ou were bidding while flying Sahara. Then you got to bid with your feet firmly planted on the ground.


Close on the lines of �headlines� contest (for guessing the headline of the day) and the �curiosity� contest (for guessing the picture of the day), Hindustan Times launched a Bid n Win contest "to keep the current readers hooked and wean away readers from the rival publication". The goodies on offer ranged from hi-fi music systems to the coolest four-wheelers. The contest, in which around three lakh people participated, closed on January 23. Some of the products placed for bidding included Ford Ikon, Bajaj Pulsar, Sony Handicam, Sony Home Theatre, Nokia 7610, Haier Fridge, Sony Projection TV, Sony Wega TV, RC Diamond Jewellery and others.
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