Meenakshi Kandala, Austin, Texas, Winner of Remit2India Har Din Diwali MAHA Gift Hamper

The much anticipated announcement is here! As promised we have announced the winner of the extremely coveted MAHA Gift Hamper a la Karan Johar’s ‘Koffee with Karan’ Hamper! (tongue strictly in cheek! )

The winner of Remit2India Har Din Diwali MAHA Gift Hamper is…

Meenakshi Kandala from San Antonio, Texas!

Here’s what Meenakshi had to say on winning the hamper, which admittedly, came as an unexpected pleasant surprise:

“I have to send money to India for various reasons but Remit2India has made it absolutely convenient and easy. I am glad to use your service. I would recommend this service to my friends and I very much appreciate it. Anyway, thanks once again for your continued excellence. All the promotion that they advertise it is excellent.”

Thanks
Meena

The Remit2India Har Din Diwali MAHA Gift Hamper winner was chosen from a sweepstakes draw amongst all Remit2India customers who participated in ‘Remit2India Har Din Diwali Contest’. Over 20,000 Remit2India NRI customers participated in the month long extravaganza. Prizes worth more than Rs. 20 Lakh were won by Remit2India customers.

The Remit2India Har Din Diwali MAHA Gift Hamper won by Meenakshi Kandala includes the following amazing electronic goodies ranging from laptop and iPod to microwave and washing machine!

• Samsung LCD TV
• Acer Laptop
• Videocon Refrigerator
• Videocon Washing Machine
• Kodak Digicam
• Nokia Mobile phone
• Apple Ipod
• Philips DVD player
• Samsung Microwave
• Maharaja Food Processor

The Remit2india Team congratulates Meenakshi on her MAHA win and wishes her all the good luck and happiness in times to come.

Visit www.remit2india.com for MOR updates and latest announcements.

Remit2India Har Din Diwali, a “Dhamaal” contest was launched this Diwali season for NRIs customers looking to remit money to India from the website. The contest was launched on the website on 15 Oct 2009 and within a week more than 5000 customers had already entered and participated!

Over the next 3 weeks more than 20,000 people entered the Remit2India Har Din Diwali contest with more than 161 sweepstakes winners announced and more than Rs. 20 Lakh given away as prizes.

Continuing the legacy of joining in the festivities with its customers every Diwali season, “Remit2India Har Din Diwali” contest promised a plethora of gifts and prizes which were a must have this season. Apple iPod, Kodak Digital camera, Samsung and Motorola mobile phones, Electrolux air conditioners, LG and Phillips LCD TVs and Home Theatre system, Phillips DVD player, Panasonic LCD TV, and many more exiting prizes were on offer to be won through this contest.

Remit2India ‘Har Din Diwali’ contest microsite featured an interactive game, wherein the customer was asked to find the prizes on offer, placed in the game, in one minute. All customers registered on Remit2India contest microsite and who conducted an online transaction to their beneficiaries were able to play the game in order to be eligible for an assured Rs. 250 gift voucher. Also, customers unsuccessful at winning the game got an assured gift voucher of Rs.100 which was redeemed on the exclusive Remit2India Diwali season catalogue.

39 Apple IPods, 14 Digi Cams, 15 Maharaja Food processors, Nokia Mobile, 26 Phillips DVD player, 13 Samsung Microwaves and 4 Videocon Washing Machines were won by customers  who had participated and sent money from www.remit2india.com.

Venkat, the winner of a Maharaja Food Processor said, “Thanks for your information and thanks to Remit2India for Maharaja Food Processor. I’m very happy with Remit2India money transfer services, which I like your prompt services, good conversion rates and communication to sender/receiver.”

Also, Mr. Ehthesham Mohammed who won an Apple Ipod through the contest said, “I am very happy to learn that I have won the Apple Ipod, I have been a customer of Remit2India for the last 5 years and am extremely happy with the service they have provided. It has been the most easiest and convenient way of sending money to India. Good Luck Remit2India.”

Also a MAHA Gift Hamper worth Rs. 2 Lakh which includes a collection of select high-end branded white goods and prizes featured during the contest as mentioned above. The winner of the Gift Hamper is yet to be announced!

So keep watching this space for the MAHA announcement!

Play a simple interactive game and win prizes!!

Wanna know an easy way to win gifts for free this Diwali season? Enter Remit2India ‘Har Din Diwali’ contest!! Over 400 prizes worth more than Rs. 30 Lakh will be given away to more than 1 Lakh customers who enter the contest.

