With this rrring, I thee bed: Buy the fun retro alarm clocks, but ignore the Bangkok-ish clothes at Fungus.
Fungus. Will it ever grow on you?
It wants to, this new shoebox Bandra store that sells Bangkok-ish clothes we’ve seen so many times before. We can’t and we won’t - let it grow on us, that is - we resolved as we made our way to the newest Waterfield Road tenant, eviction notice in hand, hanging on to the remote hope that it may have something to do with the cool Fungus Designs we discovered online some months ago.
Mouldy Peaches
We got there to find that this Fungus has nothing to do with the good kind. So ubiquitous in Bandra are the clothes they stock that we won’t even go into details about the lycra tops, off-shoulder dresses and slogan T-shirts for men.
But look closely enough and you could break the mould in the ground floor space. This little section stocks random bric a brac, including pretty, old-school alarm clocks with silver twin bells and retro face patterns (Rs 399). With this rrrrring, I thee bed! Also see smile-inducing luggage tags that threaten with “Don’t touch me bitch”, “Back off” and “Don’t make me chase you” (Rs 199) written across them. Talk about travel insurance!
High Strung
The jewellery section here isn’t pretty, but amid the retagged Colaba Causeway baubleswe did find a golden-bronze owl (Rs 499) necklace, strikingly similar to the Ritika Sachdeva version we picked up at Ogaan for Rs 1,500 Who feels like an uloo now? For sharper cords, look up at the ceiling, strung with lines of colourful thread-wrapped lights and pretty white paper lamps (Rs 499). Ignore entirely the made-in-China corner selling Super Mario key rings and Shin Chan headphones that don’t look like they’ll make it through a week.
Last but not Yeast
So it turns out, weekend browsing at Fungus was not a total waste of time. We left with an alarm clock and a fun reminder – overheard two staff girls ask permission to leave early for Queer Ink’s book reading at the Candies Bazaar. Suddenly, we knew what to do with that odd after coffee-before-dinner 7 to 8 pm slot on Saturday. Well read!
Getting there: Fungus, shop no 142/9, 29th Road, lane opposite Chemistry on Waterfield Road, Bandra (W), call 9833617767, Rs 399 for a retro alarm clock.
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