Blinkit is now offering 100 gm of free coriander as a complementary gift with certain vegetable orders. The new feature comes after a user shared his mother’s surprise at being charged for the herb while ordering vegetables on the quick grocery delivery app.
Unlike online grocery shopping, local vendors often include green coriander for free with vegetable purchases.
Sharing an update on Blinkit's new feature of ‘free dhaniya,’ CEO Albinder Dhindsa wrote on X (previously Twitter), "It’s live! Everyone please thank Ankit’s mom. We will polish the feature in the next couple of weeks."
“Mom got a mini heart attack because she had to pay for dhaniya on Blinkit. @albinder- mom is suggesting that you should bundle it for free with certain amount of veggies," wrote a social media user on X.
Blinkit's quick response received positive reactions from social media users.
“Wow.. the execution speed.." wrote an X user.
"This is awesome," another chimed in," wrote another X user.
"Love the speed of execution, " one user praised.
"Godspeed, long on Zomato," added a third.
"What a speed ! Free dhaniya is offline experience getting online…," another user said.
Also some users started asking for free hari mirch now.
"Don't forget Hari Mirch!, one user wrote
"Hey! Dhaniya + Hari Mirch. Sirf dhaniya is not allowed," another commented.