Flipkart Scam: Man Orders Rs 30,000 Speakers, Gets Rs 2,400 One Instead — Here's The Full Story

As per the claim, Flipkart did not take any action to resolve the matter even after providing proof. Here's what happened.

Netizens seem to be divided on this topic with some urging Flipkart to resolve the matter while some asking the user to present adequate proof.

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Anyone who stays even a little updated with news must have at least once in their lives heard a scam experience with e-commerce platforms in which a consumer order something expensive like a smartphone and got a bar of soap inside the box. There are countless such stories doing rounds on the internet and recently another story has surfaced. An entreprenuer recently shared an experience of his friend in which the person ordered a Sonor speaker worth Rs 30,000 from Flipkart but instead he got an MI speaker worth Rs 30,000.

Abhishek Bhatnagar, who has a following of more than 66,000 on X (formerly Twitter), while sharing this experience wrote that Flipkart's customer care has been unable to resolve the matter despite multiple follow-ups.

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My friend (Nikhil) ordered a Sonos speaker worth ₹30,000, and he got a Mi Bluetooth ₹2400 INR speaker in a box of Sonos.

Even after multiple follow-ups and complaints, Flipkart and… pic.twitter.com/sEIMbEFqIn

— Abhishek Bhatnagar (@abhishek) August 25, 2024

The video shared by Bhatnagar showcases an unboxing video that ends with a consumer taking out a packed Sonos speaker box from a sealed Flipkart carton package. However, it does not show the final unboxing, i.e., when the consumer took out the speakers from the box. 

For those asking the video proof here it is. 👇 https://t.co/8c3bNPD7Hy pic.twitter.com/s6yOcdmalh

— Abhishek Bhatnagar (@abhishek) August 25, 2024

Netizens React

The netizens seem to be divided on this topic. Some are urging Flipkart to investigate the matter and some are asking the consumer to share the complete unboxing video.

A user said, "Don't know whom to blame. Why wasn't it was open box delivery?"

Don't know whom to blame. Why wasn't it was open box delivery?

— Shubham (@FrontEndFury) August 25, 2024

Another user wrote, "(It's) not going help if you don't have Sonos unboxing video. Your friend nowhere proved that he received Mi box inside the Sonos box."

Not gonna help if u don't have sonos unboxing video.
Your friend no where proved that he received mi box inside sonos box.

— kryptogem ♦️ (@ShineCryptic) August 26, 2024

A user added, "Recently ordered products from Flipkart, All were open box deliveries and they ask OTP once you are satisfied with what you ordered. This has become a process for expensive products due to scams. Not sure why this process was not followed in your friend's case."

Recently ordered products from Flipkart, All were open box deliveries and they ask OTP once you are satisfied with what you ordered. This has become a process for expensive products due to scams. Not sure why this process was not followed in your friend's case.

— Kovai Karthic (@Kovai_Karthic) August 26, 2024

Later, Bhatnagar said that Flipkart has reached out while promising to resolve the issue in just two days.