Wheelchair bound woman forcing people to buy tissue

last SG · 2006-08-16T21:54:38+00:00

seriously, this sent me laughing!!

Mariner SG

Ok this is what happened. On 2 ocassions, 2 of my friends have been 'forced' to buy tissue from the similar wheelchair bound old woman. This is a rough idea of their conversation.
old woman: xiao di di! you buy tissue already?!!
friend: ... (no words came out of their mouths)
old woman: you haven buy?!? You must buy arh !?!

then she threw 3 packets of tissue on the table and my friends LL gave her the money.
- She's at XXX mrt station almost everyday. According to my mom, she lives in a 3 room flat, she lost 1 of her leg in an accident because she jay walked.
- My aunt saw her eating lunch costing $3 plus (she mumbling to herself saying they gave so little side dishes for what she paid). If she had to come out to earn a living selling tissue, do you think its logical of her spending $3+ on 1 meal when some other people with financial difficulties only eat 2 meals a day?
- A straits times reader also wrote to straits times complaining about her.

what do you think?

de_middle SG

I don’t think anyone can force anyone to buy something especially if its one leg less. Ur frens are either too weak or to submissive. I see who they are before doing a kind deed.

Mariner SG

true...i probably wont buy if its me

twiggies SG

Laughing

kalangkabo SG

how much she selling the tissue paper? $10 for 3 packets is it?

don't think so right? most of those tissue-paper-seller i've encountered
usually sell 3 packets for $1.
still expensive by supermarket standard lah...
but if can help, help lor... it's only $1 mah.
you think it's easy work going around selling tissue paper arh?

if you buay song then don't buy lor. don't think they will point knife at you right?

dragg SG

pester is a better word.

digicharat SG

she throw on the table, i will throw them back on the floor. depending on my mood, i may buy from her but i flip the $1 a few step away from her.

be grateful i never push her wheelchair around playing.

Urroh SG

Sometimes you can pity them la.. old, blind and handicapped, give them a dollar. Put yrself into their shoes, if you like that, cant work to feed yrself would you go ard sell tissues to earn some cash?? Neutral

markzz SG

I will go toilet, take out a roll of toilet paper, pass it to her and say:
"Nah, give u free stock to sell!"

Laughing

technoboy SG

Ever saw the indian woman selling tissue somewhere near heeren and cineleisure?

WTF! I saw her smoking behind the bushes! That's worse then eating a $3 meal!! Mad Mad Mad

My friend also saw her giving money to her daughter take cab!! Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad

shade343 SG

Daughter take cab is ok what. As long as she isnt the one.

But smoking.....I think not correct leh.

ditzy SG

She's a regular there, my male colleague knows that, if he bumps into her while lunching, he will give her a dollar irregardless, just so she won't pester him anymore. Laughing

photo_seeker SG

I've saw her lighting up too.

Not sure about the taking of cab part.

rathcycle SG

will be going to AMK mrt station to pay her a visit and teach her a lesson.

ditzy SG

Between 12 and 1 pm, she'll be at the hawker centre. Laughing

What you gonna do? Throw your N80 at her? I'll be there to catch.

rathcycle SG

someone once told me, if you in crowded place you sell tissue, you can get around 100-200 odd a day.

de_middle SG

wow i'm gonna switch profession soon Laughing

alexkusu SG

throw 50cents back at her for the tissues

TWE SG

She force you to buy her tissue ? Then you force her to buy your asshole lor Razz lol . Just shove your backside to her and wait for her to pay you lor .

monoslayer SG

den u go sell loh