In a bizarre twist to online shopping, a Reddit user recently shared their uncomfortable experience of receiving two crest water bottles for free after ordering Skore Skin Thin condoms from Swiggy Instamart. The post, titled “Swiggy Instamart gave me 2 free water bottles with the condoms I ordered”, quickly went viral on the r/india subreddit, garnering over 4,100 upvotes and 223 comments.
The user, who goes by the name u/odysseus-23, expressed surprise at the unsolicited addition to their order, stating that there was no option to remove the ridge gourds from the purchase. He described the interaction with the delivery guy as awkward, noting, “I had an awkward exchange with the delivery guy.”
To illustrate his point, the Reddit user shared screenshots of his billing and photos of the unusual order combination, confirming that the free crest gourds were included as an add-on with no way to opt out of them. free vegetables.
The incident sparked a wave of humor on the platform, with users joining in with playful remarks. Some joked about being “caught by the gourd”, while others speculated whether this particular couple was a deliberate marketing strategy by Swiggy Instamart to attract attention.
One user commented: “I’m sure Instamart is deliberately sending these free combo items. I guess they know people will share them on social media and it will get more engagement.”
This is not the first time Swiggy has forcefully sent something to a customer. Last year in October, a product designer from Bengaluru, Chandra Ramanujan, slammed Swiggy Instamart online after it automatically added free tomatoes to his order without giving him the option to remove them.
He described this practice as “dark patterning,” which refers to design techniques that manipulate users into taking actions they may not want to take. In his post on He shared screenshots of his order to illustrate the problem.
A dark pattern is a tactic used by websites or apps to manipulate users into doing things they might not want to do.
