The inflation of food prices in recent times has been the subject of many a complaint among Singaporeans.
Joining the ranks of heart-stopping hawker prices is a S$10 bowl of laksa, as witnessed by a woman who recently patronised a hawker stall in Chinatown.
Source: Michelin Guide, for illustration purposes only
She previously saw an older photo advertising the same item at just S$7.50.
To make things worse, the woman claimed that the stall owner refused to give her and her fellow diners an empty bowl.
The stall owner also allegedly showed a rude attitude and even quarrelled with her customers.
On Tuesday (19 Sep), a Facebook user took to the Complaint Singapore group to detail her mother’s experience at a famous laksa stall in Chinatown.
Source: Facebook
The OP’s mother and her friends ordered two bowls of laksa and were charged S$20, which equates to S$10 a bowl.
They felt that this wasn’t worth it for such a “small portion” that they claimed was “not even that nice”.
What’s more, the OP shared an old photo of the stall showing a bowl of laksa priced at S$7.50.
Source: Facebook
She noted that even if the photo was very old and taken long before inflation hiked up prices everywhere, S$10 was still too much. A check on Google Maps for newer photos do show that the laksa is now advertised as costing S$10 a bowl.
Source: Google Maps
After ordering the two bowls, the OP’s mum requested an extra empty bowl from the hawker.
The hawker allegedly not only refused to provide one but was also “showing attitude”.
The OP felt that her mother’s request was reasonable as they had already ordered from that exact same stall.
According to the OP, her mother and the stall owner then got into a quarrel over the latter’s purported rude attitude.
She alleged that the owner went as far as to shout, “If you think you are so good, you come and cook yourself.”
The OP called out this behaviour as “terribly unacceptable”, on top of laksa which she already considered overpriced.
She even questioned if the stall owner may have charged extra to cheat her mother just because she was nice, but a commenter confirmed the current price tag of S$10.
Another netizen criticised the price too, going so far as to say that she got “conned”. She also backed up the allegations of the hawker’s poor attitude.
Source: Facebook
MS News has reached out to the stall owner for comments and will update this article when they get back.
Also read: Customer Charged S$10.10 For Cai Png At Koufu Commonwealth Branch, Feels ‘Scammed’
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Featured image adapted from Google Maps and Facebook, image on the right for illustration purposes only.
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