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Stories you might’ve missed, Sept 12
‘Really crazy prices! Mixed rice with fish at Jurong West costs S$12!’ — Netizen
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Photo: FB screengrab/Complaint Singapore[/caption]
A customer was surprised to pay S$8 for a piece of fish on his mixed rice, noting food prices are “really crazy.”
Facebook group Complaint Singapore member Sung Charles shared a photo of his meal purchased from Blk 504 Jurong West.
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Photo: FB screengrab/Complaint Singapore[/caption]
A customer was surprised to pay S$8 for a piece of fish on his mixed rice, noting food prices are “really crazy.”
Facebook group Complaint Singapore member Sung Charles shared a photo of his meal purchased from Blk 504 Jurong West.
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Woman shocked after Singapore salon charged her S$88 to just cut bangs (fringe) after initially offering free service collab
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A woman who was invited to collaborate with a hair salon; offering her free services in exchange for exposure, but ended up paying for the “most expensive haircut” of her life.
TikTok user Amanda Wong posted a video of her story on Sept 10, noting that the salon reached out to her, offering a one-time hair colour treatment and trim for a shout-out social media post of the company.
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Photo: TikTok screengrab/amanda01wong[/caption]
A woman who was invited to collaborate with a hair salon; offering her free services in exchange for exposure, but ended up paying for the “most expensive haircut” of her life.
TikTok user Amanda Wong posted a video of her story on Sept 10, noting that the salon reached out to her, offering a one-time hair colour treatment and trim for a shout-out social media post of the company.
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Video of safety officer severely scolding construction workers divides netizens over professionalism and welfare
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Photo: TikTok screengrab[/caption]
A video of a safety officer shouting at the top of his lungs at construction workers is circulating online, sparking a debate about whether this was professional behaviour or verbal abuse.
The video, uploaded on TikTok with over 980,000 views, shows a man wearing a blue helmet and shouting at the group of migrant workers standing in a line in front of him.
‘My family decided to increase 3-day vacation to 9 days; too expensive, should I just skip?’ — Netizen
A netizen who was tight on funds, especially after his family decided to increase a three-day vacation to a nine-day one, took to social media asking others if he should just skip the trip altogether.
In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers on Wednesday (Sep 7), the netizen wrote that his family wanted to visit Malaysia and had a long list of places they wanted to go to. They had planned to cross three states and stay in three different hotels.
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Uh-oh! SG TikToker shocked by insect infestation at Johor vacation flat
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Photo: TikTok screengrab/chellewmx[/caption]
We often go on vacation to get away from our problems, but what happens when new ones crop up?
One woman posted on TikTok about a “freaking gross experience” in Johor Bahru while on a recent holiday with her family.
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