It’s not a one-off. There’s little private about a private order on quick commerce, as women have found out, with products like massagers, handcuffs and condoms being delivered in open packets or through riders who know exactly what’s inside
When Aditi took the personal massager she had ordered out of the Blinkit bag, the package was unsealed. “As is the drill, I took photos and uploaded them to the app to request a return. A delivery driver arrived to pick it up,” the 36-year-old Delhi resident says. She wasn’t prepared for what happened next.
“He took the massager out of the box, sniffed it and gave me a sly smile. He then asked me if I wanted a replacement,” she says. “I was disgusted and terrified. I told him to leave.”
“He took the massager out of the box, sniffed it and gave me a sly smile. He then asked me if I wanted a replacement,” she says. “I was disgusted and terrified. I told him to leave.”