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Tempers flared at the exclusive event as partygoers waited over an hour at the valet for their cars.
By Cara Van Miriah
Trouble brewed when the valets could not find some of the cars keys kept in a white cabinet at the valet station. In some cases, the matching ticket stubs were tagged to the wrong keys. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
THEY arrived in style but left in shambles. Billed as one of the most glamorous Grand Prix parties, the Stylo Fashion Grand Prix (SFGP) Singapore at the Mercedes-Benz Centre on Friday was wrecked at the end.
Things turned ugly at the red carpet when guests waited more than an hour for the event's valet service to pick up their cars.
The holdup: Misplaced car keys and missing vehicles.
It was supposed to be a simple process: hand your numbered ticket to the valet, and he'll get your car keys and drive the vehicle out of the carpark to the red carpet.
Trouble brewed when the valets could not find some of the cars keys kept in a white cabinet at the valet station. In some cases, the matching ticket stubs were tagged to the wrong keys.
At 11pm, partygoers then crowded the valet station desperately trying to locate their keys in the cabinet.
The valets then separated several sets of ticket stubs and keys from the cabinet and displayed them on the ground so as guests could identify the keys themselves.
In a fit of anger, a few guests hurled vulgaries at the valets. One even pushed an event signage to the ground, which was then prominently displayed before the Mercedes-Benz Centre on Alexandra Road.
Three hours later - at 1.45am - about 15 guests were still waiting for their cars. A Stylo spokesman estimated that some 100 guests were affected.
The event, which ended at 2am, left a sour taste for the glam crowd.
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Tempers flared at the exclusive event as partygoers waited over an hour at the valet for their cars.
By Cara Van Miriah
Trouble brewed when the valets could not find some of the cars keys kept in a white cabinet at the valet station. In some cases, the matching ticket stubs were tagged to the wrong keys. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
THEY arrived in style but left in shambles. Billed as one of the most glamorous Grand Prix parties, the Stylo Fashion Grand Prix (SFGP) Singapore at the Mercedes-Benz Centre on Friday was wrecked at the end.
Things turned ugly at the red carpet when guests waited more than an hour for the event's valet service to pick up their cars.
The holdup: Misplaced car keys and missing vehicles.
It was supposed to be a simple process: hand your numbered ticket to the valet, and he'll get your car keys and drive the vehicle out of the carpark to the red carpet.
Trouble brewed when the valets could not find some of the cars keys kept in a white cabinet at the valet station. In some cases, the matching ticket stubs were tagged to the wrong keys.
At 11pm, partygoers then crowded the valet station desperately trying to locate their keys in the cabinet.
The valets then separated several sets of ticket stubs and keys from the cabinet and displayed them on the ground so as guests could identify the keys themselves.
In a fit of anger, a few guests hurled vulgaries at the valets. One even pushed an event signage to the ground, which was then prominently displayed before the Mercedes-Benz Centre on Alexandra Road.
Three hours later - at 1.45am - about 15 guests were still waiting for their cars. A Stylo spokesman estimated that some 100 guests were affected.
The event, which ended at 2am, left a sour taste for the glam crowd.
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