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To keep up with inflation, some hawkers in Singapore are charging extra for items such as additional chilli sauce, and even iced water, perplexing diners. Yet another customer has been left baffled by these charges. Last Saturday (May 27), a customeDessert stall at Marine Parade charges $2.60 for empty bowl, diner finds it unreasonable
To keep up with inflation, some hawkers in Singapore are charging extra for items such as additional chilli sauce, and even iced water, perplexing diners. Yet another customer has been left baffled by these charges. Last Saturday (May 27), a customer wrote in to Lianhe Zaobao, sharing his unusual experience at Marine Parade Food Centre. The man and his friends were having dessert there and wanted to share some cheng tng dessert with an elderly diner, so he asked the stall holder for an empty bowl. To his surprise, he was told he had to pay $2.60 for it. «That was the first time I'd encountered something like this. I'd understand if [the extra charge] was for takeaways, but for an empty bowl, it's unreasonable,» he wrote. Read more