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▲ 6 r/FuckBlinkit+1 crossposts

So, I had ordered knee support for my mother, since she has knee problems, i forgot to buy it from the medical and had promised her to bring her, i thought I can order from blinkit, so I did

I ordered the L size(large), package came, took out the knee support and my mother instantly said yeh toh chota dikh raha hai(she didn't try them on)so I checked for the size and the packet mentioned medium, I thought maybe it was some error, and checked for the size tags on the knee support( i know it has size written on them too) even that mentioned Medium, it had a 72 hour replacement policy so I reported it to blinkit for wrong item and now to not replace it they are saying the item has been disposed off or used

I have attached pictures in this post, look at the item, not even the creases on the item has been disturbed and these people are claiming it is used or disposed off and just closing the conversation, the packet is A ZIPLOCK BAG, PACKET HAS NOT BEEN TORN OR CUT BY ANY MEANS, IT HAS ZIPLOCK just for the purpose of opening and closing it to check items

I don't know what to do now, either they are just wasting my time to pass the 72hours replacement policy, or they don't want to accept their mistake

Please someone help me what options do I have, their support is just closing the conversation, I want to escalate this

u/Arjun_here — 8 days ago
▲ 94 r/StartUpIndia

So, we have a factory—plastic injection molding. I’m second generation handling the factory.

We are located near Mumbai in Vasai, which itself is a big industrial hub. But the future of these factories is not very bright. Whether it's textile, plastic, paper, rubber, chemical, or any other industry, all factories are facing one major issue: labour shortages.

My own factory, and many others I know across different industries, are all running at only 50–60% of their capacity. This clearly shows it's not about a particular factory or sector—it’s a widespread problem.

My factory requires 14 helpers and 2 operators, but currently we only have 5 workers and 1 operator. Even for them, at every shift change, we literally have to pray that they show up to work. We have to give extra money, pay for their LPG during this crisis, sometimes find them housing, offer salary advances, and even give loans. We had to give ₹40,000 as a loan to one operator just so he wouldn’t leave—and even after all this, they take everything for granted. They know every industry is struggling to find workers.

One thing that has amplified this shortage significantly is the language-related political tensions created by some politicians for their own interests. This is hurting the entire manufacturing sector across Maharashtra. Labourers are leaving the state, and MSMEs are taking a direct hit.

The second reason for this crisis is the rise of gig jobs—like Ola, Uber, Zepto, Blinkit, Swiggy, Zomato. I personally know many people doing these jobs for one main reason: “Work when you want, rest when you want.” I’m not saying everyone is doing it for that reason, and I don’t blame anyone for choosing their work—but it shows that the issue isn’t just wages. It’s about independence and flexibility.

Now, for those suggesting automation—yes, we and everyone else have thought about it. But there are many processes in industries that automation still can't handle. And for the ones it can, the upfront costs and infrastructure requirements are extremely high. Most industries I know are already running on thin margins, which have worsened after the US-Iran war, as raw material costs have skyrocketed.

Automation may be the long-term solution, but that also means small industries that can’t afford it will eventually shut down. In our industrial circles, we often discuss this—that in the future, small industries may not survive because they won’t be able to compete with the cost efficiency and production capacity of large factories.

Edit - after 18 hours of posting on this sub, the discussion was so childish, some of the commenters had no idea how factories work or have never even been to one, these businesses are boring businesses, they don't look fancy maybe that's why. And some of the commenters are just drawing their assumptions from movies

Some comments were sensible and mostly from real business owners, they understand the issue and even face it

Overall the experience was very bad r/Indiabusiness had more mature audience, the discussion was healthy, posted the same thing there too

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u/Arjun_here — 12 days ago
▲ 134 r/IndiaBusiness

So, we have a factory—plastic injection molding. I’m second generation handling the factory.

We are located near Mumbai in Vasai, which itself is a big industrial hub. But the future of these factories is not very bright. Whether it's textile, plastic, paper, rubber, chemical, or any other industry, all factories are facing one major issue: labour shortages.

My own factory, and many others I know across different industries, are all running at only 50–60% of their capacity. This clearly shows it's not about a particular factory or sector—it’s a widespread problem.

My factory requires 14 helpers and 2 operators, but currently we only have 5 workers and 1 operator. Even for them, at every shift change, we literally have to pray that they show up to work. We have to give extra money, pay for their LPG during this crisis, sometimes find them housing, offer salary advances, and even give loans. We had to give ₹40,000 as a loan to one operator just so he wouldn’t leave—and even after all this, they take everything for granted. They know every industry is struggling to find workers.

One thing that has amplified this shortage significantly is the language-related political tensions created by some politicians for their own interests. This is hurting the entire manufacturing sector across Maharashtra. Labourers are leaving the state, and MSMEs are taking a direct hit.

The second reason for this crisis is the rise of gig jobs—like Ola, Uber, Zepto, Blinkit, Swiggy, Zomato. I personally know many people doing these jobs for one main reason: “Work when you want, rest when you want.” I’m not saying everyone is doing it for that reason, and I don’t blame anyone for choosing their work—but it shows that the issue isn’t just wages. It’s about independence and flexibility.

Now, for those suggesting automation—yes, we and everyone else have thought about it. But there are many processes in industries that automation still can't handle. And for the ones it can, the upfront costs and infrastructure requirements are extremely high. Most industries I know are already running on thin margins, which have worsened after the US-Iran war, as raw material costs have skyrocketed.

Automation may be the long-term solution, but that also means small industries that can’t afford it will eventually shut down. In our industrial circles, we often discuss this—that in the future, small industries may not survive because they won’t be able to compete with the cost efficiency and production capacity of large factories.

Edit - just 18 hours after the post, I just want to tell the people here commenting about the wages, wages are not the sole problem, I wish you start a business of your own in future and experience first hand what I wanted to convey through this post,

Appreciate all the good comments by people running real businesses, they know exactly what I was talking about and most of them are also facing the same issues

The discussion was good, way better than the same post i posted in r/startupindia, idk why so many people were acting like kids there, here the audience is way mature

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u/Arjun_here — 12 days ago