Guest Guest Tissue Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 What is most people reaction ? A cook food restaurant in Hougang mall, we ordered Hor fun, each at $ 6.80 + 1 side dish $ 10.00, no tissue available nor serviett, but must buy tissue packet at $ 0.50 each. Chinese tea is $ 1.50 and Coke is $ 2.80 plus gst to the above. Food is self collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gaga Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, Guest Guest Tissue said: What is most people reaction ? A cook food restaurant in Hougang mall, we ordered Hor fun, each at $ 6.80 + 1 side dish $ 10.00, no tissue available nor serviett, but must buy tissue packet at $ 0.50 each. Chinese tea is $ 1.50 and Coke is $ 2.80 plus gst to the above. Food is self collection DON’T GO ! Let the restaurant close shop. In many country, tissue paper box and a free glass of water are what you’ll expect while you’re waiting for your meal to come to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tomato Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 In a city like Singapore, rental takes a substantial percentage (majority) of the business cost. Unless the price include premium prices for the food products, business operators has no choice but to use the cheapest, most inferior products to cook their food. This is on top of the demands by Sporeans to want their outside food to be cheap and affordable. As a result, the stuffs we eat out are usually not of good quality, and on top on that, we pay mostly for the operator's rental. To ensure their business costs are covered with some profits, most of the time, very few operators bothered how nice or terrible their prepared food is. (And this is also why tissues are either not given free or charged) To make things worse, Sporeans are not demanding at all when it comes to cooked food in Spore. Everything (include froze, preserved, unfresh, processed foods), as long as they are cheap, will be consumed with not many questions asked. My point is - if the authorities really want to make good affordable and nice, operating costs (namely rental) must be reduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vegeexpress Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 hougang mall....should be this ...100% automated...also must own pay and own order at entry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest What The... Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Yah and some restaurants serve you raw food, or make you cook it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GST Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 where is service , when it all self service.... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Free Tissues Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Lets Go : 1. ) Which outlets / cafes etc have free tissues ? 2. )which cafes and resturants charges tissues ? 1) MacDonalds, B King, most fast food.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest La mei zi Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 42 minutes ago, Guest What The... said: Yah and some restaurants serve you raw food, or make you cook it yourself. Yes, like those mala steamboat restaurants and still collect service charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fab Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Per lhl's advice, if restaurant is ex, eat at foodcourt, coffee shop or hawker center, or cook yourselves. Downgrade accordingly. Quote 鍾意就好,理佢男定女 never argue with the guests. let them bark all they want. 结缘不结怨 解怨不解缘 After I have said what I wanna say, I don't care what you say. 看穿不说穿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cannot refuse Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 I recalled many restaurants have this : 1) pickles - compulsory charge $ 3-5 2) Towels , paper - compulsory $0.50 - $3 per person 4) Tea - Chinese tea charge $ 1.00- $ 3,50 per person 5) @ Novena Lingzhi, Buffet about # 26+++ ( gst +10% + dunno what ) is charged a price with 1 soup, however if u take 2 soups steamboat, depends on how many people on the same table , each soup charge is $ 8 per person per table , so they always recommend u 2nd soup ( spicy or herbal soup )....do check your bill...this comes as surprise after ones finished its buffet meal....then the waitress will tell u, 1st soup is free, 2nd soup is chargeable, but u all already eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 娜娜娜娜 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Guest Guest Tissue said: What is most people reaction ? A cook food restaurant in Hougang mall, we ordered Hor fun, each at $ 6.80 + 1 side dish $ 10.00, no tissue available nor serviett, but must buy tissue packet at $ 0.50 each. Chinese tea is $ 1.50 and Coke is $ 2.80 plus gst to the above. Food is self collection I wont pay for those lo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorzguy Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Guest Guest Tissue said: What is most people reaction ? A cook food restaurant in Hougang mall, we ordered Hor fun, each at $ 6.80 + 1 side dish $ 10.00, no tissue available nor serviett, but must buy tissue packet at $ 0.50 each. Chinese tea is $ 1.50 and Coke is $ 2.80 plus gst to the above. Food is self collection Am a little confused. You wrote "must buy tissue packet at $0.50 each" - Do you mean the restaurant forced you buy, or they are selling the packet of tissues? At Chinese restaurants, if one doesn't want the pickles, braised peanuts, wet tissues etc - one can always tell the staff to take away those and it will not be charged. Drinks wise - always expensive and is the most profitable item for F&B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pay to eat Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Probably it will come a time, one has to pay for aircon in restaurant as you sits there , charge or arrival and departure time for the aircon one enjoy. Charge for seats duration used or even toilet used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YELLOW BIRD Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 15 minutes ago, Guest Pay to eat said: Probably it will come a time, one has to pay for aircon in restaurant as you sits there , charge or arrival and departure time for the aircon one enjoy. Charge for seats duration used or even toilet used It's already started some time back my dear. Those who chose to sit inside the air con premises will have to pay about $2 - $3 extra per dish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest takeaway Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 already u take away have to pay between $0.20 to $0.50 , for the food box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest see Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Guest Guest Tissue said: What is most people reaction ? tissue packet at $ 0.50 each. Chinese tea is $ 1.50 and Coke is $ 2.80 plus gst to the above. Food is self collection Tissue price is reasonable. Most coffee shop charge the same price per packet when you need it urgently. Chinese tea, depend whether is a cup or glass, if glass of tea than $1.50 should be reasonable. If just a small cup, than probably slightly expensive Coke: $2.80 is nearly 400% margin they earned. I don't encourage ordering soft drink in restaurant or cafe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 some cashiers purposely give you loose change when u give them $10 / $50, almost like 2-3$ in coins that they hope u leave every coin behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelyglobe Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 3 hours ago, fab said: Per lhl's advice, if restaurant is ex, eat at foodcourt, coffee shop or hawker center, or cook yourselves. Downgrade accordingly. Precisely, higher cost of living is because we want to enjoy life, going after the latest phone, travel a few times a year, staying in condo etc....bring your own tissue about 10 cents per pkt from ntuc, never buy a $1 mineral water at coffee shop instead get from ntuc at 30 cents.....lately i realised a number of normal eating places are charging extra egg at $1 each which is really ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ah Pek Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Guest takeaway said: already u take away have to pay between $0.20 to $0.50 , for the food box When I was younger I remember we bring our own metal carrier/container to hawkers/coffee shop to dabao food back. Now a lot of them don’t allow citing unhygienic reasons, of course they’ll then charge you the 20 cents for the ecologically unfriendly plastic container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sum1outhere_03 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 7 hours ago, Guest Guest Tissue said: What is most people reaction ? A cook food restaurant in Hougang mall, we ordered Hor fun, each at $ 6.80 + 1 side dish $ 10.00, no tissue available nor serviett, but must buy tissue packet at $ 0.50 each. Chinese tea is $ 1.50 and Coke is $ 2.80 plus gst to the above. Food is self collection Why go to restaurant if there are hawkers that sells cheaper and if there aren't much different? Unless there's a specific craving for the particular taste from the restaurant, then don't think there is a need to spend at a restaurant, unless there is too much money to burn Quote Will you be my valentine's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anchives Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 some charge for chilli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest echo95 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Is this really an issue? Most restaurant offers tissue as an option. If you don’t want to pay more, you have to bring at least your own tissue or hanky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Qianxi Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 1:55 PM, fab said: Per lhl's advice, if restaurant is ex, eat at foodcourt, coffee shop or hawker center, or cook yourselves. Downgrade accordingly. Yes. As a gay, we must also downgrade our taste as we get older. Old ppl can't be choosy w whatever left for u to suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scammster Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 I never understood what was the GST part of the meal at 22.50? In other countries they will annoy you buying roses. Overseas you can't go out with someone, lots of guys will actively force you to buy roses. Some can even put up a drama, some drama gays would be jealous off... Lucky here got not so many of these rose sellers. There is one annoying guy around Orchard Road, who will even try to sell roses, when you are having a beer with straight friends and ask you to buy for your friend. He is already so modern and advanced, already factoring in the gays, could be a gay couple isn't it. The uncles and aunties selling those tissue papers. I never bought any because I always scared it is a scam. I mean got some mafia behind them and actually the people selling the tissues are slave workers. I dun wanna support them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiacla Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 If i need, i will buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upshot Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 7 hours ago, JackQuinn said: A very stingy restaurant if you have to pay a sacket of tissue paper. It should for free, like in every normal restaurant. Seriously? Or have you taken that practice for granted? I have never heard of any rule to that imposed as mandatory. Places can do that as ADDED VALUE to draw business and enhance experience for sure. Many may choose to follow over the year but there are some who still don't. It happens. As with ALL THINGS IN LIFE we can't change to our expectation if you are not pleased, vote with your $$$$. Don't patronise again. Life's too short to waste and cause yourself indigestion walking out the food place. Quote ** Comments are my opinions, same as yours. It's not a 'Be-All-and-End-All' view. Intent's to thought-provoke, validate, reiterate and yes, even correct. Opinion to consider but agree to disagree. I don't enjoy conflicted exchanges, empty bravado or egoistical chest pounding. It's never personal, tribalistic or with malice. Frank by nature, means, I never bend the truth. Views are to broaden understanding - Updated: Nov 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auscent Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 I understand the cost of business but will not patronise places where money can be better spent. Power is within us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest auntie Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 8/22/2018 at 11:25 AM, Guest Guest Tissue said: What is most people reaction ? A cook food restaurant in Hougang mall, we ordered Hor fun, each at $ 6.80 + 1 side dish $ 10.00, no tissue available nor serviett, but must buy tissue packet at $ 0.50 each. Chinese tea is $ 1.50 and Coke is $ 2.80 plus gst to the above. Food is self collection Certainly not! I would leave restaurant, walk to the nearest pretend to be handicap or blind auntie and buy from her at S$ 2 per packet tissue paper...I expect even S$ 2.80 chicken rice stall at hawker to provide free tissue paper... Why cannot use receipt as tissue paper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cheepscate Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 8/22/2018 at 11:25 AM, Guest Guest Tissue said: What is most people reaction ? A cook food restaurant in Hougang mall, we ordered Hor fun, each at $ 6.80 + 1 side dish $ 10.00, no tissue available nor serviett, but must buy tissue packet at $ 0.50 each. Chinese tea is $ 1.50 and Coke is $ 2.80 plus gst to the above. Food is self collection This issue is so petty. If you are too stingy to buy the tissue paper, then buy at Fairprice and bring yourself. Even if annoying so many food outlets in lower price range not offering any tissue. Some places charge S$1 for ice water. And how about the pickles and soft peanut at some restaurant, S$3. Never eat still need pay. The same guy complaining here goes Karaoke and paying S$5 for ice water and other charges... In the end a shop owner has free tissue but the hor fun will cost S$7.50. What did you win??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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