Mom shares son's hilarious homework; leaves Blinkit admin in tears: ‘Spoiling kids in a good way'
A nine-year-old's school assignment has become a funny reflection of how quickly technology is changing the way we shop. Daksh, a third grader, was given a worksheet where he had to list where his family buys different food items. But instead of varying answers for each item, Daksh stuck to 'Blinkit' as the answer for nearly every item: fruit, vegetables, rice, bread, sugar, wheat, oil, dal, milk, and even grains. The only exception was meat, for which he wrote 'Licious,' an app specialising in raw meat delivery.
His mother found the answers so amusing that she shared a picture of the worksheet on Blinkit 's Instagram page, captioning it: 'Hahaha this is an absolute gem from my 9-year-old.'
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