Chennai man's Zepto cauliflower order leaves him baffled, comments steal the show

A Chennai-based man said his Zepto order, consisting of a cauliflower, contained more greens than the florets. The viral post has churned out a hilarious comments section on X.A Chennai-based man's Zepto order had a cauliflower, but not much of it. (Photos: @ashwinmuraliii/X)New Delhi,Oct 7, 2026 16:49 ISTA Chennai-based man ordered a cauliflower from Zepto, only to find that the leaves and stems had seemingly taken centre stage. His post has gone viral, garnering hilarious comments from people baffled by the quality of the vegetable.X user Ashwin Murali shared pictures of his order, claiming he received 300 grams of leaves and stems but only 149 grams of florets. Frustrated with the delivery, Ashwin criticised the platform and questioned why customers should pay for something of such poor quality.“It is better to beg on the streets than this kind of looting!” he wrote.Ashwin also said he was unhappy with how his complaint was handled. According to him, Zepto’s customer-support bot rejected his request for a refund or replacement and directed him to send an email instead. The automated response told him that the delivered cauliflower had been reviewed.“I’m sorry for the inconvenience caused,” the bot said, adding, “While we aim for perfect quality, our verification shows the delivered item was as per quality standards.” It then informed him that Zepto would not be able to process a refund or replacement for the order.See the post here:Ashwin’s post soon attracted attention online, with several users sharing their own experiences with grocery deliveries and weighing in on the issue of fresh produce being sold by weight.Zepto responded to his post on X and said they were looking into the matter. “Please bear with us in the meantime,” the company wrote.One user took a lighter view of the situation, joking about the unusual proportion of greens to cauliflower. “They forgot to send the Cauli and just sent the flower,” they wrote.Meanwhile, many pointed out that buying vegetables from local farmers’ markets will always be a better option. - Ends