Indian brand vs any other alien brand

[dexterunknown]

I started thinking about it when i saw a post on Facebook about Indian economy falling down because of usage of foreign goods more than Indian. The post also said that 12 months earlier 1 usd was 39 inr but now it is 1 usd is 56 inr. I stated thinking that are Indian products good and what about their after sales service. Please reply about what you think about it...

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YOU CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO THE INDIAN ECONOMY .
Before 12 months 1 US $ = IND Rs 39
After 12 months, now 1 $ = IND Rs 56.619
Do you think US Economy is booming? No, but Indian Economy is Going Down.
Our economy is in your hands...

A cold drink that costs only 70 / 80 paisa toproduce, is sold for Rs.9 and a major chunk of profits from these are sent abroad. This is a serious drain on INDIAN economy.

What you can do about it?
1. Buy only products manufactured by WHOLLY INDIAN COMPANIES.
2.You don't need to give-up your lifestyle. You just need to choose an alternate product.

Every INDIAN product you buy makes a big difference. It saves INDIA. Let us take a firm decision today.
BUY INDIAN TO BE INDIAN...

[Faun]

When was 1USD 39INR 12 months back ? Best rate I have seen in past couple years is 1USD 44INR.

[Rishi.]

its because dollar is being used more than rupee. reason : less investment in indian market. also due to european union.

demand for US$ is getting higher these days.

[sujoyp]

The biggest factor effecting of dollar rate is -
1.FDI - foreign investment goes up and down with current political situation also with saftey of business from war,terrorist attack,any natural desaster etc.....even the scams may scare the foreign investors.

2. Gold import - we import most gold from foreign...soo govt have to spend dollars to import it...more the demand of gold more the dollar we spent and our rupee become weaker.

more the dollar come to india..more rupee will become stronger..

Also if we export more then too we gain dollars from foreign which effect rupee vs dollar rate

[RCuber]

I was about to open this same thread. that message is getting circulated from ages, I used to get those mail when emails were the only means of communication. then social network sites came and trying to spread it.

@dexterunknown: can you please post that article in your first post?

[dexterunknown]

When was 1USD 39INR 12 months back ? Best rate I have seen in past couple years is 1USD 44INR.

That post on fb said this only!!!

I was about to open this same thread. that message is getting circulated from ages, I used to get those mail when emails were the only means of communication. then social network sites came and trying to spread it.

@dexterunknown: can you please post that article in your first post?

why not

its because dollar is being used more than rupee. reason : less investment in indian market. also due to european union.

demand for US$ is getting higher these days.

its not about the dollar thing only!!! I am saying that isnt the Indian economy going down

[pratyush997]

i hope u know the difference b/w micromax/karbonn and nokia,samsung....dell and wipro

[RCuber]

^^ all made in China

[pratyush997]

^^ all made in China

some donno qualify quality check and its made in china cuz its cheaper than anywhere else

[Rishi.]

^We need something purely Indian , o/w money will flow to chinese market as well ,.
I highly doubt , any off that is gonna happen in near future.

[Shivam24]

I wonder if there are any Indian manufacturers of graphics cards, video games, and other gadgets, ... and if we talk about soaps/ shampoos/ toothpaste/ ration/ fuel/ vegetables etc. , then yes i buy these things from Indian sellers/ manufacturers only...

[sujoyp]

In this way at least our IT business is the biggest positive contribute....they earn in dollers and pay our IT pros....thats the reason some years before Indian GDP rate was 8% and fall down to 6% as soon as recession came

a pure indian product which we can export is really difficult to find other than food raw material and handicraft.

Even if maruti,mahindra, tata or any auto maker exports there cars jeep out side , ultimately they have imported engine/technology

i buy these things from Indian sellers/ manufacturers only...

