Pricey hawker fare - eight mini fishballs for $6

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->MY DAUGHTER bought me a ticket to enjoy Cinderella On Ice at the Esplanade Theatre.
I was there at about 6.30pm, just in time for dinner as the show started at 8pm. So I went to the only nearby open-air hawker centre to order a bowl of fishball soup. A hefty young man told me I could have five fishballs for $4 or eight for $6. I succumbed and ordered what I hoped would be the most expensive quality fishballs in my life, forgoing the quantity at other food centres.
To my dismay, a big bowl came to my table with soup up to the brim, a few slices of canned shredded button mushroom, a leaf of lettuce and eight tasteless mini fishballs easily obtainable at any supermarket.
My question is, was I overcharged or did I get a fair deal?
Rowland Koh



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[Watchman]

Idiots !!!!!

 

[Katana]

Half of $6 if not more goes to S-REITs!

 

[Watchman]

Yup ! Rental rental .

 

[ahbohthen]

alamak can choose not to eat one what, he already know is 8 for $6.

 

[Char_Azn]

If that idiot was there at 6.30 he could have easily gone to anywhere nearby e.g Marina Square or Suntec, even Bugis Junction food court, have his dinner and make it back in time for the show.

 

[saratogas]

Stop complaining lah, visit Opera food court at ION Orchard! $8 for a plate of Hokkien mee and $5.80 for a plate of Chicken lice!

A man have to EAT!

 

[cooleo]

Stop complaining lah, visit Opera food court at ION Orchard! $8 for a plate of Hokkien mee and $5.80 for a plate of Chicken lice!

A man have to EAT!

$8 for hawker fare?!

YAO SIU TO THE MAX!!​

 

[hairylee]

The hawker did not overcharge them. The Landlord overcharge the hawker.

 

[Wang Ye]

The damn fool knowingly overpaid and now he complain?

 

[Wang Ye]

$8 for hawker fare?!

YAO SIU TO THE MAX!!​

$4 for the food, $4 for the HIGH CLASS environment.

 

[haosengkia]

its a deal or no deal question

choose to eat then pay for it

 

[shelltox]

$8 for hawker fare?!

YAO SIU TO THE MAX!!​

Bro, it not hawker fare anymore, it is highclass hawker food serve not by hawkers.

 

[cooleo]

Bro, it not hawker fare anymore, it is highclass hawker food serve not by hawkers.

Those people at foodcourt worse than hawkers. Foodcourt cooks are just paid monthly salaries to cook, they don't own the stall.