, disabled citizens and pregnant women, while Autowale.in (020-66111111) charges Rs.15. The latter also offers to book recurring trips so that you don’t need to call and book each time. The companies have deployed GSM tracking devices in the autos to know their exact location at all times.
Bangaloreans have an added advantage in Carsingh.com, which can be contacted on 8880-555-599. Along with servicing, the portal also delivers car accessories to your doorstep.
Hire an auto rickshaw
Standing in the searing heat trying to flag an autorickshaw can be exhausting. Startups like Mumbai-based Rickshawale.com, Pune-based Autowale.in and G-auto.org (9274444444) in Ahmedabad save your sweat by offering anytime rickshaws. You can book an autorickshaw that will pick you up from any destination, any time. You pay the fare according to the metre reading along with a nominal convenience charge. Rickshawale.com (9664010101/ 022-257347474) charges Rs.20 per trip with a reduced convenience charge of Rs.10 for senior citizens, disabled citizens and pregnant women, while Autowale.in (020-66111111) charges Rs.15. The latter also offers to book recurring trips so that you don’t need to call and book each time. The companies have deployed GSM tracking devices in the autos to know their exact location at all times.
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