ANDES by Astons offers S$0.20 grilled chicken on 19 May
ANDES by Astons offered a grilled chicken deal for just S$0.20 yesterday (19 May), sending Singaporeans into a queueing frenzy.
The one-day promotion is part of Astons’ 20th anniversary promotion, with various deals across 20 days from 15 May to 3 June.
Source: Astons Singapore on Facebook
Long queue forms outside ANDES outlets before opening
Posts and videos on social media showed Singaporeans engaging in their ‘famous pastime’ for a chance at the thrifty meal.
The queueing began before opening hours, with a HardwareZone user showing a photo of about 60 people already waiting outside ANDES at Woods Square in Woodlands.
Source: Jian19 on HardwareZone
There was still an hour to go before the outlet opened at 11.30am.
The OP checked back at around 4pm and found the queue still going strong with over 60 people.
A video by ‘simideals’ at the Changi City Point ANDES outlet at 6pm showed a queue that wound around several shops on the same level.
Source: simideals on TikTok
Content creator ‘The Singapore Arab’ brought his family to the Downtown East outlet, only to find the queue winding around the entire restaurant.
Source: thesingaporearab on TikTok
“Singaporeans when it comes to great discount,” he jokingly wrote in the video.
He had initially assumed the deal to be S$2 per chicken and was pleasantly surprised to find it even cheaper.
Source: thesingaporearab on TikTok
Queue at Chai Chee outlet reportedly 2-3 hours long
At the IMM mall in Jurong East, the line was so long that it took over 30 seconds of walking before the person capturing the video reached the front.
Source: angelnarin on TikTok
A Facebook user reported the Chai Chee outlet had a “super long” queue at 5.55pm that stretched to at least two hours.
Source: Facebook
However, they added that the outlet was small, which could have contributed to the longer duration.
Several netizens also wondered how people had time to line up for hours on a weekday.
Source: Hardware Zone
While this promotion is over, Astons has other S$0.20 deals lined up over the coming fortnight:
- 21 May & 28 May: Classic Prawn Noodles at East Treasure Speciality Prawn Noodle (Joo Chiat)
- 23 May: Half-pint of beer at The Ranch Steakhouse & Bar (Purvis Street)
- 26 May: S$0.20 per piece of Nigiri and Gunkan sushi at AJI ICHI Sushi Bar (Changi Airport T4)
- 27 May & 3 June: One-piece Fried Chicken and Mashed Potato at Chic-A-Boo (All outlets)
- 31 May: Gyu Don at Bizen Okayama Wagyu Steakhouse (Bugis)
- 2 June: S$0.20 per piece of Ebi Tempura at Tempura Bar (SingPost Centre)
The full list of promotions can be found on Astons’ website here.
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Featured image adapted from Jian19 on Hardware Zone and angelnarin on TikTok.
