[Singapore] - Singaporeans complain cost of living (eg. makan 3 meals ala Vivian) is getting ridiculously high

[UltimaOnline]

Over at EDMW, 2 separate threads on this issue :

Why on earth is Malay caipng so ex?? Should complain to CASE

https://forums.fuckwarezone.com.sg/...caipng-so-ex-should-complain-to-case.6495281/



Woman feels overcharged after paying $17.20 for two meals from nasi padang stall at food court

https://forums.fuckwarezone.com.sg/...from-nasi-padang-stall-at-food-court.6494919/

 

[Cottonmouth]

She stupid? All the prices are listed and she ordered accordingly.

 

[UltimaOnline]

And then there are undeservedly rich atas elite Singaporeans who think nothing of wasting $$$ on nonsense like :

I paid $608 for a Singapore Airlines home delivery meal so you don’t have to

https://milelion.com/2020/10/10/i-p...lines-home-delivery-meal-so-you-dont-have-to/

 

[laksaboy]

Three options:

1) Reduce quality
2) Reduce quantity
3) Rebrand and make it atas, with a little help from 'food bloggers' and 'influencers', you can sell peasant food at a premium.

This is happening to all cuisines.

For mall outlets, you're just paying for the rent. And you know who owns most of those malls.

 

[laksaboy]

She stupid? All the prices are listed and she ordered accordingly.

It's a food court, and Koufu boss is a renowned PAP porlumpar. If not 'above average' prices I worry.

 

[maxsanic]

Singaporeans are a weird lot. Some years ago when I was working in an office with a food court downstairs and some coffeeshops just a 5 minutes walk away, a lot of my PME colleagues (especially ladies) will insist that they don't want to walk and thus buy from the food court.

Everyday they would buy from the food court despite easy alternatives nearby but they never stop complaining how expensive and not value for money it is. Some even worse - complain about paying $6.00 for lunch at food court and then turn around splurge another $6.00 buying fancy bubble tea/fruit shakes/kombuchas etc after lunch...