American woman goes gaga over $15 'chrome plates'; Indians ask, 'Who's gonna tell her they're basic steel thalis?'

Amanda Monsen was just browsing Instagram when the algorithm served up her next obsession: chrome plates. These shiny, reflective, impossibly sleek steel plates from IKEA hijacked her feed, so she decided to buy them on her next shopping trip. The Austin-based content creator also filmed the moment and shared it on Instagram. She bought what she described as “really cool style and design” chrome plates. The video blew up, but some from other parts of the world didn’t see it the way she did. Indians recognised those $15 ‘chrome plates’, which she called ‘chic’, and wondered how this staple in their households suddenly became a thing!