Jaipur man buys e-scooter worth Rs 1 lakh with Rs 10 coins, netizens react

The of CEO the e-scooter company Tarun Mehta shared a picture of the proud owner of the e-scooter and the stack of bundles with Rs 10 coins.

Jaipur man Ather e-scooter with Rs 10 coins

A man in Rajasthan’s Jaipur bought an e-scooter with Rs 10 coins. Tarun Mehta, the brand’s CEO, shared a picture of the man receiving the e-scooter and the money he gave while buying.

Sharing the picture on X, Mehta wrote, “A new Ather owner just bought himself a 450 in Jaipur…all with 10Re coins!” The pictures show the man holding a replica key of the e-scooter and a table covered with multiple small bags of Rs 10 coins. For those unversed, the Ather 450 model costs over Rs 1 lakh, according to the brand’s official website.

Take a look at the picture here:

A new Ather owner just bought himself a 450 in Jaipur

… all with 10Re coins! pic.twitter.com/VWoOJiQey2

— Tarun Mehta (@tarunsmehta) February 17, 2024

Mehta shared the picture on February 17, which has garnered mixed reactions from social media users. While the picture surprised some users, a section of them slammed the brand, calling out the owner over their service.

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A user commented, “Heard they don’t accept 10rs coins in Rajasthan so shopkeepers helped him buying the bike.” Another user complained about the Ather e-scooter he bought and wrote, “There is no service centre Central Mumbai ..we have to travel all the way to vashi or vikroli…so sad after buying 164000 ather …”

“Disappointed here with the maintenance of Grid in my area. Grid at Ather Showroom Gorakhpur, 273008 is under maintenance from more than 10 days by now. And no any solid update upon it being maintained. Very disappointed with the experience,” yet another user complained.

A Russian blogger had done something similar in 2018 when he bought an iPhone XS with a bathtub full of coins. The viral Facebook post showed Apple store staff counting the coins brought by blogger Svyatoslav Kovalenko.

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