Twitterati baulk at "coconut shells" being sold by Amazon for more than Rs 1200; check reactions

As the issue caught hype on the internet, the e-commerce giant forwarded it to the concerned team internally for a review. Later the product was not found on the site, apparently the team got it taken off.

Image: Screengrab from tweet

New Delhi: Online retail giant Amazon has shocked a section of online customers by selling coconut shell at a price that the netizens cannot believe. The hard shells that are generally thrown away after sipping the water or scooping off the coconut flesh are being sold by a retailer for more than Rs 1000. A Twitter user shared a screenshot of coconut shell being sold for nearly Rs.1,300. As the issue caught hype on the internet, the e-commerce giant forwarded it to the concerned team internally for a review. Later the product was not found on the site, apparently  the team got it taken off. However, the pricing of the empty coconut shells did make many consumers baulk at it and even made them wonder who the target customer of the retailer would be. The product description claimed the cup to be made of natural real coconut. It read: “This is an actual, real, coconut. Therefore, it may have cracks, dents and imperfections." While there are wide varieties of coconut shell cups which are sold on the internet with proper finishing, this particular piece looked nothing else but a natural coconut shell. The user wrote: “wow. didnt know that the coconut shells cost this much. We normally use it to start a fire. Kids use it to make mannappam. (idli like things made of sand).” This is how people reacted to it:

wow. didnt know that the coconut shells cost this much. we normally use it to start a fire. kids use it to make mannappam. (idli like things made of sand) #mallu #coconut #shell #chiratta #amazon #Kerala #thenga #crazypricing https://t.co/LDbrBgKzG6 @amazonIN pic.twitter.com/iuzYB6CXis

— Harikrishnan Menon (@harikrishnanc) January 14, 2019

Dear @amazonIN, If u come to my house I will give u free coconut shell in loads! #Amazon #Bravo #MiddleClassWithModi pic.twitter.com/6R0iKF1Y5r

— Abimanyu Karthick (@abimanyukarthik) January 15, 2019

@amazon @AmazonHelp Can you check this seller who is selling #Natural Coconut Shell Cup for RS 1365? We buy coconut for 35 RS and in #Kerala we don't pay. How natural can this be than the one that we buy? # https://t.co/vpFCtAfcBM pic.twitter.com/IWuu3p5G8t

— Mathew Thomas (@matthuesp) January 15, 2019

Looks like Kerala people will become rich. Coconut shell is sold at Rs 1300 on Amazon. #Keralites #malyalees #Coconut pic.twitter.com/PjBM1mrL4X

— Scienceandsamosa (@ScienceSamosa) January 16, 2019

2 ways to become a millionaire: * Supply kottanguchi to Amazon (🥥 Coconut shell) * Sell Idly in front of Apollo hospital 😜#Justmillionairethings

— barath kumar (@barathkumar22) January 15, 2019

Seriously? 🤷‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/btViUdhFbJ

— Rema Rajeshwari IPS (@rama_rajeswari) January 15, 2019

Me thinking about the 1365 coconut shells we threw in the trash can last year 😫 https://t.co/FwbzAoiZWN

— idlemind (@simplyfilmy) January 15, 2019