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A nine-year-old’s school assignment has become a funny reflection of how quickly technology is changing the way we shop. Daksh, a third grader, was given a worksheet where he had to list where his family buys different food items. But instead of varying answers for each item, Daksh stuck to “Blinkit” as the answer for nearly every item: fruit, vegetables, rice, bread, sugar, wheat, oil, dal, milk, and even grains. The only exception was meat, for which he wrote “Licious,” an app specialising in raw meat delivery.
His mother found the answers so amusing that she shared a picture of the worksheet on Blinkit‘s Instagram page, captioning it: “Hahaha this is an absolute gem from my 9-year-old.”
Blinkit shared the post with the caption, “Pookie content only,” and the text on the post reads, “Blinkit admin spotted in tears while looking at his phone.”
The post quickly went viral, with more than 5,000 likes. Licious, too, commented on the post, “Yeh toh math problem mein apna naam dekhne jaisa ho gaya” (It’s like seeing your name in a math problem). One user wrote, “Son is getting famous for 0 marks,” while another user said, “Mummy datogi nahiii naaaa kyunki mein answer mein blink it likh ke aayi hu.” (Mom, you won’t scold me, right? I have just written Blinkit as the answer).
A fourth user commented, “Blinku spoiling kids in a good way.” A fifth user suggested Blinkit to, “Get her some kinder joy.”
Many Instagram users called Daksh a “Blinkit Paglu”. The incident shows just how much people are relying on online grocery apps nowadays.
