घेउन टाक ([info]freegeek) wrote,
@ 2007-07-17 17:43:00
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Sodexho Travails
How do you people finish your Sodexho coupons/cards?

I seem to be stuck with thousands in Sodexho coupons and don't seem to be making any progress spending any of it eating idlis in the local cafetaria. Can't I just buy a TV or something? :-/

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[info]notanangel78
2007-07-17 01:40 pm UTC (link)
I used to give it to my mum. She'd use it in Food World to buy groceries.

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 06:16 am UTC (link)
Can I borrow your mum for a while? I could use the home cooked food too. I promise to be a good (temporary) son. :)

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[info]notanangel78
2007-07-18 06:45 am UTC (link)
Be a good son and find her a cook;)

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 06:55 am UTC (link)
All the cooks seem to be guys from Nepal or the North East.

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[info]vyshnavi
2007-07-17 02:22 pm UTC (link)
They can be used at many places.. grocery stores, restaurants, etc. Strange that you have trouble finishing them!

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-17 04:11 pm UTC (link)
It's cause I never remember to take them anywhere or decide on purchases based on that.

I want some way to finish them all at one go.

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[info]vyshnavi
2007-07-17 05:30 pm UTC (link)
give them to me :D

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-17 06:11 pm UTC (link)
Sure. If you want to buy them off me :)

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[info]vyshnavi
2007-07-17 06:15 pm UTC (link)
hehe. I wouldn't think a person who likes eating out would have any trouble finishing them off! Personally if I have trouble with finishing them off (which is rare) I go splurge in Pizza Hut or Casa Picola.

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-17 06:38 pm UTC (link)
But Pizza Hut doesn't accept Sodexho. My sister checked. I didn't like Casa Picola the one time I tried it.

Chung's accepts but I can't eat that fried rice more than once a week.

So I'm eating a Subway Daily Combo everyday. But even that would mean I only break even for the current month.

Foodworld is my last hope I guess.

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[info]vyshnavi
2007-07-18 02:51 am UTC (link)
Some of the Pizza Huts accept, not all. Find one that accepts... afaik, the one in Koramangala accepts (think thats close to your office too).

All the places in Forum Transit accept.

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 05:39 am UTC (link)
My office has shifted to Outer Ring Road, Belandur :(

(although there's some talk i may be moved to inner ring road, koramangala).

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[info]vyshnavi
2007-07-18 05:46 am UTC (link)
oh ok! Did you shift house too?

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 06:17 am UTC (link)
Nope not yet. But we got one in Thavarekere behind Forum where we should be moving in a month's time or so. Aaaah but I don't want to move from here!

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[info]dhempe
2007-07-18 12:20 pm UTC (link)
abe.. i stay very close to there.. near Accenture office. where do u work?

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 01:03 pm UTC (link)
I work in the building next to Accenture.

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[info]eddd
2007-07-17 04:15 pm UTC (link)
Quarter bars?

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-17 04:18 pm UTC (link)
I don't think they work in quarter bars?

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[info]solzaire
2007-07-18 02:31 am UTC (link)
in evolved cities they _definitely_ do! ;-)
many friends' sodexhos have been finished this way :-)

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[info]sameerds
2007-07-18 03:27 am UTC (link)
Yeah! That was fun! :) Free booze on somebody's dad!

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 05:40 am UTC (link)
Kya baat karta hai, sahi hai.

Hmmm but then I only drink at elite clubs now ;-)

Bombay jaake khatam karne padega.

But how can they afford it when the rates are such as madman mentioned below?

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[info]solzaire
2007-07-18 05:47 am UTC (link)
volumes maybe? but they definitely do.

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 06:13 am UTC (link)
On food only or booze too? Which bars? RK & SP? And what was that Vijaylaxmi?

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[info]vyshnavi
2007-07-17 05:39 pm UTC (link)
You mean on alcohol? I have no idea :P maybe Food World or Metro might accept them. Not sure.

