From grapes and chips to Lemon and even handcuffs, people seemed to order everything from fast-delivery apps and made some new records on New Year’s Eve.
Delivery platforms like Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit, and BigBasket shared real-time updates on customer orders.
Blinkit co-founder Albinder Dhindsa highlighted the party favorites, noting that snacks such as chips, coke, and namkeen were in high demand. By 8 pm on December 31, his delivery team had already dispatched 2.3 lakh packets of aloo bhujiya and 6,834 packets of ice cubes.
Enroute right now👇
2,34,512 packets of aloo bhujia
45,531 cans of tonic water
6,834 packets of ice cubes
1003 lipsticks
762 lighters
All should be delivered in the next 10 minutes. Party's just getting started!---Advertisement---— Albinder Dhindsa (@albinder) December 31, 2024
In response to a user inquiry, Dhindsa also shared some insights into condom sales, revealing that 39 percent of orders were for chocolate flavor, 31 percent for strawberry, and 19 percent for bubblegum.
He was particularly surprised by the sudden surge in grape orders on New Year’s Eve. “What’s with the sudden craze for grapes today?? It’s one of the highest ordered items on the platform since morning!” Dhindsa wrote. Customers explained that eating 12 grapes while making a wish at midnight is an age-old tradition, a practice popularized by Sofia Vergara’s character, Gloria, in Modern Family
What’s with the sudden craze for grapes today?? 🤔
— Albinder Dhindsa (@albinder) December 31, 2024
It's one of the highest ordered items on the platform since morning! pic.twitter.com/cdSNjHnveu
On BigBasket, sales of non-alcoholic drinks shot up by 552%, while disposable cups and plates saw a 325% increase. Even sodas and mocktails became more popular, with sales jumping by 200%.
https://t.co/ookPgwMqg3 pic.twitter.com/oUViC73eGS
— Albinder Dhindsa (@albinder) December 31, 2024
Swiggy also recorded impressive numbers, with a peak of 853 orders for chips per minute at 7:30 pm. Among the more unusual items, one customer ordered blindfolds and handcuffs. Meanwhile, ice delivery reached a new high at 7:41 pm, with 119 kgs delivered in a single minute, as reported by Phani Kishan A, co-founder of Swiggy Instamart.
Ice hit its peak at 7:41 PM with 119 kgs delivered in that minute! 👀
— Phani Kishan A (@phanikishan) December 31, 2024
Despite doubling their orders, Chennai still trails behind Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad when it comes to stocking up for chilled drinks tonight. 🧊
raatke ke 8:15 baje kisi ne handcuffs aur blindfolds mangwaye hai. mujhe toh likhte hue hi sharam aa rahi hai ye tweet.
— Swiggy Instamart (@SwiggyInstamart) December 31, 2024
