#BergerXP IndiBlogger Meet 2017 at Taj Vivanta
Indimeets (a convergence of indibloggers ) is something we eagerly look forward to because
it is a lot of fun and we get to catch up with our fellow bloggers.But when
Indiblogger announced the BergerXp Indimeet 2017,it was an added bonus to me because a
home renovation was on the cards and this meet as going to be about home painting
solutions .
The afternoon started with refreshments and lunch courtesy
Taj Vivanta , the food blogger within me was very happy with the desserts
(Vanilla ice cream and Moong dal Halwa )though the vegetarian fair was just
about average .
Now came the interesting part .We were given a short presentation
by Mr. Vinod Das , the Chief Manager of Berger paints .
In his words ,"Given a choice
between getting your tooth pulled out and getting your home painted , most
would opt for getting their tooth pulled from the root as the pain would last
only for a few minutes in contrast to the painting that would take days to conceptualize
after brainstorming with family members , then going through the tantrums of painters who would come and leave at their own sweet time,
leave your precious furniture all stained or make you run to get your paints ,brushes etc.
.I have seen many a painting jobs going
from amazing “wow”” during the conception to a disillusioned “how come “ after the
job is done or should I say botched up ! All, because the painter could not
execute your idea well enough."
Mr. Das informed that after doing a consumer survey to find
out what made people dread home painting, B.P.(Berger Paints ) came up with
their pioneering Berger Express Painting Solutions .
People hate the process of painting because
1.
It involves dust, dust can trigger allergies and
of course is a mess to deal with .
2.
It involves moving the furniture which is a back
breaking job and often causes splints and scratches to the furniture.
3.
The finishing would not be as smooth as you
would expect it to be ,sometimes the colour would be different in certain areas .
(BergerXP).BergerXP has done for painting what Uber has done
to cabs ,which means better customer experience , informed and well trained
staff with modern equipment which has made painting your house a more
comfortable experience .
So now if you want to get your home painted, all you have to
do to avail of the BergerXP service is
1.
Call /SMS/Mail to "Berger Paints" and they will
call you back and fix an appointment for the Berger Customer care executive to visit
your home .
2.
The
Customer care executive will then visit your home with tools like a Moisture
meter to inform you about seepage, waterproofing solutions needed for your home,
pH paper to find about the alkalinity of the area and take measurements of your
walls and give you an estimate after listening to your proposed painting plans.
3.
You
do not have to pay anything EXTRA for all of this .If you are satisfied by their estimates and
want to go ahead with the BergerXP service then a trained painter will visit
you with the C.C.E. and further give you an idea of paints and quantities .
4.
This
BergerXP service promises to be 40% faster than traditional hand painted jobs
5.
The
results are much better as they use no mess painting tools.
6.
It
promises to keep your home 25-30 less dusty as they will use cutting-edge
vacuum suction-enabled sanding machines that won’t let the dust fly around or
settle on the furniture!
7.
The
painters are well trained in using the tools and in colors to give you a home
closest to your imagination.
8.
All
this comes for free, you do not need to pay for the trained painter or the tools,
and even the paints will come from the authorized dealer.
We had some fun activities of sanding competitions and
painting competitions which helped us in understanding how difficult the process
was and how important it was to get the right tools and proportions for best finish.
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We were also shown the demo of some of the modern “HomePainting Tools" by their Berger academy trained painters themselves.
1.
The Airless paint sprayer which would give uniform
finish and can reach up to 9 feet easily and has a larger head thus reducing time
consumption.
2.
High pressure washer – This water jet has such
high pressures that it could chop a finger off! It is used to clean the walls
and prepare them for painting.
3.
Sanding machine – this comes with an inbuilt
suction pumps because of which most of the dust from the sanding process is
sucked down by the machine giving amore dust free experience and less mess.
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Sanding Machine |
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Multipurpose mixer |
4. Autoroller Remote
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Auto Roller remote |
All in all it was a great experience where work and fun came
together and I also got the solution to my home painting woes!
Well it's great to know more and more vendors are going the XP and HD way, while it gives customer a choice and perhaps will improve the market trend overall. But let me warn you that while it may sound too impressive don't expect an out of the world experience.
ReplyDeleteI mean first of all Berger is not the only company who thought about this idea, there are others who are already into this and for several years now. I and my brother used ICI's express painting services some 4yrs ago and believe me they had quoted all these great innovative ideas as seen above but on the ground it was nothing different. These companies still source man power from local painting contractors and all those fancy tools and machines only make 5-10% difference in the speed and finish off the job. While I ended up paying good margin compared to local painting contractors there was negligible improvement in the end results or time of execution.
But more companies adopting this method may mean customers get more choice and perhaps better service by competition.
Those were my apprehensions too Rajeev,though I must say I was suitably impressed with their demo and hopefully the market has evolved in the last 4 years .Fingers crossed !
DeleteSuch a nice presentation of the meet, you really summarized it in a proper way, we just focused our review on entertainment part while you came up with the real purpose of the meet.
ReplyDeleteThank you Alok ji !
DeleteEntertainment is equally important ,isn't it !