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15 Times India's Online Shoppers Got A Nasty Surprise At Their Doorstep

15 Times India's Online Shoppers Got A Nasty Surprise At Their Doorstep
I wanted to carry one home, but Poonam wouldn't let me.
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I wanted to carry one home, but Poonam wouldn't let me.

India’s e-commerce industry has truly come of age over the last few years, it's slated to do more than $16 billion worth business this year, according to a recentASSOCHAM-Deloitte study.

With so many flash sales and shopping deals available every week, it’s hard to keep away from the action. That being said, being shipped a brick must surely count as an online shopper’s biggest nightmare. Customers are savvy enough to take photos and share then on social media to vent and resolve their issues. Here’s a roundup of online shopaholics who took to Twitter to complain about these ridiculous shopping snafus.

When Flipkart shipped a brick instead of an iPhone

Hey @flipkartsupport, my cousin ordered an iPhone and this is what you delivered! cc: @rajatagr@rajupppic.twitter.com/ceTqSlxPZv

— Aditya Kshirsagar (@a_itya) May 24, 2015

When Flipkart delivered a 100 rupee toy watch instead of a Fossil watch

@Flipkart wow what a service.!!! After ordering Rs11500 watch. Look what they delivered to me A 100bucks child watch. pic.twitter.com/21nrBbA6dy

— Abhijeet Kamble (@Abhijeeetkamble) May 20, 2015

When Snapdeal shipped a stone instead of an iPhone 5

@Flipkart :Big Shame SnapDeal ,ordered I phone 6, got stone today at Jodhpur. Lodged an FIR in Jodhpur.Given in news. pic.twitter.com/oU6kAlWOwr

— Vikas Jeerawla (@myvikasjain) May 11, 2015

When Snapdeal shipped a stone instead of a phone

Change #DilKiDeal to "Rock sako toh Rock lo, hum nahi rukenge" http://t.co/jSOrFUIosz@snapdeal#TrueStory@Inc42pic.twitter.com/G4OEfU7BL6

— Hitesh Mehta (@HiteshMehta) April 16, 2015

When Paytm delivered garbage instead of an Asus Laptop

Rs24489 of Stones and Garbage is what you get from @Paytm when you order an ASUS LAPTOP!!! pic.twitter.com/IEewBSbdE0

— Yash Ghag (@yash_y10) April 10, 2015

When Snapdeal shipped a stone instead of a watch

@snapdeal a STONE gets delivered instead of a GUESS watch.order # 4433156083...snapdeal fleecing customers.. pic.twitter.com/bRiwuSW1Jh

— Chirag Gokani (@chirag_gokani) January 19, 2015

When Snapdeal shipped a Vim soap bar instead of a smartphone

Ordered a phone,gave a brick & vim instead. wow! very happy that @snapdeal has proved itself http://t.co/1P3wNMvqxPpic.twitter.com/L3wxWchhe3

— Anandh Jose (@AnandhJose) October 30, 2014

When Snapdeal shipped a brick instead of speakers

@snapdeal this is ridiculous !! I receive a piece of brick in my order of speakers What kind of #service is this !?! pic.twitter.com/UeDDv9rfNf

— Sarvesh Srinivasan (@sarveshS9) October 17, 2014

When Snapdeal shipped a stone instead of a phone

@BUTVFightBack Hi, ordered Sony xperia Z2 from @snapdeal, got delivery today,empty package with a stone.Please help. pic.twitter.com/E6KkSRBu8U

— Wait ! But why ?? (@rajul0616) November 10, 2014

When Amazon shipped a rock instead of a Samsung Note 2

Now @amazonIN selling rock packed in @Samsung Note 2 box. pic.twitter.com/CCPjvb2Fxg

— ﺷﻔﻴﻖ (@ShaaFeeQ) May 18, 2014

When Amazon shipped a vegetable cutter instead of a thermosteel flask

@amazonIN I ordered a Thermosteel flask and i received a vegetable cutter what the heck is this? pic.twitter.com/kJjTsXhH5w

— masalacoconair (@Masalacoconair) August 13, 2014

When Shopclues shipped chaddis instead of briefs

@ShopClues My order # 6766299. Please check the image of what i ordered vs what I received. Is that a #joke ? pic.twitter.com/Wa2NyHvqDi

— saurabh masurkar (@Saurabhmasurkar) September 19, 2013

When Flipkart delivered but failed

@flipkartsupport@flipkart what was ordered, and what was delivered thanks to the #bigbillionfail. @LKFisbubblezzpic.twitter.com/mNIsgrPUh3

— Desiree (@dehziray) October 14, 2014

When Snapdeal showed us the yawning gulf between expectation and reality

Order Id - 1547713641 @snapdeal wrong product, low quality. pic.twitter.com/hcRwVxIWL1

— kashif khan (@kashifkashu) January 4, 2014

When Flipkart shipped a Funskool toy instead of a Sony NEX camera

@Flipkart Look What Flipkart Delivered - But I ordered a Sony NEX camera !! Please fix this... pic.twitter.com/9909Vi3PjR

— Balakrishnan V (@b_vijay) August 7, 2013

When Snapdeal shipped a rock instead of slippers

@snapdeal I ordered for a pair of action slippers on 16 Oct 2014. I paid through debit card, this is what I received pic.twitter.com/ZfVlZpkRuk

— Aafreen Quadri (@saifreen18) November 14, 2014

Typically e-commerce companies attribute these instances to fraud by employees of logistics partners or elsewhere on the delivery chain. And since nobody likes to be called out on social media, most companies move promptly to remedy the damages.

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