Online marketplaces have made it potential to purchase and promote nearly something, together with some actually weird and outrageously priced gadgets. Remember Balenciaga’s destroyed sneakers and purses wanting like ‘thailas‘ promoting for $625 and $2090, respectively? If you thought such staggering costs of generally accessible merchandise are restricted to international gadgets alone, you is perhaps fallacious! An e-commerce web site within the United States is providing a standard Indian charpai for an exorbitant worth.
The charpai is a fundamental mattress constructed from wooden and woven jute ropes and sometimes retails in India for about Rs 2,000-10,000. However, on Etsy, it’s being bought for about 1.12 lakh by an Indian vendor.
The charpai is being bought for over a lakh (Source: Etsy)
It is described as a “traditional Indian bed with very beautiful decor,” comprised of high-quality supplies and crafted by hand. The charpai measures 36 inches in width, 72 inches in top, and 18 inches in depth.
The cause for the inflated worth stays unclear – whether it is as a result of distinctive design and superior craftsmanship or just as a result of excessive demand for Indian merchandise within the US. Whatever the explanation, the charpai’s exorbitant worth has sparked a debate on-line, with many individuals expressing outrage.
“Unbelievable! Our desi charpai is being sold for over Rs.1 lakh in the US and many are purchasing it.,” a person tweeted.
अगर आप गांव से ताल्लुक रखेंगे तो आपके वहां के घरों में खटिया खाट या #चारपाई तो जरूर नजर आएंगे हालाँकि ज़हर के साथ गाँव में भी खाट का चलना अब कम होता जा रहा है भले ही आधुनिकता की दौड़ में भारतीय परिवार चारपाई से मुंह मोड़ रहे हों लेकिन सात समंदर पार अमेरिका जैसे देशों #charpai pic.twitter.com/XArQwaDcg6
— घासीराम रेबारी (@rebaribjp) May 12, 2023
Another person wrote, “Dear Americans, in 1 lakh, you guys can travel India for 3-4 days even after buying Charpai from India and its transportation cost.”
Our ‘charpai’ is being bought within the US for over one lakh #rupees. Let’s rejoice it as a price that this artwork is getting. Which are the opposite #Indian middle- class family #items that will be a part of the ‘charpai’?#Charpai #Onlineshopping #US #Art #India pic.twitter.com/eWGknPZK2f
— Our Vadodara (@OVadodara) May 11, 2023
This just isn’t the primary occasion of an Indian product being bought for an exorbitant worth on a US e-commerce web site. In latest years, gadgets comparable to a bucket that bought for Rs 25,999 and a plastic bag that bought for Rs 14,999 have garnered consideration for his or her shockingly excessive costs.
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