Seems like food delivery apps are also facing mid-week blues as Zomato and Swiggy crashed for users across India on April 6... albeit for a little while. But those few minutes were enough to send Internet into a meltdown. Users were unable to refresh their app feed and order food during lunch hours.
Several users tweeted pictures of "Something went wrong. Please try again later" messages they received when they tried to access the Zomato app. A technical snag caused by Amazon Web Services was the reason why both Zomato and Swiggy crashed.
Zomato and Swiggy. Photo: Getty Images
And if there is anything Indian users are great at, it is making memes; especially in dire times like these.
Here are 15 memes that will make you laugh out loud:
1. ZOMATO IS SAVING YOU FROM ANY EXTRA CALORIES
Finally #Zomato isn't taking any order today. Ofcourse due to some technical glitch. Bless you, no extra calories today. Lauki khani padegi. ??#swiggy #Zomato
— Shruti (@shrutisays_) April 6, 2022
2. ANYONE CAN HAVE A MID-WEEK CRISIS
I think Zomato is having mid-week crisis. We understand.@zomato #zomato #swiggy pic.twitter.com/HLwaNd7QPc
— Simran Choudhary (@maiapnifavhu) April 6, 2022
3. BHAISAHAB MEIN PAGAL HO JAUNGA
#Zomato #swiggyZomato and swiggy down, meanwhile people who depend on these apps: pic.twitter.com/hAbScyDIz9
— Memewala Engineer (@Royvm1999) April 6, 2022
4. VIBING WITH THANOS
When #Zomato and #swiggy are both experiencing an outage...Maggi packet in my kitchen: pic.twitter.com/oOlWivxSrl
— Kanishk Singh (@kanishkio) April 6, 2022
5. THODA RUK JAO BHAI
Indians be like:-#Zomato #swiggy pic.twitter.com/b3xyGDWY08
— Mirchi Teja (@JaiswalTanmay) April 6, 2022
6. RELATING TO ZAKIR KHAN
*Zomato Down*Clients be like:#Zomato #Zomatodown @Social_Samosa pic.twitter.com/xGDc7mWPLu
— Avneet Walia (@AvneetWalia18) April 6, 2022
7. BABURAO ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
#Zomato #swiggy downPublic to Zomato : pic.twitter.com/RKMrLkmi36
— Shruti (@kadak_chai_) April 6, 2022
8. NEARBY RESTAURANTS ARE THE HAPPIEST
As swiggy & #zomato are down,Nearby restaurants : pic.twitter.com/ycMcJCE2zF
— Kartik Venkatesh (@Akki2g) April 6, 2022
9. DHYAN SE DEKHO
*me ordering food#Zomato and #Swiggy goes down pic.twitter.com/Aq3fQ6dwop
— Yuvraj Pratap Rao ?? (@yuvrajuv444) April 6, 2022
10. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO DO 10 MIN DELIVERYS?
Aur ye 10 minute mei delivery dene wale they??♂️ #zomato #zomatodown pic.twitter.com/QQDtuZDWBZ
— Tanmay Prasad (@tann_may) April 6, 2022
11. MOM IS THE HAPPIEST
Zomato and Swiggy down.Moms Me#Zomato #Swiggy pic.twitter.com/NW7AV4PN2i
— Aakriti Khanna (@Khannajikiladki) April 6, 2022
12. LIVING ON PARLE-G AND KALI CHAI NOW
#Zomato #swiggy apps downPpl who cant cook & depend on these apps rn: pic.twitter.com/AyLNUfxHzV
— Shruti (@kadak_chai_) April 6, 2022
13. GOD WANTS YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT
Is Zomato down for everybody or has God finally decided to take matter into His own hands cz mere se toh weight loss ab hone se raha ! #Zomato #weightloss #zomatodown
— Ankita Giri (@always_hunGIRI) April 6, 2022
14. WE ARE UNDER ATTACK
Swiggy and zomato down.All the foodies :-#Zomato #swiggy pic.twitter.com/zh3f0NGMad
— Vkas Pankaj (@vkas_here) April 6, 2022
15. KYA AAPNE KHANA KHA LIYA?
Dear #Swiggy and #Zomato ,Aapka lunch break khatam ho gaya?#Zomatodown #Swiggydown
— Akhil Kakkar (@akhilkakkar) April 6, 2022
Hungry Indians aren't the only ones creating memes. Indian brands too aren't letting this opportunity go.
Check out these 5 that will surely make you chuckle:
1. YOUR LUNCH IS ON UNACADEMY TODAY
Today’s lunch is on us! ??#Zomato pic.twitter.com/4ZrroxPNlY
— Unacademy (@unacademy) April 6, 2022
2. POLICYBAZAAR HAS ZOMATO'S BACK
Let this be a gentle reminder that even the best of us can sometimes feel down. Take your time @Zomato, we have got your back.#Zomato pic.twitter.com/GX7K4rEfxx
— Policybazaar (@policybazaar) April 6, 2022
3. SAMOSA, ANYONE?
Waise theatre mein samose ab bhi mil rahe hai #TheatrePeMilo#Zomato #Swiggy
— BookMyShow (@bookmyshow) April 6, 2022
4. STOCK MARKET GOES THROUGH THE SAME
@zomato and @swiggy_in, Don’t worry ups and downs toh hote rehte hai, we've learnt from the market! ?❤️#Zomato #Swiggy
— Upstox (@upstox) April 6, 2022
5. PREPARE FOR THE WORST
Prepare for every unforeseen circumstance in life. @zomato @swiggy_in, we’re looking at you. ?#Zomatodown #Zomato #Swiggydown #Swiggy #SarUthaKeJiyo
— HDFC Life (@HDFCLIFE) April 6, 2022
TEMPORARY GLITCH, SAY ZOMATO AND SWIGGY
Zomato and Swiggy responded to some user complaints. When one user tweeted, "@zomatocare What is this? I have 2 orders But i am not able to track both of them Very bad service Do something as soon as possible",
@zomatocare @zomatocare What is this? I have 2 orders But i am not able to track both of them Very bad service Do something as soon as possible pic.twitter.com/SXitK7bkNn
— Rohit Sharma (@RohitSh58436052) April 6, 2022
Zomato responded by saying, "Hi there, we are facing a temporary glitch. Please be assured our team is working on this and we will be up and running soon."
Hi there, we are facing a temporary glitch. Please be assured our team is working on this and we will be up and running soon.
— zomato care (@zomatocare) April 6, 2022
And when one user tweeted, "@SwiggyCares Order from your favorite restaurant be like on swiggy. No option for adding it to cart."
@SwiggyCares Order from your favorite restaurant be like on swiggy ?No option for adding it to cart pic.twitter.com/nJPK6vUyJr
— suyash (@suyashvaidya1) April 6, 2022
Swiggy responded by saying, "We apologize for the long delay we are currently facing due to a technical glitch. This is not usual with us and our best minds are working on it to resolve it at the earliest. Please bear with us."
We apologize for the long delay we are currently facing due to a technical glitch. This is not usual with us and our best minds are working on it to resolve it at the earliest. Please bear with us. If your issue doesn't get resolved please (cont) https://t.co/bcS0964Sdb
— Swiggy Cares (@SwiggyCares) April 6, 2022
The apps have now recovered and Indians are ordering away!