DBS rolls out $3 grocery discounts; Desmond Lee hopes more businesses complement govt efforts

[UltimaOnline]

SINGAPORE – Clutching a 5kg bag of rice against her chest like a prized trophy, Jennie Kwek was all smiles when she stepped out of the Sheng Siong supermarket in Clementi West on July 18.

The 62-year-old homemaker was one of the early customers tapping the DBS Saturday Savings programme, which gives those using DBS or POSB cards a discount of $3 off some brands of rice and eggs at Giant and Sheng Siong supermarkets islandwide.

Kwek, who paid $4.90 for the rice instead of the usual $7.90, said such initiatives provide some breathing room for household budgets amid higher prices.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...corporate-initiatives-complement-govt-efforts

 

[nabeifuckpap]

Low SES HDB dogs can't even afford $5 rice? LOL

 

[Boonsiong]

Jin happy

Pay ministers millions of dollars to get $3

 

[hepburn21]

In a country with a per Capita GDP exceeding USD 100k, and PPP exceeding USD 170k, its simply unfathomable that S$3 can make such a huge difference to someone's life.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

A really good govt would have given the rice for free to the poor people. Who wants to guess if there is still profit by selling at $4.90? Haha

 

[GaoFar]

MSM 自嗨 again?

A gift (discount) to the people, paid for, by the people.

Clutching a 5kg bag of rice against her chest like a prized trophy, Jennie Kwek was all smiles when she stepped out of the Sheng Siong supermarket in Clementi West on July 18.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

MSM 自嗨 again?

A gift (discount) to the people, paid for, by the people.

The govt is like your step parents. U give them money. Then during CNY, they give u a small part of what u gave them, then they expect u to smile and thank them.

 

[A Singaporean]

take away $30 and give $3 retards happy like fuck.