Key Points:
- Swiggy is charging Rs 2 as the platform fee.
- It is currently applied only in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
- The new decision makes customers disappointed.
Swiggy is one of the very popular food delivery platforms in the country and now we got a new piece of information that will disappoint the customers who use the application on a regular basis. It is said that Swiggy has started to charge a platform fee.
Swiggy is reported to charge Rs 2 as the platform fee from every customer and the charge is applicable in two cities including Hyderabad and Bengaluru. There is no word on whether the food delivery platform will expand the platform fee to other cities of the country.
Many Twitter users took the platform to show their disappointment against the new platform fee.
What's all this?
Platform fee and Govt taxes. @Swiggy is becoming more greedy or what? 46 INR for delivering the order. @SwiggyCares so for Rs 155 Paneer I should pay you Rs 211.
That for 0.5 kms way distance. pic.twitter.com/ZaURFMpK4y— Manisha Sharma (@mannisha9999) May 2, 2023
Hey @Swiggy, why am I being charged a platform fee to use your app when I've already paid a membership fee? 🥲 pic.twitter.com/rAnjOzzC5K
— Yashodhara (@poetrynerd) April 23, 2023
The platform fee is coming at a time when we are hearing about losses and massive layoffs and it is worth mentioning that Swiggy has also shut down ‘Handpicked’.
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