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Service Hero result for 2012

Monday, February 18th, 2013

shBack in October we’ve did a post about voting for the best service companies in our region in different categories organized by Service Hero (click here)

last week was the ceremony for announcing the winner in each category. Let me display the categories with the winners then i’ll comment on some of the results. (click here & here to see the winner on service hero web-site)

Service Hero Category   2012 Winner  360Dewan Comments
Cafes Caribou Coffee It is my favorite cafe, no surprise.
Car service center Toyota I own a Lexus and since Toyota is the same dealer i know they are great so no surprise there too.
Casual dining Mais Alghanim Mais Al-Ghanim is very good but i haven’t been there for more than 2 years so i don’t know now, but guess it’s still good.
Electronics Eureka No Comment
Fast food McDonald’s Although i’m against fast food in every way but McDonald’s is the best of the worst.
Fine dining Signor Sassi No Comment, never dinned there.
Home furniture IKEA Strongly agree, the shopping experience is great there.
Hospitals Royale Hayat Went there once and was quite satisfied but it’s just one visit so, No Comment.
Islamic banks Boubyan Bank Will it’s operated by NBK so i guess no surprise there.
ISPs KEMS No Comment, i don’t use it.
Mobile Operators Zain Telecom My line is Zain, so fare so good.
New Car sales* Chevrolet / Nissan I don’t agree there i think this result is raged ;/
Regional Arab airlines Emirates Airlines Strongly agree.
Retail banks Ahli Bank of Kuwait No Comment.
Retail clothes American Eagle Yah i like there style of clothes
Supermarkets** The Sultan Center Strongly agree, really the best customer service and great shopping experience.

* Tied in first place for this industry category 

** Category added in 2011 and not available in 2010

I do agree with most of the winners, please see my comments on the third column.

Please share with us your thoughts about the result i’m really interested.

Taken from Ms. Ansam's instagram

Taken from Ms. Ansam’s instagram

Know your rights

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

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But don’t miss use it

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مدة صيام المسلمين في رمضان هذه السنة حول العالم

Monday, July 16th, 2012

لم تتبقي ألا ايام قليله و يحل علينا شهر البركات مما فيه من صيام وقيام و غفران ابلغنا الله صيام رمضان و تقبل الله طاعتنا انشاء الله

في الصوره تبيان مدة الصيام حول العلم و نري انه اقصر مدة صيام في الأرجنتين و اطول مدة صيام في الدينامرك اعان الله المسلمين علي الصيام

مبارك عليكم الشهر و تقبل الله طاعتكم و اعادكم علي امثاله بالصحه و العافيه ان شاء الله

شكر خاص للاخت هند الناهض علي هذه الصوره

Starbucks Increase Their Prices… Coincidentally a Week or so Before Salary Increases…

Friday, June 15th, 2012

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I was over at Starbucks yesterday, got the usual double shot vanilla iced shaken drink that I’ve been buying since the beginning of time with the price of 1.300KD and today the price has miraculously increased a hundred fils… to 1.400KD.

I don’t know about you but I’ve had it with major corporations preying on people with every salary increase… it may not make much of a difference to many people, but to us who are extreme regulars, it’s just plainly disrespectful.

I’ll update this post later with more info as I get them.

Ps. If you have older receipts please scan and send them in. Thanks all!

Fursa’s summer internship program

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Fursa is an initiative created to change the stereo type about Kuwaiti youth by being a super consumer society to more aware, responsible and independent society.

Any change starts with an intention, a vision then a first step. Many young Kuwaitis wants the chance to change but they want some guidance, Fursa with its noble team will provide a start to the change that we need in Kuwait.

The idea is to  have Kuwaiti youth from 16 to 27 year old work in Kuwaiti owned, managed and run businesses.

For more information use one of the below contacts:

Email: fursaq8@gmail.com

Website: www.fursaq8@gmail.com

Twitter: @fursa_q8

Instagram: @fursaq8

Take the step, be a part and start the change. :)

Thanks BB for the DD XD

Monday, May 14th, 2012

 

When i arrive home the other day coming from the gym i found a package waiting for me at my door step with a letter on top of it, the package was a Dunkin Donuts (DD) box then i sad to me self “no you just came from the gym” :/ i can’t be weak.

At first i thought it was from a secret admirer but it appeared to be from BlackBerry (BB) via Bensirri; what a disappointment tongue

So here’s the deal:

If you own any BB device, every Wednesday starting from 16th, 23rd, 30th May and 6th June from 6 PM till 10 PM just show your BB device and you’ll get two donuts and two coffees as a show of value from BB :)

Only at Salmiya, Al-Kout & 360 Mall

By now i know the word is out on the blogs so enjoy DD from the BB :P

Thanks BlackBerry, Dunkin Donuts and  Bensirri cheers!

