What’s in your kitty?

chandigarh: it may not be a way of saving necessarily, since the money put in every month is spent in one shot when the number is pulled out, still a kitty is more or less seen as a saving instrument. just rs 200 a month doesn't pinch you and when your kitty comes out you have lump sum cash which is tough to save otherwise, says reena singh*, a distributor of avon and a member of a kitty which allows members to put in money every month and then buy avon products for the total amount when their chance comes.not totally in the line with the usual kitties, which are more or less social events, kitties being run by women who are distributors of direct selling/multi-level marketing companies such as tupperware, oriflame, avon, amway etc prefer to maintain the business-like ambience. it isn't meant to be a social do, we just meet at the host's house, give our money and the person whose kitty comes out can buy stuff worth the total amount from the host, says ankita chopra, a tupperware distributor who has her money placed in three simultaneous kitties. throwing light on the phenomena she continues, people in this city wouldn't mind buying a ritu's off the shelf but when it comes to purchasing this stuff they'd rather shell out just rs 200 in a month; this way it doesn't pinch them, they say. incidentally one doesn't have to be a distributor to join in and neither does one have to attend; you can just send in your money each month. there are jewellery kitties as well. kanwal basur runs one such, and is into silver and gold jewellery. she has kundans, many kinds of strings and even small diamond earring and pendant sets which people can choose from. however, harinder keith doesn't feel it works too well for skin care and cosmetic products. i'm an aviance consultant and since these products last for many months you don't need to keep repurchasing. moreover, skin regimes change according to the season so why buy stuff and then get stuck with it, she feels.