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[info]themadman
2007-07-17 07:06 pm UTC (link)
Not all restaurants. Most of the mid to high end restaurants will not accept them.

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 06:12 am UTC (link)
So I guess they don't work at Shiok. No LIITs for Sodexhos?

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[info]themadman
2007-07-18 08:03 am UTC (link)
Nope. :)

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[info]psasidhar
2007-07-17 06:53 pm UTC (link)
Books?

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 07:05 am UTC (link)
Where?

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[info]themadman
2007-07-17 07:08 pm UTC (link)
Sodexho buggers charge 7.5% from the merchant as well as the company giving it to empoloyees. Now you know why so few places accept them. It's a big percentage to take out of your sale.

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[info]themadman
2007-07-17 07:09 pm UTC (link)
I meant "employees", of course.

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 05:42 am UTC (link)
15% cut, that's insane! How can they get away with it?

And why are they tax free?

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[info]themadman
2007-07-18 07:59 am UTC (link)
Well... some establishments consider it a good business decision to accept them. Longer answer some other time. As for the employers, they get to give employees a tax-free perk.

They are tax free only up to a limit. There is a "lunch allowance" of Rs. 800 per month (last time I checked) that is tax free. These vouchers are given for the purpose of "lunch" and to that extent they're tax free. Vouchers beyond the limit are taxable. So some stores have notices saying that vouchers can only be used to buy food items.

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[info]mona1610
2007-07-18 05:21 am UTC (link)
I remember getting rid of tons of Sodexho booklets by paying for domino's pizzas (home delivery). You do need to tell them beforehand on the phone that that's how you will be paying for it and how much change you expect in return. Then, there's always Food World.

Of course, if you have good malyali contacts ask them for those malyali stores which accept Sodexho for anything and everything. Someone's aunt or cousin had managed to get a new TV! But considering the expiry date, it was easier eating pizzas every weekend.

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 06:11 am UTC (link)
Ah this Malyali guy is just what I need! I have a ton of them accumulated and I need to furnish a new house anyway. And there's only so much food one can eat considering health and diet and all.

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[info]kookygoblin
2007-07-18 06:43 am UTC (link)
If only you were in Bbay! Hypercity accepts them and we got a phone.

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-18 07:04 am UTC (link)
Aaah. Thanks! That's excellent! Super stuff!

(Malad right? -- ignorant ex-townie here ;-)

Bombay is no problem at all. I seem to be in Bombay almost every other weekend.

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[info]kookygoblin
2007-07-18 07:44 am UTC (link)
Malad it is!

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[info]reethika
2007-07-18 11:36 am UTC (link)
i use it at the supermarkets. And they take it for everything not just food. But yeah, it's such a pain getting rid of them. i have also got a whole load of these, and since i'm not in bangalore, it's being spent only on groceries (thats when my mom remembers). They are such a waste! i end up being forced to spend that whole amount on food and groceries.

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[info]aish11
2007-07-19 09:21 am UTC (link)
Sodexhos are 2 types
1.Food vouchers :Can be used for groceries,toiletries etc..In places like Food Bazaar,Hypercity,select restaurants.
2.Gift vouchers: can be used for purchases in select stores.
I gotta list of establishments accepting Sodexhos.Gimme ur mail,I'd mail it 2 u. :)

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-23 08:20 pm UTC (link)
I got one from here :)

http://india.sodexhoindia.com/mvaffiliate2new.asp

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[info]quizling
2007-07-23 11:26 am UTC (link)
Many mid-range seafood restaurants in Bombay accept Sodexho coupons. I had no trouble using up my monthly quota of Rs 1300. You could also check if Garcia's Pizza accepts them.

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[info]freegeek
2007-07-23 08:18 pm UTC (link)
Thanks. BTW I shifted to Bangalore about 8 months ago :)

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[info]quizling
2007-07-24 05:04 am UTC (link)
Drat - forgot to sign in!

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