A man took to social media to complain that he was charged 20 cents more for his breakfast order without being given a reason why.
In a Facebook post to popular page Complaint Singapore on Sunday (May 29), the man wrote: “I want to complain…why kopi C siew dai need to add 20cts”.
The man, who went by the name of Ahmad Syah, added that his was a dine-in order. He also noted that he was told that the additional 20 cents were imposed regardless of whether it was a take-away or dine-in order when he asked the cashier.
In his post, the man shared a photo of his receipt, without confirming where he ate at. Mr Ahmad however stated in the comments that he dined at a coffee shop. As per his receipt, he had a Signature Breakfast Set which was $2.60. It came with toasted bread, an egg and a cup of coffee (Kopi). Mr Ahmad was also charged twice for a ‘TA Cup’, presumably a takeaway cup, 10 cents each time.
Netizens in the comments speculated that Mr Ahmad was made to pay the extra money for the evaporated milk added to his Kopi C order. However, there were others who also explained that usually they were only charged 10 cents for the evaporated milk, but he was charged 20 cents.
Netizens added that the drinks usually included in the breakfast set were Kopi, Kopi O, Teh or Teh O (coffee, black coffee with sugar, tea, or plain tea with sugar) only. They wrote that because he wanted to change his drink to one outside the standard orders, he had to pay more. Some netizens who worked in coffee shops also weighed in on the matter.
Here’s what they said:
In April, tracking the prices of “Economical” Bee Hoon (fried noodles), one netizen pointed out the price jump, adding that he would starve to death soon if prices kept increasing.
In a post to Facebook group Voice Your Grievances, a netizen who goes by the name of Bob Sim writes: “Economical beehoon no longer econ”.
He shared a photo of a plate of bee hoon and noted the following price increases:
Beehoon 80 cents before, now $1.20
Vegetables were 30 cents before, now 70 cents
Egg 50 cents before, now 60 cents
Spring roll 80 cents before, now $1
“This plate used to be $2.40, now $3.50”, he added.
“I gonna starve to death soon if this goes on”, Mr Sim wrote.
‘Economical bee hoon no more econ(omical)’ — Netizen says as prices shoot up
The announcement from Finance Minister Lawrence Wong regarding the planned Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike in 2023 has sent many Food & Beverage (F&B) operators into a worried frenzy, with many increasing prices ahead of time to brace themselves.
A post on Facebook page SG Opposition by netizen Kelvin Pek showed a photo of a stall’s ‘Price Adjustment for Noodles’. Though the sign itself did not say if the prices were increased or decreased, the netizen who posted it – one by the name of Kelvin Pek – wrote that the noodles were increased from S$3.50 to S$3.80.
In his post, Mr Pek tagged Mr Wong and wrote: “Lawrence Wong, please tell Singaporean[s] what your anti profiting committee has done to ensure this hike, from $3.50 to $3.80 way before your GST hike, a mere 1% coming in 2023 has cause Singaporean to pay at least another 8% more as consumers”.
“So can you imagine what will the cost be in 2024 when another percent is raised? $4, $4.2? Is there even an anti profiting committee to begin with…”, he added.
Netizen points out yet another stall increased prices before GST hike been implemented