Proving that there is never a shortage of exciting offers during a festive season in India, a motorcycle dealer in Tamil Nadu had offered a free goat with every purchase in a bid to lure more customers.
As bizarre as it may sound, the retailers at Gayatri Motors in the state’s Sivaganga district, however, had created a huge buzz that was more than they had bargained for, reports the Indian Express.
In the small town of Ilayangudi, the residents’ interest was piqued by this offer.
However, after receiving a huge response and a significant number of queries, the dealer cancelled the unique scheme due to the unavailability of goats in "such large numbers," the Indian Express quoted another report by Business Standard.
Gayatri Motors, a dealer of Hero Motocorp, had made the announcement as a festival offer to be introduced for a period of four days from October 11 to 14. The lucrative offer would have been valid for both purchases of new vehicles and on exchange of old vehicles.
The idea was conceived after brainstorming in order to compete with the retailers of other brands in town who had offered to gift free sofa sets and other usual things.
“We wanted to sell Hero vehicles to the maximum during the festival season and thought about a unique offering,” said Venkatasamy, owner of Gayatri Motors.
“Yesterday (Wednesday), when we announced the booking, on the first day itself, we got more than 100 inquiries and we realised that we might not be able to arrange so many goats in such a short timeframe. So, we have told the customers that we may not be offering the goat.”
The estimated cost per goat would have been around Rs 3,000 but the challenge was to procure the animal in bulk to keep up with the demand.
Even though this offer could not be materialised, the owner still hoped to come up with a new unique scheme before Diwali.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
