Price hikes at some stalls stay after CNY
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Feb 8, 2011 - Straits Times
by Jessica Lim
THE lucrative Chinese New Year period may be over for hawker stalls here, but some are sticking to the price hikes they introduced during the festive season.
The stalls, selling everything from steamed fish head and popiah to Western fare and drinks, are a minority. But experts say their actions could spark a new round of price increases.
A Straits Times check of 206 stalls at 14 food centres yesterday found that 15 have raised their prices permanently.
At the Old Airport Road hawker centre, main courses at Western food stall International Cuisine now cost up to $1 more. A plate of battered prawns, for instance, now costs $7, up from $6.
Its owner Gene Lee, 50, who raised prices on Thursday, said: 'The cost of ingredients has gone up. Even prices of takeaway containers have increased.'
A neighbouring stall now sells popiah at $1.30 per roll, up from $1.20 two days ago. This price will stay as long as the cost of turnips remains high, said the stall's 52-year-old owner, who wants to be known only as Madam Chen.
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they should switch back to plastic bags and stop charging us for the containers.
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Perfect timing.. change the signboard straight away... no need use scotchtape and tape the temporary new price...
Food prices going up like crazy.... -_-" -
Sngaporeans like to pay and pay.
It makes them feel rich.
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prices are one of the only things that defy gravity... what goes up stays up
the other is the Ministerial wage... that one, goes up, gets and anti-gravity and rocket boosters to reach the stars
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Originally posted by the Bear:
prices are one of the only things that defy gravity... what goes up stays up
the other is the Ministerial wage... that one, goes up, gets and anti-gravity and rocket boosters to reach the stars
i thot should be a black hole? (astronomy)Black holes literally suck anything in its path and grow in size when they consume anything they meet
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Originally posted by charlize:
Sngaporeans like to pay and pay.
It makes them feel rich.
"everyday i look at my cpf statement, i feel rich you know."
Rings a bell? haha.. -
'A Straits Times check of 206 stalls at 14 food centres yesterday found that 15 have raised their prices permanently.'
only 15 stalls???
fuck la, that's minority leh...... don patronise them loh, mai jak buay si la.......
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It's time to really consider the merits of homecooked lunch boxes.
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Originally posted by Ä«Õß:¸ïÀë:
'A Straits Times check of 206 stalls at 14 food centres yesterday found that 15 have raised their prices permanently.'
only 15 stalls???
fuck la, that's minority leh...... don patronise them loh, mai jak buay si la.......
15 raised their prices over the new year period... the rest are going to or already have....
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
"everyday i look at my cpf statement, i feel rich you know."
Rings a bell? haha..It's definitely not me that said it.
Nor 90% of all Singaporeans when they look at their cpf statements.
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the situation at tampines mart really jialat.
there is a airconed food court and a non air con coffee shop. both owned by the same franchise.
they increased rentals even though a few of their units were vacant for long periods. it drove a few more stalls to close. and now they are renovating the air coned foodcourt.
the non airconed foodcourt is supposed to give us rebate for using the card but they are full of excuses.
there shouldnt be foodcourts in neighbourhoods. it drives prices up. this is especially bad when there's a franchise. how can whoever it is allow both the foodcourt and the coffeeshop be run by the same franchise? there is no competition.
PLEASE DO NOT BUILD FOODCOURTS IN NEIGHBOURHOODS. they should remain in the city.
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wah fucked up. Getting from bad to worse....i'm surprised the town council didnt step in to regulate these foodcourts.
Prata also getting screwed up. One kosong at jln kayu now costs $1.00. It's flour for fuck's sake!!!!
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
wah fucked up. Getting from bad to worse....i'm surprised the town council didnt step in to regulate these foodcourts.
Prata also getting screwed up. One kosong at jln kayu now costs $1.00. It's flour for fuck's sake!!!!
prata kosong at $1 ???!!!
then if add egg, mah $2.......................might as well add 50cents more and eat chicken rice better !
those FUCKING Ah Nehs' greed knows no bounds......................
their profit is more than 10,000%....................
even though i'm Indian...................i many years never eat pratas liao..................
i refuse to pay more than 60cents for kosong.................