I have been buying groceries from
DMart and veggies from More all this while before the implementation of
lockdown in India, while most of my friends resorted to online platform I was
happy visiting stores and buying things myself. I felt connected to my
purchases, if they are hand-picked by me. It may sound weird but I am like
that.
But with lockdown in place, I
doubt I can visit any of those supermarkets soon so I decided to buy groceries
online like my friends. Since it was my first online grocery shopping
expedition so I decided do some research online to grab some amazing deals
online as DMart has pampered us with their irresistible deals through their
retail stores all this while.
Soon I figured out that Flipkart
is offering great deals in grocery purchases, they were almost similar to DMart’s
offer, this revelation was little shocking for me, so I decided to test it
myself. I added all grocery items required by me to the cart and when I was
about to place my order an, offer caught my attention which was too good to be
true. It was for 1rs, I can buy 1kg rice and 500gms toor dal each but I can
only buy 1 quality of each of them so I bought them for 2rs flat.
(We have buy groceries minimum
for 500rs for Flipkart to deliver it to us. If we order above 1000rs delivery
is free else need to pay 50rs towards delivery charges)
I ordered all the items on Friday
1st may 2020 late evening, after spending almost an hour in
identifying best offers for my purchases. In order to complete the order I had
to make the payment in advance, which I did promptly and my order was processed
with the delivery date being 4th May 2020. I was given the option to
select delivery slot and I opted for 7.30 am – 12.30 am slot.
On 4th May 2020, sharp
at 8 am I received a call from my Flipkart delivery agent enquiring about the address
and he requested me to stand at the entrance of my building with carry bags to
collect the items. After 10 mins delivery van came in front of my building and
the delivery guy push a cart towards him and filled my bags with the items
ordered by me.
Back in my room, I checked all my
items with the order placed by me, it was perfect. I wanted to check the quality of items I
ordered for 1rs in specific and I was surprised to see the price tags on them,
they all were highly priced. Both rice and dal came in good packing with
product information along with seller’s details. I should say this was best
offer I have got so far from any online platform.
I wanted cornflakes of a
particular brand and I was unable to find it at most online shopping portals
and the ones which had them did give any lucrative offers but I found same
brand’s cornflakes at 50% discount in flipkart, another striking deal.
I was so mesmerized by the
amazing deals and prompt delivery by Flipkart, that I informed most of friends
about Flipkart’s amazing offers clubbed with my personal experience, that my
friends decided to check Flipkart once before placing their grocery orders.
Few of them called me back to say
“Thanks” as they were able to get good offers at Flipkart and have saved money,
through which they will treat me once the lockdown ceases. Most of my friends
tried the 1rs offer out of curiosity can are happy with products delivered to
them.
Big thanks to Flipkart, for
pampering us with amazing deals during this pandemic situation, when they are overburdened
with orders along with logistical issues. Special thanks, to Flipkart’s
delivery team who is on road endangering their lives for our safety and for us
to remain at home only.
