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The latest eye care hospital after the recent spate of opening of new eye hospitals like Vaasan Eye Care, etc is the new Maxivision Eye Care Hospital.  It is from the house of Medfort group of hospitals.  Maxivision already have their branches in Vizag, Hyderabad, Vijaywada, New Delhi and UAE.  This is their first hospital or branch in Chennai.  It was officially opened on January 21, 2012.

About Maxivision

Maxivision is known for being the first LASIK centre in India and also the first in the world to perform LASIK for cataract surgery and also boasts the credit of being performing the highest number of lasik surgeries being performed in India.  They are also the pioneers in all the advanced and latest eye care treatments as well as surgeries like blade-free femtosecond lasix, Zyoptix supracor lasik, etc.

Branches in Chennai

Maxivision has its branches in Chamiers Road Nandanam, Ashok Nagar and Anna Nagar.  You can contact Maxivision at 9840079790.

Ramee Mall was recently and unofficially opened to Chennai mall culture with opening the Shoppers Stop Store.  It is the third store in Chennai.  Although they are yet to open officially some of the stores and food shops have already opened there and many of the stores remain closed when I visited there and hoping they all will open soon and be ready for public quick.

Ramee Mall is located right next to the Hyatt Regency Hotel which was also officially opened in Chennai some time back.  It is the same building which was lying in an unfinished stated for more than 10 years right next to the Sun TV or Anna Arivalayam.

The Shoppers Stop is the key Anchor Store for Ramee Mall and it was very much evident with the prominence given to it.  Yet many other stores have not opened it.  There are adequate parking space for both cars and two wheelers and there were no issues, although the parking charges is a bit on the higher side just like the EA Mall.

Hope to visit the mall soon when it is fully open and will update the same at that time on my shopping experience at Ramee, the latest shopping experience in Chennai.

If you are looking for the cheapest digital camcorder then Vox 5 MP camcorder fits the bill perfectly at the price of just around Rs. 1999.  It has got features of a high end model camcorder similar to that of Sony, Canon, etc., but comes at a much cheaper price tag.

Features of Vox Camcorder

• 4x digital zoom
• 1.5 inch LCD monitor
• Works as PC camera
• Memory expandable up to 4 GB
• USB mass storage device
• Self timer option
• LED flash light

Vox 5 MP Camcorder comes with USB Cable, pouch as well as the user manual as its accessories.

It is available at Indiatimes Shopping for Rs. 1999.

GRT which is one of the leading jewelers in Chennai and South India have introduced a new jewellery saving scheme namely GRT Golden Seed.  Unlike their own or any other jewellers’ saving schemes, this Golden Seed actually helps you save it as gold rather than money saving.  It means that every month that you put in a certain amount on this scheme and that money will be converted into gold weight with the rate of gold on that particular day.  For example if you are saving Rs. 3000 every month and the price of gold in January 2012 is Rs. 2400 and you will get a gold in weight of Rs. 1.250 into your account and similarly if in February the gold rate is Rs. 2500 then you will get Rs. 1.2 g of gold.

Likewise you will need to pay for a minimum of 15 months and at the end of the 15 months you would have accumulated gold in weight rather than as cash which can be used to buy jewels at GRT at the given weight.  For each month your installment amount will be added to the gold weight according to the prevailing rate and you can buy gold, diamond or platinum jewelry according to the gold you have accumulated.

Features and Benefits of Golden Seed

• Minimum duration of schemes is 15 months
• Flexible installment payment options (can increase the amount as per your choice each month)
• Payment via cash, cheque, DD, Money Order, as well as ECS
• Minimum amount as installment is Rs. 1000 and in multiples of Rs. 1000
• Gold gets accumulated on the existing gold rates on the day of payment
• Enrollment incentive of 50% of the first installment which will be added to the total gold at the end of 15th month

Disadvantages of Golden Seed

• If you discontinue the scheme before 11 months, the scheme will be treated as regular gold saving scheme and you can only buy gold at the amount that is accumulated and not the gold value.
• Can only buy Jewellery from GRT and you cannot buy gold coins, silver coins or even platinum coins with this scheme
• The scheme is not transferrable
• VAT, wastage and making charges and other charges will have to be borne by the customer

This option is a wonderful option for those looking to buy jewels either for their daughter’s or loved ones’ wedding or any other occasion as you are only buying gold at regular interval at the existing price unlike the regular gold saving schemes where you only accumulate cash and not gold.  This GRT Golden Seed will actually protect you from future gold price as you accumulate gold at the existing price.  It is an ideal plan for those planning for a huge gold purchase at least 15 months away and they cannot afford the price of gold at the end of 15 months.

Aircel has announced free usage plans and freebies worth Rs. 18,000 along with when you buy the latest Apple iPhone 4S which was recently launched in India.  With this offer you get various add-ons, EMI option and other features when you buy it along with your Aircel postpaid plans.  These offers are available on iPhone 4S 16 G, 32 GB as well as 64 GB.

New with iPhone 4S

• iOS 5 the advance mobile OS from Apple
• Dual Core A5 chip for faster performance and graphics
• Exclusive 8 MP Camera with HD video
• iCloud – store your content on the cloud

Features of iPhone 4S with Aircel

• Free personalized demo
• Zero rental option
• No minimum billing commitment
• Buy at 0% EMI

What You Get

If you opt to buy iPhone 4S from Aircel you get exclusive free talk time, free 3G data access, free wi-fi access, as well as free SMS packages for each month.

Freebies with iPhone 4S 16 GB

• 300 Free Minutes per month
• 500 MB free 3G Data per month
• 1 GB free wi-fi data access
• Free 350 SMS per month
• The total value freebies worth Rs. 1565 per month (Rs. 18,000 annually)

Freebies with iPhone 4S 32 GB

• 350 Free Minutes per month
• 750 MB free 3G Data per month
• 1 GB free wi-fi access
• Free 450 SMS per month
• The total value freebies worth Rs. 1922 per month (Rs. 23,000 annually)

Freebies with iPhone 4S 64 GB

• 400 Free Minutes per month
• 1 GB free 3G Data per month
• 1 GB free wi-fi data access
• Free 550 SMS per month
• The total value freebies worth Rs. 2294 per month (Rs. 27,000 annually)

iPhone 4S Price (Approximate)

• iPhone 4S 16GB – Rs, 42,381
• iPhone 4S 32GB – Rs, 48,500
• iPhone 4S 64GB – Rs, 54,762

You can buy iPhone 4S at 0% EMI offer from Aircel exclusively and enjoy the above  free usage options from them.  The above mentioned charges is only for the first year and after the 2nd year onwards it changes and plans will be according to your choosing or Aircel’s default plans.  If you are looking to buy iPhone4S from Aircel, just visit Aircel.com and order the same online.