SINGAPORE: A tourist received a pretty big shock when she was charged S$21 for mixed rice, and wondered in a social media post if it was a “typical scam” in Singapore. Furthermore, when she asked for a receipt, she was not given one.
Facebook user Yuu Chan, who is from Indonesia, posted about her expensive meal on the COMPLAINT SINGAPORE Facebook page on Thursday , including a photo of the stall, which she said is located in Lucky Plaza. “To my surprise, the total bill for that order is 21 SGD. When I asked for a receipt, they are not able to present it to me, reasoning that the POS system is broken and what I can see is only the calculator.”In a comment to her post, she added a picture of her meal and asked if this sort of pricing is “normal” for Singapore.
Ms Yuu also explained in a comment that she inquired about the price difference between what she was billed and what was posted at the stall. She added that they answered with: “They said not the same, what can we do then?”