What charges e-commerce firms levy in name of quick delivery?

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Until now, only cab aggregator apps like Ola and Uber used to levy surge pricing. You used to get more expensive rides in peak hours. But now quick commerce sites have become synonymous with these apps. Sometimes peak hours, sometimes high demand and sometimes night charges increase the overall prices. Sometimes it rains and a separate high surge pricing is levied. This way, you have to pay a surge price ranging from 20 rupees to 100 rupees. Blinkit, Zepto, Big Basket, Instamart and many other apps collect these types of charges.

Now let’s talk about handling charges

Whether you order goods worth 10 rupees or 1,000 rupees, handling charged is applied with every order. This is a kind of packaging fee. Almost all quick commerce apps levy this fee. This fee may vary on different platforms.

After that, let’s come to the small cart fee. This you have to pay when you order goods worth 50-100 rupees. This fee can be up to 10-15 rupees, so ordering a few items can meet your immediate needs, but it also drills a hole in your pocket.

Apart from these, there is also a long distance charge. This can be from 5 to 20 rupees. These apps refer to the distance from your home and charge this fee.

So these are the different charges that quick commerce apps or instant delivery apps collect from you. As the business strategy of these companies is changing, they can collect more charges from you in the future.

The question arises in the end, how can you avoid these many charges?

There are some suggestions that can help you avoid these kinds of charges. On some apps, you can avoid delivery charges by ordering items of a minimum amount. Somewhere this minimum amount is 199 rupees and somewhere 250 rupees. So avoid ordering low value items. Also, do check the discount and promo code. Applying this can get you cashback on an e-wallet payment. You can also get discount on payment with credit/debit card. Avoid ordering in peak hours, this will save you from paying surge pricing.