In a post to popular Facebook page Voice Your Grievances, a netizen who goes by the name of Jafri Basron wrote about the “shameful price increase” of a well-known fried Kuay Teow hawker stall.
In his post on Tuesday (Jun 14), he added that the price was increased from S$3.50 to S$4.50 for a small plate and S$5.50 for a large plate of fried kuay teow. Moreover, he added that those prices were for noodles without egg. For those who wanted egg, they would have to add 50 cents, and those who wanted cockles would have to add another $2.
“From the establishment right to the humble hawker; EVERYONE SUCKS THE CONSUMER DRY”, Mr Basron wrote.
Netizens who commented on the post had mixed reactions, as some explained that the price increases were because of an increase in hawkers’ costs and were not always avoidable.
Here’s what they said:
In another post, one netizen wondered if an increase in food and beverage prices at hawker centres and coffee shops had anything to do with the initiative requiring diners to clear tables of dirty trays, crockery and litter after their meals.
In a post to popular Facebook group Umbrage Singapore on Sunday (May 22), a netizen who goes by the name of Edaswine Ng wrote about the price increase in hawker centres and food prices. In their post, they asked if others had noticed that food has increased by about 30 to 50 cents per plate, Otah has gone up by ten cents and that drink prices have increased by 10 to 20 cents per cup. /TISG