Really u dont buy any Unilever product (Hindustan liver) or Cadburies (Kraft foods),

[AcceleratorX]

The whole problem with Indian products is that the companies structure themselves around the motto of "profit first and quality second". In technology sector, it is actually a lot cheaper to get things produced in China/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam compared to designing or manufacturing in India. Micromax, Karbonn, Lava: Sure, maybe decent phones, but where is the SAR specification? Why do a lot of these phones exceed safe radiation levels? Where is the consistent support, the long-term viability of such products? Can I still get support for this product 5 years later, paid or not? The answer is NO simply because the Indian companies never plan this out in advance; they'd rather prefer you buy a new product.

If you don't have a name for reliability, people are simply not going to buy, period. It's high time Indian players in the technology field as well as other fields realized this fact.

Case in point: Take Maggi vs. Reliance Instant Noodles. Reliance Noodles were once made by Nissin. Now by another contractor. God knows who will manufacture it 2 years down the line. As a result, people will always choose maggi over Reliance because they can expect consistency in product quality and taste, whereas Reliance was just looking at how it makes sense monetarily.....

[sujoyp]

@acceleratorx u r absolutely correct...thats one of the reason indian product can not be sold in other countries ...other issue maybe patent issues.

[sling-shot]

Consider:
1. Prefer an Indian brand over Foreign if it is close enough in quality / service.
2. Prefer an Indian brand over Foreign even if it is manufactured abroad. (This supports Indian companies and makes them stronger to fight International competition)
3. Among Foreign brands, prefer those which are manufactured in India. (Indian labour, Indian suppliers etc.)

EDIT : Removed double post.

[Anorion]

iPhone, steady stream of apps... but hey some of them may have been made in india
but ok wont drink any more colas

[abhinavmail1]

I smoke cigrattes made by ITC(Indian company) .

[dashing.sujay]

I will say one proverb: door ka dhol suhavan ...

[Faun]

I smoke cigrattes made by ITC(Indian company) .

I saw that coming.

[sumonpathak]

um...what will happens if we prefer Indian psu's over non India ones?

[Rishi.]

^MayBe a Booooom.

I smoke cigrattes made by ITC(Indian company) .

You should stop Smoking , Its Injurious to health.

[Anorion]

this will help if someone can come up with a "wholly indian" company list of commonly purchased items

[ssk_the_gr8]

so tdf is going pro indian/swadeshi... i'm game for the idea.... someone will have to make a list..
but is it really going to be helpful? because an indian company may have foreign investors or an idian company may have it's production in china...?

[Anorion]

^exactly, don't think there is a difference really, on something like Bata or say Cadbury. Micromax is a go or no go? what about Croma speakers, keyboards, usb drives and tripods - are they indian?? even Hindustan Motors that makes Ambassadors even that came as a gift from Britain so is that wholly indian or what?

maybe it makes sense if you give your clothes to stitching at the local tailor
buy supplies from the kirana instead of a mall

but donno if all that is progressive or regressive, or practical

but think a start is don't buy useless things, so no bottled water, no cola

[ssk_the_gr8]

agreed,
but i've always wanted to go indian, maybe we can go indian on at least cosmetics and buy maybe meswak, medimix and stuff

[Gearbox]

Unless our makers prefer QUALITY over PROFIT , its hard for us to catch up in International or even national market.
Plus, media drives the sale of foreign brands.

In my view, we dont spend much money for ads. Hence, we are low.

[Anish]

If Indian Brands prefer quality in contrast with quantity/profit, People will automatically shift to Indian products.
Nevertheless, India is becoming a vital place for foreign investments!
Remember the "cutting of chinese melon" ?
Similar is happening to India in terms of trade...

[AcceleratorX]

You should stop Smoking , Its Injurious to health.

While I agree, it is not our place to tell people what they should and should not do. I say this even though I am a born asthmatic who is highly affected by cigarette smoke in public places. For that matter ITC was not an Indian company in the beginning....

[Reloaded]

I can only see chinese goods flooding the market. India should ban import of chinese goods.

[ssk_the_gr8]

That will be like shooting ourself in the foot