Last week, we heard about a man being charged $11 for Economic Rice , which left netizens wondering if it was “Inflation or robbery?”. This week, a man complained that he was charged $9 for the economic rice at Henderson Market.
Sharing a photo of his food, Mr Li wrote: “2 eggs, 1 pork cutlet, 1 sesame chicken. 9 SGD! Not even fish, prawn or seafood”. In the comments, when asked by a netizen if the stallholder advised Mr Li of the prices before he bought his food, Mr Li responded: “Every day you ate your regular meal at the regular place at the regular price. Then one day without you knowing, they increase [the] price. You walk in expecting the same but got a shock? Fair. They claim rising costs to justify [an] increase in selling price.
Last week, a customer thought it was too much to pay S$11 for cai png or economy rice with fish at a hawker centre. Members from the online community confirmed unanimously that the meal was a ripoff.