'Upma': Man buys fake shoes from local market, Swiggy Instamart reacts

The shoe with the Puma logo but different name bought by the man. (Photo credit: twitter.com/@Yarth69 ).

A man recently shared a photo on Twitter of him having bought a fake Puma shoe. In the photo, the logo of the German brand could be seen, but the name of the grey-coloured shoe had been changed to "Upma".

"Thrifted this delicious shoe yesterday from a local market for 690 bucks. Will society accept me," the man identified as Yatharth tweeted.

Thrifted this delicious shoe yesterday from a local market for 690 bucks

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Will society accept me pic.twitter.com/B4wz9lCAkX

— Yatharth (blue tick) (@Yarth69) July 23, 2023

"Should have checked our app before buying, itna mehnga nahi milta," the caption read.

Should have checked our app before buying, itna mehnga nahi milta https://t.co/hMqaglDbJLpic.twitter.com/6OYpdeUb3C

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A few other users also shared their views on the man buying the fake shoes.

"Wear it, man, go for a run in the morning, & have upma for breakfast, who cares about society," one user wrote.

"Well society will accept you if you get a matching pair of socks called Sambhar," another user wrote.

"If you have thrifted it at 690 bucks, I'm thinking what could be the actual price for this UMPA shoe," a third user wrote.

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