SINGAPORE: Mother's Day is on Sunday and as Channel
NewsAsia’s news team found out, children are splurging on their
beloved mums, many ahead of the actual day.
One new gift for the new mum is beauty treatments.
Some salons said business is up 20 per cent in the month of May,
mostly because of Mother's Day packages.
Many customers bring their mothers along for the treatments with
some doing so two weeks back.
Beauty treatment packages can cost between S$1,000 and
S$6,000.
Another favourite is flowers.
Florists said sales are generally up some 20 per cent during
Mother's Day with many ensuring their prices remain
unchanged.
And what's a Mother's Day celebration without food?
Unlike last year, restaurants said reservations were slow until
last week, when it started to pick up.
Chris Hooi, executive director, Dragon Phoenix Restaurant, said:
"With the opening of the two IRs, the industry faced some
competition because there's a new destination to celebrate Mother's
Day. Therefore, restaurants and credit card companies are coming up
with a lot of value-added packages to attract
customers."
- CNA/vm