In a strange twist on online shopping, a Reddit user recently shared his uncomfortable experience of getting two ridges of jaggery for free after ordering Skore Skin Thin Condoms from Swiggy Instamart. The post, titled “Swiggy Instamart gave me 2 ridge jaggery free with the condom I ordered,” quickly went viral on the subreddit r/India, with over 4,100 upvotes and 223 comments.
A user going by the handle u/odyssey-23 expressed surprise at the unwanted addition to his order, saying there was no option to remove Ridge Jaggery from the purchase. He described the conversation with the delivery guy as awkward, noting, “I had an awkward exchange with the delivery guy.”
To illustrate his point, the Redditor shared screenshots of his billing and photos of the unusual order combination, confirming that the free Ridge Gourds were included as an add-on with no way to decline the free veggies. was gone
The incident has sparked a wave of laughter across the platform, with users chiming in with playful comments. Some joked about being “caught by the gourd”, while others speculated whether the odd pairing was a deliberate marketing ploy by Swiggy Instamart to garner attention.
One user commented, “I’m sure Instamart is sending this combo free items on purpose. Guess they know people will share it on social media and it will get more engagement.”
This is not the first time that Swiggy has sent something to a customer by force. In October last year, Chandra Ramanujan, a product designer from Bangalore, criticized Swiggy Instamart online for automatically adding free tomatoes to his order without giving him the option to remove them.
He describes this practice as “dark patterns,” which refers to design techniques that manipulate users into taking actions they don’t want to take. In his post on X (formerly Twitter), he expressed his disappointment, saying he didn’t want the tomatoes and found it unacceptable that they were added to his cart without his consent. He shared screenshots of his order to illustrate the issue.
A dark pattern is used by websites or apps to manipulate users into doing things they might not want to do.
