arguably, only food (hawker and foodcourt) is still reasonably
priced. the nasi lemak stall i frequent in hougang still sell it to
me @ $2.50 fully loaded.
i was in singapore 3 weeks ago and had wanted a replacement
asics kayano runner. even in queensway, i couldn't get a good price
for it. i ended up buying it in (of all places) tokyo last week
while on work as the pricing is comparative to singapore. what
swayed me was i get a whole lot service and freebies (free
computerized foot scan and analysis, 2010 runner's diary thrown in
& 2 free asics limited edition tokyo marathon tote bag) at the
asics store in harajuku. in singapore, the chap just want to push
the asics shoes in my face and ask me to buy.
even in uniqlo store in japan sell stuff for cheaper than in
singapore. you could actually find wool sweaters, jeans, tee for
under US$15.
my indian friend who visited singapore in november 2009 also
complained about prices in singapore while on a 3 day holiday trip
in singapore. but his worst experience was he got `flicked' a$400
in the 4 star hotel he's staying when the cleaner went to clean the
room. he could not resolved it satisfactorily with the hotel and
just put it to his bad luck.
