Hawkers pledge to keep prices steady
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Mar 26, 2011 - Straits Times
Stallholders in Aljunied GRC do this voluntarily till Dec 31, to support retail price watchdog
FOR the past 20 years, Mr Ng Boo Leng, 48, owner of Dragon Prawn Noodle, has been selling his signature prawn noodles at $2 a bowl.
Despite rising inflation, he has no plans to increase his prices.
On Saturday morning, he received a personal 'thank you' from Aljunied GRC MP Cynthia Phua, who went around to his stall and 45 others at the Hainanese Village Centre, a market and food centre on Hougang Avenue 1. She was there to thank them for their voluntary pledge to keep their food prices constant till Dec 31 this year.
Said Mr Ng in Mandarin: 'I've been selling prawn noodles for so long, so I have many regular customers. I had to reduce the number of prawns in my noodles, but my customers know that I still promise quality.'
Hawkers have blamed the rising cost of ingredients and fuel for them increasing their prices, while patrons have complained about having to cope with inflation too.
Said Madam Phua: 'The stallholders really don't need to, but for them to make this commitment, I'm really very happy, because the residents will benefit. I believe this is where, in the community itself, it shows that everyone plays a part.'
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Some stalls have already raise their prices by at least 20 cents already.
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Bravo to this hawker
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can't really say why those $mil making GLC still continue their pricing upward.
greed has no boundary.
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Unfortunately most of the restaurants/food court stall holders are not doing the same thing.. lol..
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NTUC Foodfare just opened a new food court at Clementi Mall... Prices range from $3.30 - $8.00 ... average price is about $5.00 for food...
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
NTUC Foodfare just opened a new food court at Clementi Mall... Prices range from $3.30 - $8.00 ... average price is about $5.00 for food...
NTUC is expensive.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
NTUC is expensive.
What to do since they have the backup of the white elephants. -
Originally posted by Junyang700:
NTUC Foodfare just opened a new food court at Clementi Mall... Prices range from $3.30 - $8.00 ... average price is about $5.00 for food...
$8 ?
korean food?
Jap food?
or wat?
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wow...
e MIWs becoming superman to tar inflation instead of facing it and thinking of how to increase everyone's wages.
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I was at my fave carrot cake stall this morning when she gave out those stickers, when she left the stall, the stallholder took off the sticker and wanted to tear it up, before putting it back again with a very black face blacker than the chai tow kuey he cooks.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
I was at my fave carrot cake stall this morning when she gave out those stickers, when she left the stall, the stallholder took off the sticker and wanted to tear it up, before putting it back again with a very black face blacker than the chai tow kuey he cooks.
Look like he was forced by the MP?
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Majority of the stall holders will up their prices definately especially with so many incidents all around the worlds.
Really delighted to heard that there are stalls that wont go for price hike. The govt should follow their examples too. Isnt it?
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Really delighted to heard that there are stalls that wont go for price hike. The govt should follow their examples too. Isnt it?
tan ku ku.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
tan ku ku.
That is what I dont like about them.They praised the pple, they shake hand with the pple, saying good things....and yet they themselves do that....just like smiling tiger holding a dagger.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
That is what I dont like about them.They praised the pple, they shake hand with the pple, saying good things....and yet they themselves do that....just like smiling tiger holding a dagger.
that's becos many of the Sgreans are daft.
anyway good people are leaving PAP incl Lily Neo.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
that's becos many of the Sgreans are daft.
anyway good people are leaving PAP incl Lily Neo.
Lily Neo quiting the Pap?What's happen?
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Lily Neo quiting the Pap?What's happen?
she's not going for this GE, enough of talking to a wall.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
she's not going for this GE, enough of talking to a wall.
That is a bad news.Lily Neo is so well like to the pple.
I saw her several times, shake hand with her, took pictures with her too.
Now, she back out, without giving any particular reasons?
Sadly, something not right going on in Jalan Besar?
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Originally posted by likeyou:
That is a bad news.Lily Neo is so well like to the pple.
I saw her several times, shake hand with her, took pictures with her too.
Now, she back out, without giving any particular reasons?
Sadly, something not right going on in Jalan Besar?
dunno but her Kim Seng now in Tg Pagar.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
dunno but her Kim Seng now in Tg Pagar.
Tg Pagar is Mm Lee turf. -
The hawker very good.
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Said Mr Ng in Mandarin: 'I've been selling prawn noodles for so long, so I have many regular customers. I had to reduce the number of prawns in my noodles, but my customers know that I still promise quality.'
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This is ALSO EQUIVALENT 2 increase
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PRICE all INCREASE. only SALARY BO INCREASE.
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can we also keep the ministerial salaries steady and then thank them? The prawn noodle seller must be earning peanuts.