Desperate times, desperate pleas: Delhi man begs Swiggy for free onions, restaurant delivers
Onions are bringing tears to Delhi NCR¡¯s residents¡ªnot from chopping, but from skyrocketing prices! Amid this culinary crisis, a Delhi man took an unconventional route to secure the kitchen staple by including a heartfelt request in his Swiggy order.??
The viral post
The viral incident came to light when the man¡¯s flatmate posted a photo of the food receipt on Reddit. The note, addressed to the restaurant, read: ¡°Bhaiyya, please send round cut onions. Onions bhot costly hai, I can¡¯t buy, please send onions bhaiyya thoda.¡± For added emphasis, he threw in two sad-face emojis, making the plea impossible to ignore.
My flatmate placed the order and I found this on the bill
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?What left netizens even more amused was the restaurant¡¯s response. Against all odds, they complied, generously sending extra onions with the order. Talk about customer service!??
The onion drama
The flatmate, equally surprised by this unconventional approach to inflation, captioned the Reddit post: ¡°My flatmate placed the order and I found this on the bill.¡± The post quickly gained traction, with Reddit users divided between laughing at the clever hack and questioning the man¡¯s priorities. One user quipped, ¡°If he can afford Swiggy, he can afford onions!¡± while another added, ¡°This is Indian middle-class innovation at its peak!¡±??
Currently priced at ?70-80 per kilo in Delhi NCR, onions have become a luxury item for many households. The price surge, attributed to supply chain disruptions and increased mandi rates, marks a five-year high in cities like Delhi and Mumbai. A local vendor explained to ANI: ¡°Prices have risen drastically. We source onions from the mandi, and higher mandi prices directly affect our retail rates.¡±
While this culinary crisis is no laughing matter, the man¡¯s onion SOS has brought some much-needed humor to the table. It¡¯s also sparked a larger conversation about inflation and how people are adapting to rising costs¡ªsometimes, with a little help from their Swiggy bhaiyyas!
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