ONDC and Magicpin has similar UI not sure if magicpin is related to ondc, they mostly have similar restaurants. On ONDC you might not get discount or free delivery but on magicpin you will.

Magicpin also works on ondc lines. Most third parties use Magicpin services for providing ondc services

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It's not ola foods specific. It's due to the ondc crap that the government built with tax payers money so that large corporations can make their money on top of it. Basically with ondc you will be paying money to a frontend app but there is no guarantee it gets fulfilled. Even if the delivery guy takes it, there wouldn't be any consequences. And of course no one cares if the quality of food it self is bad or you get a cockroach. Better to stick to regular food delivery companies.

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Anyone tried Ola foods? Whenever I have placed an order, the order is always cancelled after half an hour. Has anyone else faced the same issue?

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Why does Ola food never work?

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Tried ordering from ola foods, payment done, order got accepted, it's been 2hrs didn't receive the food even the restaurant is not picking up the call. 

There's no customer care number for ola foods. 
Do they expect us to mail them & then within 48 hours they will look into the matter.

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Software Developer

Ordered cause it showed free delivery, they didn't deliver even after 5 hours, while from this restaurant previously order through Paytm app ondc section it was delivered.
There's no update on support ticket created from ola app.

If things remain like this ONDC for food would fail at scale, it's crap experience end to end.

fyi I know same restaurant is on zomato/swiggy, default option less cognitive load and faster deliveries, don't know what I thought before using ondc.

rant: ONDC food section on ola app is bad

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How many of aware that , ola has launched its own food delivery service, as it is new they r giving crazy' offers , iam not sure how long they gonna give . Iam in blr it's available here and iam sure it might be in other metropolitan cities too. (P.s ui of app is trash tho , lots of hugs and defects )

Insane offers frm ola foods!!!!

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I remember there was a time I’d book a ride both on Uber and Ola, there was not so much to separate them.

Ola is messed up now. Extremely poor app (vs Uber), longer waiting times, higher fares

I know they’re focusing a lot on Ola Electric, but how does a company screw over their core business this way

Is this similar for everyone? Anybody who knows what the strategy Ola now is?

Has Ola completely given up? Are there actual PMs who work there?

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Recently, I heard a very interesting story about Swiggy from someone. Their mum booked a high value order as a surprise for them on Swiggy. Since they had a Swiggy One subscription, the whole family used the same account.

Halfway through, the delivery person calls them, says the vehicle broke down. Mum steps away to deal with something else and when the delivery person calls again, their dad picks up. The delivery person says the vehicle broke down but he'll figure something out and send it with someone else, but to do that first, he'll need their details. He proceeds to ask for their phone number (linked to account) and for the OTP sent from Swiggy? Sounds super strange but the dad took pity and figured sure, let me try and make this delivery person's unlucky day a bit nicer — after all, it's a Swiggy account anyways, what harm could it do. He shared the OTP.

Almost immediately after, the delivery person changed the phone number for the account and everyone logged in lost access to the account. Ofc, he scammed the order for himself. The real kicker is that their Email ID was still linked to the account, so anytime the delivery person makes an order, they get an email with his order details. So far, they've been regularly getting order details emails with orders for paan, gutkha, cigarettes and some sides/chakna, all to some mall. 😂

Now, cool story bro, but how is this Swiggy's fault, you ask? Well, support has been contacted multiple times, over multiple accounts, but to no avail, because clearly their customer support has gone to shit. Even with the address and phone number of the delivery person who scammed them, and having an email id linked to the account, they've been of absolutely no help, as if their hands are tied. Their user workflows are so brittle, they don't account for the simplest locked out of account scenarios, let alone address security concerns and protect the customer from their own agents. Truly a wonder this company is worth anything.

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First, there's the story of a guy who got married to his girlfriend this month after facing threats from his family. Then, there's the incident with colleagues on a Thailand trip who accidentally switched bags, resulting in the guy's wife threatening the other girl. Now, this incident. The grapevine is providing more entertainment than Netflix! 
 Never leaving this app... 🫡

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I got an offer from Ola Electric for a Senior Engineering role in Backend dev. Pay is good and team looks interesting too. But I am very apprehensive about their culture. Their glassdoor reviews are horrible and the recent interview in YS Bhavish gave was cringe max. I am a hard working guy, will do solid 8-10hrs 5 days a week. But it looks like that won’t be enough. One might be made to work late nights and weekends routinely from what I heard. And Bhavish saying he doesn’t believe in weekends has made me a lot more anxious.

My current company is going through financial troubles. I will definitely have to move. I will get some other role though if I wait for a few weeks.

Could someone working at Ola or with recent experience advise me here.

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With all these EVs catching fire and Ola not being able to turn a profit, Im curious to know if it really is a solid company or just an investor-money marketing hype? I mean most of the folks I know open Ola LAST, if Uber/Rapido/Blusmart haven’t worked. Ola E is also facing a lot of flak because its EVs are seeing the highest number of incidents. They’ve also had a string of CXOs come and go.

Are Ola + Ola E good companies? Like I’m curious to know what you guys generally think, even from a job perspective.

(PS, for the sake of transparency, I’m a journalist [you can drop me any scoops/leads at backgroundsources@proton.me] but this question has nothing to do with work — i’m seriously, genuinely curious about Ola and Ola Electric and Bhavish Aggarwal. Very few Ola folks speak about the internal goings on at the company)

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I raised my ticket on 11Aug since then no communication. Can anyone help me in escalating it? I'd like a refund on the Ondc order. Had ordered a vegetarian dish, received chicken!

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