A Review Of Asa " Gurushikhar "

[BCGGSM]

Thank you for the information. One of the issues I have with several of the Indian pen companies (ASA being one) happened a year or so back. I had gone on their site and seen several pens I was interested in purchasing. I did the conversion via Google or Yahoo Currency site and came up with a really nice price in USDs. When I followed up with th site to order, I was given a price substantially higher than the simple conversion price. No explanation was offered simply that $XXX was the U.S. price. I ended up not buying the pens because of the significant price difference which I thought was because I was in the U.S. and therefore might be in a "stronger" financial situation than someone in India.

 

That's why I was inquiring about the price in USD.

 

Thank you for the information. At the moment I am saving up my shekels, rupee and pesos so that I can have fun at the Commonwealth Pen Show on September in Boston, MA.

Like someone mentioned above, there is difference between price in INR and price in USD for shipping and insurance charges.

But irrespective of where the pen is shipped and the general cost of these pens (for insurance purpose), there is some level of differential pricing being practiced for Indian vs Non-Indian customers by some of the Indian pen makers. You would be able to get these pens for cheaper if someone is willing to order these domestically and ship them to you.

 

But honestly, I don't consider the differential pricing fair. I'd be very unhappy if American or European custom pen makers started charging non-local customers (I.e. People like me) more than they charge local customers. Thankfully, they don't do that.

[SOMNATH]

Conversion related query - can Mr. ASA share the facts on the same? Surely he would be having the answer. Is there are some bank charges on the conversion which gets added? This is the position whenever there is a currency conversion - be it INR to USD or vice versa. The actual amount paid in INR would always be higher than the actual exchange rate.

 

Is this product listed on the ASA website? What is the delivery time- is this readily available?

Yes ,it is listed.