The_King Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 From $9.80 fruit juice to $24 nasi padang, there have been countless complaints about the increase in food and drink prices across the island. But expensive plain water? In a Facebook post on Thursday (May 11), a user who goes by the name Kong MaLa shared that she had purchased a cup of iced water from a stall at Amoy Street Food Centre on the same day at 1.30pm. She had expected this to cost less than 50 cents. "Before Covid-19, most places charge [water] from 30 cents, to 40 cents to 50 cents," she said. So, she got a rude shock when the drink seller passed her back 60 cents in change after she paid with a $2 note. "That's a whopping $1.40 for ice water and it's more expensive than buying mineral water, coffee or tea," she lamented. In the comments, some netizens agreed with Kong. One theorised that the stall may be taking advantage of the hot weather to increase prices. PHOTO: Facebook/Screengrab/Kong However, some felt the drink seller may have returned her the wrong change. Another added that some drink stalls do charge 60 cents to a dollar for drinking water. PHOTO: Facebook/Screengrab/Kong AsiaOne has reached out to Kong for more details. On Google reviews, AsiaOne found that the stall has a 4.8 star rating with a total of 13 reviews. The lowest rating is four stars. PHOTO: Screengrab/Google reviews While none of these reviews mentioned the price of the stall's plain water, many praised their ginger coffee and tea. Two years ago, one woman also mentioned that the tea there cost just $1. PHOTO: Screengrab/Google reviews Last December, a man was shocked after he was charged 50 cents for plain water, taking to Facebook to ask if it was meant to be this expensive. However, the drink stall owner shared his side of the story to Shin Min Daily News then and said that he was "forced" to increase the price from 40 cents to 50 cents to keep up with the times. "Recently, prices have risen sharply and everyone knows that water and electricity bills have increased," the 60-year-old said, adding that he also has to factor in payment for services such as boiling water and washing of cups. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 I take my own nalgene 1 litre water bottle where ever i go. Been using that water bottle more than 8 years only replacing the bottle cap once. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, chamfer said: I take my own nalgene 1 litre water bottle where ever i go. Been using that water bottle more than 8 years only replacing the bottle cap once. same water bottle. want kopi, tea, etc.. i go home make myself 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, chamfer said: I take my own nalgene 1 litre water bottle where ever i go. Been using that water bottle more than 8 years only replacing the bottle cap once. Same i bring my Kleen Kanteens everywhere. Some dents but easy to clean. Last 10 yrs liao. Only need to change rubber gasket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 8 hours ago, ManOfTheHour said: Same i bring my Kleen Kanteens everywhere. Some dents but easy to clean. Last 10 yrs liao. Only need to change rubber gasket The rubber gasket buy where Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 26 minutes ago, The_King said: The rubber gasket buy where I buy from amazon from a family business. Cheaper than kleen kanteen brand and it fits just as well you search on lazada shopee shld be able to find for other brands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 41 minutes ago, ManOfTheHour said: I buy from amazon from a family business. Cheaper than kleen kanteen brand and it fits just as well you search on lazada shopee shld be able to find for other brands Amazon sg or amazon us? What the business name? Mine is the 30oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 25 minutes ago, The_King said: Amazon sg or amazon us? What the business name? Mine is the 30oz Amazon US Cant link for some reason. Impressa. Screenshot attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, ManOfTheHour said: Amazon US Cant link for some reason. Impressa. Screenshot attached Many thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, The_King said: Many thanks Np. Everything made in china. Sure can find at taobao too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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