Home is the new Maggi

Home is the new Maggi

A Story by Manish Bhatt

Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: But it’s not possible


A-reputed-builder: It is


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: We are primarily into FMCG products with occasional foray into once a while buy products (usually premium ones)


A-reputed-builder: What’s more premium than a home?


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: But..but..


A-reputed-builder:


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: I am not sure if you understand. While we are into once a while buy products, our business hinges on frequent orders - that’s the problem we are solving for; bringing your kinara stores to your doorstep - i.e. FMCG - fast moving consumer goods


A-reputed-builder: A home is a FMCG product


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: But..but..


A-reputed-builder:


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: You mean to say, people are looking at buying homes once a week?


A-reputed-builder: But, of course


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: But..but..


A-reputed-builder:


A-reputed-builder: It is. Just to give you some statistics on the same, for our projects - we reach out to buyers from the previous weeks to buy another flat and even though we are abused a lot, we do manage a 0.001% success rate within a 5-week threshold. Usually, it’s a referral which gives the buyer loyalty points which can be redeemed against their payment plan.


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: But..but..


A-reputed-builder:


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: How does referral work in our set-up?


A-reputed-builder: Easy-peasy. Customer books an order for some relative/friend. He makes a down-payment of say ₹ 20,000 which gets refunded to him as part of loyalty points - usually 1% - which gets adjusted against their payment plan (either existing/prospective)


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: What if the relative/friend refuses to accept?


A-reputed-builder: We keep ₹ 20,000


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery:


A-reputed-builder:


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: Are you sure it’s workable?


A-reputed-builder: Home is the new maggi. If not, why would we be choking the entire city with incessant construction - 24 * 7 * 365


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery:


A-reputed-builder:


Not-anymore-10-min-delivery: Let’s do it

© 2026 Manish Bhatt


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Added on January 25, 2026
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