food blender and baby monitor

anangelcalledalice

we'll be travelling slowly, and these are the two things that we will leave at home, but might miss. are they available in india? expensive?

I'm thinking of a goblet style liquidiser....or a hand held one at a push.

thanks

steven_ber

How old is the child?

Where will you use the blender? and what with?

We mashed veggies with a fork and gravy for our 7 month old, but we stayed in the same place for 12 days and cooked our own stuff.

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Haze

At the risk of sounding like an idiot, why will you need a baby monitor? When do you think you'll be so far from your child that you won't be able to hear her/him?

Baby monitors are available in India - but I have no idea how much they cost.

As far as a blender is concerned - I second what Steven says. I had a baby in India and left when she was 9 months old. Never needed either thing. Rice and dahl off my finger was good enough for my kids when they started solids. There's plenty of less-spicy and non-spicy food in India that will not upset a little 'un. If you gave us an idea of how old your child is, we'd be better placed to offer suggestions.

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anangelcalledalice

it would be nice to get a straight answer and not the 9th degree

blender is for us and we will be staying in a flat for some of the time. i am a musician and my child is a light sleeper. OK?

Mickey S

To be honest, if you feel you're unable to travel without a baby monitor and blender than perhaps India isn't the destination for you...

anangelcalledalice

sorry i think this is a bit rude i have noticed this kind of comment elsewhere in the forum. i SAID i was leaving them behind i was just CURIOUS about whether i could get hold of them easily and was looking for INFORMATION

steven_ber

Keep your hair on, the great thing about forums is that you can get personalised replies instead of standard replies.

A standard reply would be "yes, you can get both", then you end up like some of those crazy tourists that are carrying 100 things that they don't need.

The questions are for a reason, I remember some of your posts about traveling from a to b, that's why I asked where you'll use a blender, I realised when I had my daughter in India that the whole feeding thing would be so much more difficult if we were travelling around.

You'll always get comments about a baby monitor, I nearly commented myself about what a waste of time it would be to carry one around, 5 minutes in India and most people would come to the same conclusion.

Finally, some comments may seem harsh, but 2 things to remember, 1, everyone has a different way with words (and with people), 2, the info you can get can be very very helpful.

You can also help yourself by giving as many details as you can, people shouldn't need to ask questions, if there's a reason you want to have certain things, explain, this allows others to understand what your looking for, give better replies, and maybe offer alternative advice that you wouldn't have thought of.

Then there's the standard reply.........

Brigit

MickyS you should see the things my Indian (born and raised in Jaipur to a not rich family) sister-in-law carries around for her baby.
Then maybe you'd remember India is the land of diversities and contradictions and there for could be the place for anyone

capt_mahajan

All kinds of blenders (including hand held ones) are available in India.

Baby monitors too, but less common, so look in the metropolitan cities

Blenders are not particularly more expensive than in the UK

Baby monitors may be, not used by most people.

google baby monitor india


http://shopping.indiatimes.com/ism/f...k10=&k11=&k12=

anangelcalledalice

now down from my tree


thanks captain for a clear answer

steve you are quite right, it is useful to have lots of information. Mind you my question was about buying etc not "do i need" - i believe in a straight answer to a straight question myself.

My firey response was prompted by the "then you shouldn't be travelling in india" comment. I have noticed a few people weigh into various discussions with this comment and have already thought it to be unhelpful and unecessary, so now i find myself on the recieving end i'm going to pass comment!

we have no worries about feeding our boy, he has self fed on (unmashed) solids from the start, and i'm bringing multi vits. we have a bit of a super health smoothey thing going on which is what the blender is for - breakfast!!

we aren't going to move around that much either, 2 months here, 6 weeks there, so dont necessarily want to be glued to the bedroom from 8pm each night for 6 months. and i don't want my son to be yelling for me if he wakes up (which he will). so a baby monitor is not such a crazy thought, imho. but i still plan on leaving it behind so there you are.

so thats more info so you can see where i'm coming from - but captain has pretty much furnished me already.

ta all!!

anangelcalledalice

ok i checked that out, its about 5 times what i paid for mine.

so maybe i will be bringing it.....

Kingfisher

A 'Magic Bullet' might be what you're looking for. It is very limited as a blender but is compact and would be useful for making fresh fruit smoothies as well as your baby preparations. I am quite happy with mine, and I see that they are available in India:

http://shopping.rediff.com/shop/prod...ompg=microwave

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brownboy66

the handheld blenders are widely available - and of course the advantage of getting one here is not having to worry about using an adapter with the wall socket (then again if you already have the two pin style of plug it wont be a problem anyway).

Have only seen the baby monitor's in one shop here in Delhi (in Vasant Vihar) - but must admit - haven't been looking that hard.

On another note - I apologies for some of the comments you've received having posted a straight forward and innocent question on the forum. You are most welcome to the forum, and despite this bumpy start - I hope you'll enjoy the site.

As is the nature of public forums - you can't always predict the kind of replies you'll receive (which is also the fun part on occasions), but rest assured the mods are aware of some the coarse comments being made, and any further comments of this nature will be deleted and infraction handed out as required.

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Aishah

Yes, and welcome Alice too to IM!( I think you were well within your rights getting angry with Mickey's comment). But,leaving this behind, as BrownBoy suggests the handheld blender e.g. Braun type, without all the container paraphenalia etc. would be much easier to take and travel with. I brought back with me a very small, light plastic Black and Decker blender - but this may be too small for your needs. I often think I ought to buy one of those hand held ones, will get around to it one day when next I'm in Delhi.

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mountaingirl

hi!

It would help if you can tell us which city will you be based in?

Most cities and small towns have blenders. Ask for a MIXIE - thats what it is called here. In India, it usually comes with 3 attachments (some with 2) the smallest one is a used for grinding spices. You can also find food processors. You can also find one with a juicer attachment - there are lots of varieties available if you are clear about what functions you want from it.

If price is your concern, then go for Indian Brands. I saw a Maharaja food processor for Rs.1350.00 including taxes(of course on a sale)! A standard blender will cost around Rs.2200.00 or so.

Of course, if you are picky like me, then you can always find imported brands (easily availbale in most shopping malls) for 4000-8000.00

With the Indian brands, you can also dispose it off or gift it to someone without feeling guilty.

About Baby monitors, since there isn't a great need in the market for it (thanks to granparents and aya's - i mean maids)you can only find Fischer Price models in India. I have not come across any Indian one. The problem is that it is mostly available in shopping malls in towns/ towns and other 'kids' shops in big cities only.

Let me know if there is anything else you want to know.

take care!

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