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We’ve all been there—attending an event, paying extra for food and drinks, and feeling tempted to speak out about the inflated prices but never actually doing it. However, a techie from Hyderabad recently decided to speak up, and his post has gained a lot of traction on social media.
In response, Zomato said, “Hi Pallab, we’re sorry for your experience. While we weren’t the event organisers but the ticketing partner, we’ve noted your feedback and will ensure it helps us improve our own events moving forward.”
De didn’t stop there. He went on to tag the event organisers, Eva Line, saying, “Tagging Eva Live, who were the event organisers and felt that they can sell Rs. 10 bottles for Rs. 100.” He also shared a photo of the bottle with the price tag showing the MRP as Rs 10.
The post went viral and many X users expressed their support for the techie.
One user commented, “That’s very common here , In concert and any big event. They looted u on their own terms. People take their beer on lords ground but can’t take water in Indian ground.”
Another user wrote, “This is not fancy, this is outright theft and everyone should raise their voices against these people.” A third individual commented, “They will change the MRP definition overnight from Maximum to Minimum Retail Price.”
