The_King Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Is economic rice really economical? That was the question posed by Stomper Disgruntled Customer after he was hit by a $17.02 bill for his meal at VivoCity's food court on Feb 12. He had ordered rice with four dishes from Jia Jia Le Cuisine at Food Republic. According to his receipt, the Stomper was charged $14.80 for fried rice, one vegetable and three meats. There was an additional 15% surcharge of $2.22 due to the festive season. However, the customer told Stomp that the four dishes he ordered were tofu, egg, sweet & sour pork, and beef. This matches photos that he shared, though the egg might have contained meat and therefore been considered a meat dish. The Stomper also felt 'forced' to get fried rice as there was no white rice option. Disgruntled Customer said: "Disappointment filled my stomach alongside the food. While I was expecting a typical $10 economic rice experience, I was hit with a $17.02 bill – a surprise fuelled by a 15% Chinese New Year surcharge and hidden dish costs. "Let's break it down: "The 15% CNY surcharge: I understand rising costs, including the 9% GST, but shouldn't these be accounted for in the regular pricing? Will there be surcharges for every major holiday? It feels unfair to burden customers solely during festive seasons. "Mystery Menu, Mystery Price: My four-dish order lacked transparency. Knowing individual dish prices would have helped to manage expectations and avoid such shock. "White Rice MIA: When 'economic' becomes 'exclusive', something is wrong. The lack of a white rice option, forcing a choice between fried rice and bee hoon, adds unnecessary cost, defeating the purpose of 'economic'." The Stomper also shared "lessons learnt" from the unpleasant experience. He added: "Ask First, Pay Later: Don't assume affordability in 'economic rice' stalls. Ask for individual dish prices to avoid surprises. "Transparency Matters: Hawkers, displaying individual dish prices can build trust and avoid unpleasant surprises for customers." Disgruntled Customer also gave his "final verdict", explaining: "This was my first and last visit to Jia Jia Le Cuisine. While I support hawkers, exorbitant pricing and hidden costs undermine the concept of 'economic'. "Transparency and reasonable pricing are key to winning customers, not just during festive seasons. "Perhaps VivoCity's Food Republic needs to re-evaluate the true meaning of 'economic rice' for the benefit of both customers and hawkers." 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpigoink Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 vivocity check. food republic check. ok noted. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 28 minutes ago, pigpigoink said: vivocity check. food republic check. ok noted. It’s like these idiots live in cave. They deserve it 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeenut Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Who are these people sia - how they become adult in Singapore?! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 4 minutes ago, coffeenut said: Who are these people sia - how they become adult in Singapore?! not everyone who born become adult 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) Vivo can jiak curry katsu rice for less than tat Fugging funny to know there's ppl who go food republic to jiak cai png... Edited February 13 by XianGe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeenut Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 4 minutes ago, The_King said: not everyone who born become adult Just now watch a Coconut video - made this gif from there 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 food republic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, The_King said: not everyone who born become adult Like kurt tay @noobmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobmaster Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Just now, ManOfTheHour said: Like kurt tay @noobmaster at least this one feel the pain the other one whole day say finansher pobem but still eat almost 20 bucks fast food meals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Cny eve to 3rd day of cny is best go eat fast food. Or else sure kena chop carrots at kopitiam/food court. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannotTahanLiao Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Kamgong go order 3 meat. Of course ex la bodoh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_O Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) these are the dumb ass people who believed GST is to help the poor. Your HDB value becomes 0 when vote oppo. Healthly no need wear mask. CDC vouchers is to help you tide over the inflation that they have caused. Edited February 15 by Coffee_O 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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