Thane Restaurant’s Rs 290 mango juice comes with a charge of Rs 40 for plastic glass

Last updated:Nov 5, 2024 12:11 IST

A man who ordered three glasses of mango juice at a restaurant in Thane was shocked to find that the bill came to almost a thousand rupees, including a charge of Rs 40 for each plastic glass.

The restaurant in Thane charges Rs 40 for each plastic cup to serve mango juice. (Image credit: Reddit/@Operation_Whole)

A man visiting a mall in Thane decided to stop by a restaurant for a refreshing glass of mango juice. But after ordering three glasses, he had to spend almost a thousand rupees! What’s even more shocking is that the restaurant charges Rs 120 of that bill solely for the plastic cups, which, as some pointed out, are reportedly manufactured for less than a rupee each.

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“Who the hell charges 40 rupees for disposable plastic glasses to drink mango juice in!” wrote X-user Ravi Handa on the microblogging platform. He added: “I knew Mumbai is expensive but this is ridiculous.”

According to the photo of the bill shared by Handa, Shahi Durbar in Viviana Mall, Thane, charges Rs 40 for each disposable cup and Rs 250 for a single glass of mango juice. Since three glasses of mango juice were ordered, the total rose to Rs 914.

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The post was originally shared by Reddit user “Operation_Whole” on Reddit’s Mumbai community. The original poster explained: “The 250 isn’t the problem though, we knew the price and went ahead with the price anyway (very stupid in retrospect, I admit) But it’s the charging of the glasses that pisses me off, We weren’t even informed they would charge for that.”

View the plastic glasses and the bill below:

In response, someone asked, “So if someone says they don’t want a glass, they offer juice on tap?”

“Did they say recyclable plastic or something?” asked yet another.

A third joked: “Those glasses must be antique plastic glass.”

“Being in a manufacturing company, I can see that those plastic glasses don’t even cost Rs 1, and to have the audacity to charge Rs 40 for them is a scam. And juices don’t even cost Rs 60,” a fourth commented.

A fifth replied: “These glasses cost almost Rs 0.2 each and this is what they charge. Let alone mango juice for Rs 250. Daylight robbery.”

“At first I thought Rs 40 was for 3 glasses and even that is too high. Then I saw it was Rs 40 per glass,” said a sixth.

A seventh said: ‘What will they do if you only buy one glass and three of you refill and reuse the same glass? #AskForAFriend.”