All you have to do is visit www.remit2india.com or the “Har Din Dhamaal” contest microsite and play a really easy interactive game. The game requires users to spot the gifts and prizes on offer with a magnifying glass placed in an art-deco living room. Gift items include Air Conditioners, Cameras, LCDs, Laptops, Apple ipods, Vaccum Cleaners, Home Theatre Systems, Mobile phones, etc which are on the list of “must have” this Diwali season of everyone. Once the user has crossed a level, she moves to the next one, where hidden objects need to be unearthed.

The teaser game can be played multiple times, and is shareable with friends. So don’t forget to play the game to win exciting prizes this Diwali season and spread the word. Contest winners and Super Bumper Dhamaal prize winner will be announced on the microsite.

The contest prizes and gifts are currently hidden under a shroud of mystery which will be unveiled on the contest microsite sooner than you think!! Expect a blockbuster announcement which will blow your mind in the next two days.

Till then keep spotting the hidden objects until we reveal the hidden story.

Change is good and we have changed to make your remittance experience delightful.With interactive menus and fast page downloads, the new Remit2India site is what combines the best elements of speed , user friendliness and ease of completing your transaction.And the best part is, our customers love it.Here’s a sneak peek at what a few of our customers had to say about the all new and improved Remit2India.

Below you will find testimonials from clients who have experienced our new web interface.

Testimonials:

The Remit2India web site looks more organized and user friendly!
- Mini J

This new version of the Remit2India site is more user friendly, easy to navigate. In short, Good Job!!
- Vijay Vaidya

I am impressed with the changes made to the site and I see that navigation has become way simpler then before. Also I haven’t seen any issues using Firefox.
- Ankur Shah

The new customer experience definately is better than the previous version, it has better touchpoints and navigation that make tasks easier to handle.
- Vaibhav

The Remit2India new site works faster, the site is clutter-free and aesthetically more pleasing.
- Prasad B

Remit2India, world’s no.1 independent online money transfer service, revamps its website’s www.remit2india.com User Interface (UI) to provide an intuitive, technology driven and  simplified online remittance solution to its end customers. The new user interface has clutter free information display, visually aesthetic design and reduces page load time by using Ajax technology for asynchronous data on the website.

The Remit2India website was restructured by extensive research amongst end customers using user-centric methodologies like card sorting, focus groups, affinity diagrams, etc. to create “The Best Fit User Experience” that maps all the user goals and tasks. NRI customers can expect easy navigation, helpful suggestions which simplify usage, seamless transactions, faster checkout and remittance tools & trackers which help customers make an informed choice.

Remit2India’s T20 Challenge has been a runaway success! Hordes of NRI cricket enthusiasts tried their luck and cashed-in on their knowledge of cricket pocketing a whopping Rs 10,000/- as prize money on Remit2India’s T20 Challenge!!. All they needed to do was take a simple cricket quiz. And for cricket enthusiasts that was not asking for much. Cricket buffs Shalaka Rane from Oregon, Sumit Vadodaria from Washington, Niranjan Chhatre from California and Umesh Pant from Pennsylvania were some of them who struck it lucky with the cricket quiz. Remit2India’s T20 Challenge was launched by Remit2India, one of the most preferred online money transfer services by NRIs. Remit2India helps you remit money to India fast, easily with maximum security. Being the World’s number 1 independent online money transfer portal* for NRIs it offers superior exchange rates, zero transfer fees and helps you track your remittance with ease.

*As per the survey conducted  by ACNielsen ORG Marg

Cricket fever is on a high! For, Remit2India’s T20 Challenge brought to you by Remit2India money transfers has several NRI cricket enthusiasts falling over each other to grab loads of prizes on offer.

If you’re an NRI and are obsessed with cricket, here’s your golden chance to win like never before. The rules of the game are simple – all you need to do is register yourself (if you’re not a registered Remit2India customer yet), send money to your loved ones in India and take a simple cricket quiz. That’s all.

So cash-in on your knowledge of cricket and become super-rich overnight. For, over Rs 9 lakh in cash are up for grabs! Besides, there are daily sweepstakes too worth Rs 10,000/. And over 1200 winners to be announced. It was only recently that Remit2India had launched the Summer Carnival celebrations which received an amazingly overwhelming response from NRIs. Most struck it lucky by winning DVD players, Microwaves, MP4 players, Foot Spa’s, Food Processors apart from making the most of a weekly bumper prize. Among others Gaurav Jain, Sanjay Ladha and Manoj Rath were excited about winning a cool 26” LCD television set each. The mega success of the Carnival celebrations and the ever-increasing demand from NRIs for similar programs is one of the reasons why Remit2India has launched the Remit2India T20 Challenge. Such programs have turned out to be a big hit and NRI customers keep coming back asking for more.

