Customer asked to wait while PHV driver buys 4D ticket
A post on the Complaint Singapore Facebook page showing the conversation between a PHV driver and a customer has left many netizens amused.
After accepting the customer’s request for a ride, the driver asked the customer if they could wait while he purchased a 4D lottery ticket.
The customer was evidently displeased with the driver’s bizzarre request.
PHV driver asks customer to wait while he buys 4D
A Facebook user posted a screenshot of the exchange on Sunday (28 April).
Their chat started with an auto-generated message notifying the customer of the PHV driver’s arrival.
Source: Complaint Singapore on Facebook
The driver then sent a follow-up message stating, “I am on my way. Please wait for me”.
After a few minutes, the driver sent another message, asking the customer if they could wait five minutes.
Before the customer could respond, the driver replied,
I go buy 4D.
Unamused by the driver’s request, the customer stated that they were in a hurry and advised the driver not to buy a lottery ticket after accepting a passenger’s reques
It is unclear if the ride was cancelled after the conversation.
Netizens ridicule driver for honest request
After reading the conversation, many Facebook users were amused by the driver’s request, saying they would not have been as honest.
Source: Facebook
Others speculated that he may have been “lying” as it can be near-impossible to purchase a 4D ticket in under five minutes.
Source: Facebook
However, most commended the driver’s honesty and told the customer to let the situation go.
Source: Facebook
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Featured image adapted from Complaints Singapore on Facebook and TheSmartLocal. Picture on the right is for illustration purposes only.Â