Fai9alR Reviews “How to Rip People Off” by Chili’s [Stealing]

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

My buddy blogger Fai9al from Fai9alR.com blog made a wish of mine come true, posting a wonderful proof of robbery committed by non other than Chili’s. To find out how much you’ve been ripped off since the service charges have been banned the last time you went there, click the link below to an educational course.

http://www.fai9alR.com

Summer Camp in Switzerland

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Kuwait Counseling Center is pleased to announce initiating its first SUMMER CAMP jointly with the
Swiss Education Council for students from the age of 10 to 18 years old (boys and girls). The CAMP
will take place in Switzerland- Neuchatel through the “Swiss Language Camp”

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[Watch on YouTube]

The Concept:
SLC summer programs were designed to help young students enhance and
foster personal development, Improve the language and communication
skills, contribute to the development of responsibility as a young
responsible adult, exposure to new cultures, interact with students
from all corners of the world, make new friends, and explore a new
environment under supervised conditions which is safe and secured
lifestyle. And have lots of FUN learning a new language, adventure,
sports, visiting various cities and lots of activities.

For a period of:
One week: (from June 24th till 30th)

OR

(from July 1sttill 7th) OR

for 2 weeks: (from June, 24thtill July, 7th, 2012)

COST:
600 KD per one week/ per person in double room (excluding air ticket)
1200 KD per two weeks/ per person in double room (excluding air ticket)

For more information you may call Kuwait Counseling Center at 25356444 or visit
www.kuwaitcounseling.com

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نتائج الأنتخابات أول بأول

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

 مع أقتراب يوم انتخابات مجلس الأمة الكويتي و الأستعدادات لهذا اليوم ستكون هناك خدمات لبث فرز نتائج التصويت مباشره علي صفحت وزارة الأعلام و علي توتر و علي التلفزيون قناة الكويت

سيبداء البث المباشر من الساعة 9 مساء يوم الانتخابات 2-2-2012

 http://news.gov.kw بالنسبه لصفحة وزارة الأعلام تذهب الي صفحت الزوارة  

سيكون هناك تحديثات علي الصفحه كل 5 دقائق

واذا كنت تتابع من تلفونك النقال ستظهر الشاشه هكذا

بالنسبه لتوتر يمكنك متابعة الدائره التي تريد . كل دائره لديها حسابها الخاص كالتالي

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ستكون هناك تغريدات كل 5 دقائق للفرز لأول 12 مرشح 

نتمني التوفيق للجميع و شكر خاص للأخوه سعود و طلال المطيري 

BlackBerry’s Latest: From Las Vegas With Love [BB]

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

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We’ve been invited by the good guys from Research In Motion “RIM” to do some Blackberry talk and get educated about their latest, especially that this event came straight to Kuwait after showcasing their goods at CES in Las Vegas.

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To tell the truth, I’ve been hoping to get some news regarding Blackberry’s Playbook and their rumored (now confirmed) OS10, of which would most likely be revealed to the public in February at the Mobile World Congress since they both made (or going to make) a historical mark on the company’s future. In the mean time, we were greeted by their $2,000 BlackBerry’s Porsche Design P9981 of which came in a state of the art packaging.

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In a brief, the event was well hosted, the lighting was nice, people were beautiful and hosts that were more than welcoming; let’s not all forget the food, sweets and most importantly; Coffee.

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Mr. Mohammed Al-Mefleh was the spokesman of the day, reiterating RIM’s role in the mobile industry and answering our eager techie questions, which mine was specifically targeting the Android apps integration with the BB Market for the PlayBook’s OS2.

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I was concerned more or less about the “method” if you will, of the so called integration, whether the Blackberry Playbook’s next OS would play the Android Apps natively or through a mediator (an emulator); Mr. Al-Mefleh was very generous with the answer and did indeed mention that there would be a chosen (certified) apps that would be played by an “Android Player” application made through a joint venture between Google and RIM. How well would that work out in the end is yet to be seen when the Android Player becomes available with the PlayBook’s next update; the PlayBook OS2 (might be available around February). Some talk regarding the latest features of their OS 7.1 was illuminating, giving a nice insight into what the new OS update features would bring with it (to be released sometime in the next month or so).

What’s New in OS 7.1?

  • BlackBerry Tag: A simple method of tapping two NFC enabled BB devices to share information, files, add personal and BBM contacts and more.
  • The New BBM: Up to 160 Characters worth of user profile info. Upload pictures directly from your BlackBerry camera, just snap and set as profile pic, oh and it should support animated avatars too like GIF and such!
  • Mobile Hotspots: … Finally, sharing connections with up to 5 devices!!!
  • And oh, if you’re one of the lucky owners of a Curve 9360 and/or 9380, you’ll be in for a surprise: FM Radio! The aforementioned devices are already equipped with the hardware and circuitry and OS 7.1 is your way to utilize that missing “Radio” fun :P
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Mr. Al-Mefleh mentioned that the updates would be pushed in to your devices Over The Air (OTA), meaning you’d be prompted to update your device once the update is scheduled to our region by RIM. And don’t worry, if you’re too lazy to update, the device will update itself for you! (trust me, it’s not a bad thing :P )

Personally, I’m still waiting for the complete BB overhauling that is promised to be in the OS10, but my dreams were short lived as the OS10 is somehow shrouded in secrecy and I wasn’t allowed in that circle of trust… YET ;)

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All in all, it was fun and educative and we’ve been promised another event in the near future to bring us more BB-Insides; and with that promise we left the venue with a very appreciated gift in the shape of a BB9900 that ended up in my wife’s hands… and I was content with the BB stress ball that was left for me!

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Thank You RIM for a great event!

Here’s a bonus picture of Nasser from Blog37 kissing his Camera :P (sorry dude, couldn’t resist!! :D )

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