Letter to the Editor: CDC e-vouchers go-where?

Dear Editor,

Sometimes I feel like the government is making us run in circles, like the song by Post Malone. They come up with some brilliant ideas, but their implementation is far from being practical. It often smacks of a government that has gone past its prime.

Recently, my parents encountered a bad situation with regard to CDC vouchers. The government announced that it’ll give every Singaporean household $100 vouchers to boost/support the faltering local hawker business.  In reality, it is nothing more than an eyewash.

Singapore Atrium Facebook Page put up several advertisements that CDC vouchers can be redeemed at their outlet. Firstly, I’m not sure if it can be classified as a hawker business. Secondly, when my parents went there, the staff rejected the vouchers and gave us the runaround.

Singapore Atrium Page shared the merchant link that accepts CDC Voucher, but when we went there, they told us either they didn’t accept or they are not aware.

My parents who are in their sixties had to go back and forth trying to redeem their voucher (CDC) with that information given but went home empty-handed.

I wish that the government can make this clearer about how the voucher can be redeemed. I would also expect companies advertising on Facebook to show more respect to the elderly.

Thank you.
Iza Aliza

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