Archive · 15 Nov 2025
Customer Refunded Rs 3 for Expired Rs 100 Ice Cream Ordered Online
Imagine you bought a yummy ice cream from a store that delivers to your house very fast.
But when you opened it, you saw it was old and already passed its best-by date!
You told the delivery company, and they said they would give you some money back.
But instead of giving you all the money you paid for the ice cream, they only offered you a tiny amount, like only 3 pennies for a whole ice cream that cost a dollar!
This made the person who bought it and others on the internet very surprised and a little bit mad.
Some people suggested that if you tell the company you are still unhappy, they might give you all your money back.
Others said to be careful when ordering cold things like ice cream from fast delivery places, especially if the power might go out.
A customer reported receiving an expired ice cream stick ordered from a quick-commerce delivery app.
The expired ice cream had a Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of Rs 100.
The customer complained to the delivery app's support team.
The app offered a refund of only Rs 3 for the expired product.
The incident sparked online discussion about delivery service standards and compensation.
- Who
- A customer who ordered groceries online
- What
- Received an expired ice cream and was offered a refund of Rs 3
- When
- Recently (implied by Reddit post)
- Where
- Online via a quick-commerce delivery app
- Why
- The delivery app's compensation policy or system error for expired products
- Item
- Packaged ice cream stick
- Ordered Via
- Quick-commerce delivery app (Reddit user alleges Swiggy)
- Issue
- Item was expired
- Product MRP
- Rs 100
- Offered Refund
- Rs 3