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Zomato surprises ‘Flying Beast’ Gaurav Taneja with birthday hamper after rain spoils his cake plans
Gaurav Taneja’s birthday cake was cancelled due to rain, but Zomato surprised him the next day with a heartfelt hamper and note.
YouTuber Gaurav Taneja, widely known as Flying Beast, recently shared a heartwarming gesture from Zomato after heavy rains disrupted his birthday celebrations and left him without a cake.
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Taneja took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to share the story, saying, “My birthday cake got cancelled by @zomato yesterday (heavy rains). So today they sent this.” Along with the caption, he posted photos of a customised hamper, colourful balloons, and a personalised note sent by the company.
Zomato's thoughtful hamper wins the internet
The note from Zomato struck a personal chord, almost like a letter from a friend. Acknowledging the failed delivery, Zomato apologised for the inconvenience and made up for it with a specially curated hamper.
“You’ve always shown us so much love. So today, on your special day (and ours too), we wanted to send some back in your style,” read the note.
Family gets the love too
What made the gesture even more touching was Zomato's thoughtfulness towards Taneja’s family. Referring to his recent act of gifting a new home to his parents, the note mentioned small surprises for “Mumma, Papa, Dadu and Dadi” and sent love to his wife and daughter as well.
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Adding a twist, Zomato revealed it was also their birthday and cheekily included a flask as a “return gift”. The note concluded with a playful promise: “Flask toh return gift hai, next time cheesecake bhi time pe hoga. Pakka. Pinky promise.”
Check out the post here:
Who is Flying Beast?
Gaurav Taneja is a former commercial airline pilot turned content creator, who commands a massive following across multiple YouTube channels including Flying Beast, Fit Muscle TV, and Rasbhari Ke Papa. Together with his wife, pilot and influencer Ritu Rathee, and their two daughters, Taneja has built a loyal digital audience. He also enjoys a strong presence on Instagram with over 3.5 million followers.
