‘Virtue Signalling’: People on Zomato Asking Customers to Avoid Afternoon Orders

Zomato advises against ordering food in scorching afternoon heatwave.

Food delivery company Zomato has asked customers to avoid placing orders during these hours unless absolutely necessary.

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After Delhi hit a scorching 52.9 degrees Celsius, Nagpur recently reached a remarkable 56 degrees, shattering previous records. India reported nearly 25,000 suspected heat stroke cases and 56 deaths from March to May due to the heatwave, as per a report by Mint.

Food delivery company Zomato has asked customers to avoid placing orders during these hours unless absolutely necessary.

Their X account wrote, "pls avoid ordering during peak afternoon unless absolutely necessary."

Yet many X useres weren’t impressed by this request by Zomato. Instead, they suggested other alternatives to the company, like shutting down their services during afternoon hours. Take a look at some of the suggestions here:

One user wrote, "If people don’t order it’s the delivery riders that lose the most. Instead why not add a mandatory “heat related tip/ hardship charge” to every order and give 100% of that to your delivery boys to allow them to make some extra money."

Take a look at the other reactions: