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'Unethical pricing!' Dinner upset over $1 charge for cup of water at Sengkang cafe

How much would you pay for a cup of plain water when dining out? For one customer, $1 was a bit too ...

F&B cost of living Expensive Food and Drinks

Melissa Teo 11/05/2024

'Expensive lesson learnt': Homeowner charged $3,590 to get circuit breaker fixed on first day of CNY

It was an expensive lesson. A homeowner was charged $3,590 by an electrician to fix the circuit brea...

Expensive Electricity and Power Electrical appliances

Ong Su Mann 14/02/2024

$88 for 1kg of bak kwa? Redditor stunned by price at store

With Chinese New Year around the corner, many are rushing to get their hands on some bak kwa (barbec...

cny bak kwa Inflation/Price Level food prices Expensive Chinese New Year

Ashwini Balan 23/01/2024

Diner says $2.70 economic rice with tau pok and bittergourd is 'too expensive'

With the increase in food costs and GST, one would expect a price increase when dining out. One part...

F&B food prices cost of living Expensive

Syarifah Nadhirah 07/01/2024

'Feel like I just got scammed': $17.20 nasi padang at Paya Lebar food court leaves diner with a bad taste

His stomach may have been full, but this diner may have emptied out his wallet for his meal. User Jo...

F&B food prices food court Expensive

Khoo Yi-Hang 05/01/2024

'It was a very expensive lesson': GetGo car user shocked at being charged over $1,000 for 'minor scratch repair'

What is the lesson? A GetGo car user said he learnt a very expensive lesson after he was charged $1,...

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Ong Su Mann 04/01/2024

Malaysian lets elderly man try his Lamborghini after seeing him admire it, warms netizens' hearts

It is not every day that one gets offered to sit in a stranger's Lamborghini. Malaysian TikToker, Aa...

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Ashwini Balan 04/01/2024

'Why so expensive': Diner shocked at being charged $17.90 for nasi padang at ION Orchard food court

Meals at food courts are meant to be wallet-friendly. But a diner was left stunned after his nasi pa...

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Ashwini Balan 21/12/2023

'Misleading and untrue': Shop claims customised bed's dimensions were provided by disgruntled customer

They made the bed, but she is not lying in it. A woman is "very upset" that the $3,000 customised be...

Customer service furniture Bedroom Expensive

Ong Su Mann 27/11/2023

Netizen disappointed with prawn mee from Yishun stall which looks nothing like photo

Another case of 'for illustration purposes' only? A diner felt blindsided by a bowl of prawn noodles...

F&B foods Expensive

Cherlynn Ng 26/11/2023

I'm not sure if he is charging correctly, says diner who paid $7 for meatless meal from Bukit Batok stall

With prices increasing, people want to know they are being charged fairly for their purchases. Stomp...

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Farah Daley 21/11/2023

Woman in Shanghai picks up $57k Vertu smartphone, thought it was a basic $18 phone meant for elderly

Is it worth more than its weight in gold? One woman in Shanghai was reportedly shocked to discover t...

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Candice Cai 21/11/2023

'Don't come again': Tampines hawker allegedly blasts customer who questioned her about $5.30 nasi lemak

She had simply just wanted to get a pack of nasi lemak to satisfy her father's cravings. But Kelly L...

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Melissa Teo 14/10/2023

Extra $2.50 for half a prawn? Diner unhappy about $8.50 laksa from famous joint in Serangoon

If you're feeling peckish just before ordering food, why not include an add-on or two? That was like...

F&B laksa food prices cost of living Expensive

Amierul Rashid 16/09/2023

'Be wary guys': Woman warns after paying $8 for two ice cream from pushcart ice cream uncle in Tampines

An ice cream uncle driving a pushcart is a nostalgic memory for many in Singapore. But a woman was t...

Expensive ice cream cost of living food prices

Ashwini Balan 04/09/2023

'Be wary guys': Woman warns after paying $8 for two ice cream from pushcar ice cream uncle in Tampines

An ice cream uncle driving a pushcart is a nostalgic memory for many in Singapore. But a woman was t...

Expensive ice cream cost of living food prices

Ashwini Balan 04/09/2023

'Absolutely revolting': Diner gets just 3 'tiny' prawns in $7.30 tom yum soup from Koufu food court

Thai cuisine is well-loved by Singaporeans, especially tom yum soup. But maybe not this diner at a K...

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Ashwini Balan 04/09/2023

Man calls out Tada driver for charging parents extra $5 to drop them off 200m from destination

He thought it was a normal occurrence for ride-hailing apps to not always display the desired drop-o...

Ride-hailing services cost of living Expensive Petrol prices

Ashwini Balan 30/08/2023

$1.90 takeaway charge shocks woman who ordered 2 packets of briyani from Banana Leaf Apolo

Some say good food comes at a price. But how much is too much? Nermala Balasupramaniam took to the C...

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Ashwini Balan 18/08/2023

'Daylight robbery': Man gets only 4 slices of fish in $10 soup from King Grouper Fish Soup

Thinking that the $10 serving of fish soup he paid for would be worth his money, a diner was instead...

Expensive food prices food court cost of living

Ashwini Balan 28/07/2023