Customer satisfaction has always been the motto at Remit2India. The world’s number one independent online money transfer portal for NRIs, Remit2India enables NRIs to send money from 22 countries across the world to India and offers value, convenience, transparency and security to customers. Remit2India is the most safe and secure online money transfer portal. For, it uses 128-bit encryption which guarantees maximum safety and security. The site has an online tracker that enables you to track your money transfer easily. Besides, superior exchange rates, zero transfer fees coupled with excellent customer service are some of the reasons why Remit2India is the only online money transfer service NRIs trust.

Remit2India’s Summer Carnival has taken off in a big way from 8th May 2009 and will be on for a month with loads of prizes up for grabs. Remit2India’s NRI customers can easily win DVD players,Microwaves, MP4 players, Foot Spa’s, Food Processors and the like. Besides, there’s a weekly bumper prize too – a cool 26” LCD television set if he/she strikes lucky. And all Remit2India customers need to do is send money home.
Yes! Remit atleast 3000 in any currency be it USD, GBP, AUD or any other to the beneficiary in India. That’s all.

The offer is open to existing Remit2India customers as well as new. So if you’re looking at making the most of the offer and are not a Remit2India customer yet, hurry. Sign up right away and get going. New customers transacting for the first time can benefit in two ways. You pocket an additional $5 on your remittance regardless of the value of your transaction. Yes. It’s assured. No strings attached!
Besides, you’ll be eligible for the Summer Carnival prizes too. Which means double bonanza.

The Carnival celebrations are on in full swing with customers falling over each other to make the most of the sweepstakes. Some have already won exciting goodies and are all gung-ho about Remit2India’s Summer Carnival. For instance Subhash Sharma from the US won an awesome Maharaja Food processor while Sujith Menon living in the UK struck it lucky with a Nokia Mobile 7210. Umesh Inamdar and Dakshayani Polineni from the US won a fabulous Videocon Ref Minibar and a Kodak Digicam respectively.
Customers are all praises for Remit2India’s Summer Carnival. For, everyone is turning a winner. This latest offering from Remit2India has already turned out to be a big hit with most NRIs. Reason why an increasing number of NRIs are signing up to make the most of the Summer Carnival and win handsomely. If you’re game for some exciting prizes, log on to www.remit2india.com and get going.

May 16 2009: It’s that time of the year again where NRIs can celebrate. Taking off from its highly successful ‘Summer Sweepstakes’ offer last year, Remit2India has come up with another special offering for its NRI customers. Summer Carnival – the month-long promotion on remit2india, gives NRIs sending money home a chance to win a range of exciting gifts from iPods & mobile phones to DVD players & digicams!

All the NRI has to do is send money through Remit2India and everyday, one winner walks away with the lucky prize. The promotion is running for 30 days & hence there are 30 different items up for grabs. As an added incentive, if an NRI customer is using Remit2India for the first time, he or she gets $5 added to the transaction – no questions asked. A similar offer is available for NRIs from the U.K & Australia.

In short, the summer time seems to be an excellent opportunity for NRIs to make the most of their money transfer to India.

More details on the offer & the service are available on the website www.remit2india.com. Remit2India is an online money transfer service from the Times Group. It has been serving NRIs over the last 8 years and now has over half-a-million customers regularly sending money back home. The service is available free to NRIs in N.America, Europe, Australia, South-East Asia & the Middle East to send money to India for family, buying property, to any NRE a/c, to make a donation or even to pay utility bills.

May 1 2009: Remit2India, the online money transfer service for NRIs recently launched a unique member-get-member program for its customers. Aptly titled MOR (Money on Referral), the program gives customers the opportunity to make money by simple referring their friends & family to remit2india.  MOR follows a simple format where NRI customers can refer as many friends to the Remit2India service.  For every friend who uses the service, the NRI customer gets a guaranteed $10.  In fact, for the friend just signing up for the service, the NRI gets $3 per friend. 
The customer has the choice to redeem this for cash or even as a Gift Voucher against a host of gifting items from a special catalog. So even if the NRI has 10 friends or colleagues who use the service, he stands to get $100 assured. In these recessionary times, it sure helps having a lot of friends around you – especially if you are using Remit2India. This innovative & easy to use offer is available to NRIs across the globe.
More details on the program & service are available on the website www.remit2india.com. Remit2India is an online money transfer service from the Times Group. It has been serving NRIs over the last 8 years and now has over half-a-million customers regularly sending money back home. The service is available free to NRIs in N.America, Europe, Australia, South-East Asia & the Middle East to send money to India for family, buying property, to any NRE a/c, to make a donation or even to pay utility bills.