Did you know that a Delhi-based start-up is offering shopping assistance across the capital for just Rs 149 per hour? Yes, you read that right!
CarryMen, whose tagline is ‘You Shop, We Carry,’ provides trained and professional assistants to help one carry bags and move across bustling markets seamlessly.
Turns out, the assistant won’t just carry bags, they will also walk one through the markets, follow till the parking area or a nearby metro station and even help avoid long queues for food and snacks.
Customers will also be able to add on services like a baby carrier, a baby pram, an N95 mask, mobile charging on the go, an umbrella and foldable seating — for extra charges of course.
CarryMen offers multiple packages, ranging from 30 minutes (Rs 79) to 4 hours (Rs 599).
Netizens react:
A user wrote, “Don’t share this yaar, mummy ko pata chala toh she will replace me.”
Another commented that they don’t see a problem with this service as long as the assistants are getting good pay.
A third asked if the assistant would watch a movie with them. To this, Khush Mahajan replied that one can only book a helper via CarryMen, and they won’t play the role of a boyfriend and go on a movie date. A fourth shared, “Not sure if this qualifies as a start-up or a million-dollar idea, and it might even sell, but it feels like a poor use of resources and is pushing manpower in the wrong direction.”
A fifth reacted, “Wonder how much those guys get after the platform deductions.” A sixth joked, “Told about this to dad, and he said, ‘What’s a carryman, that’s called a husband.'”