pay or eat first?

last SG · 2006-04-14T17:59:20+00:00

I enjoy eating and patroning Msian coffe shops and cafe, they practice such policy as eat first and pay later ,most of them> except some taht follow the...

aries01 SG

Just curious whether anyone thought about this before?

In several places in Singapore, you get to eat first and you pay later after you are done eating. Other places requires you to pay first then you can eat. Which actually is better? Or which is of better customer service?

Actually at a place at bukit timah road, "al-ahmin" (is that how you spell?) is a 24-hour stall. Most of the time, me and my friends would go there to makan dinner or supper...And the system is to order first and go to the counter and pay once you are finished.
At times, we would forget to pay and just go home...and seriously, they don't even know...darn stupid system they have...

mhcampboy SG

think they are too rich to bother abt the system. the owner son use to be in my camp…and everyday drive merc to camp…rich liao…

^tamago^ SG

it seems like the muslim or indian-muslim coffeeshops i go to follow the eat first, pay later idea. even the cheese prata shop at clementi rd near nus also follows the same thing. prehaps it's their way of business. but they are actually quite smart at identifying who has paid and who has not. i guess urs is an isolated case ba.

of cos, restaurants also are usually eat first, pay later.

for chinese stall owners, they tend not to follow this principle cos they prefer to work smarter, and with less trust.

R3SsH|n SG

mid night curry at kovan road oso is eat first pay later...

hmm...if you eat first pay later...u tend to order more while eating..the other way...nope...
like macDonald...if u order a meal...you tend to not order more things after that...

digicharat SG

i have seen ah pui kept ordering food again and agin after he finished each order at macdonalds.
the more i saw him coming back with new orders the more i got disgusted.

SexyChin SG

What did he eat? Laughing

ditzy SG

yi shou jiao qian yi shou jiao huo. Laughing

shandower SG

Better to pay up when you get your food. Mr. Green

coffeeortea SG

well.. they go by system of integrity, and you cheat them = you cheat yourself.

my dad knows the boss very well though,

always go there for supper.

CoolMyth SG

For owners, pay first better.

For eaters, eat first dun pay the best. Laughing

Aveme SG

well i prefer pay first,eat later so that i will know exactly what i will be paying for.Eg going to restuarant,after eating,then you know you are charged additional stuff at ++ and since already finished eating have to pay up even thou you actually did not need those things

dinky1409 SG

I think they best system is pay first then give receipt or something. Convenient for the customer. Just left to makan and then ciao. Owner also never lose any money. Got receipt so the owner cannot kpkb and try to cheat say haven't pay when the customer already pay.
Aiyah but some owners think pay later is more convenient for the customers and they give the hint that they trust the customer lor..

kaobeikaobu SG

maybe it's also quite troublesome for many muslims, who usually eat using their hands, to wash their hands after handling the notes. Crying or Very sad

Xcert SG

Would U feel less disgusted if its a skinny guy instead? Laughing Mr. Green Rolling Eyes

er_liang89 SG

if the food there is really very nice, I don't mind paying first

alkaiden SG

yes

klishcia SG

Pay first will be better, if i didnt pay i'll feel guilty of cheating the stall owner money. Neutral

Dead_Man_Inc SG

Originally posted by aries01:
Just curious whether anyone thought about this before?

In several places in Singapore, you get to [b]eat first and you pay later after you are done eating. Other places requires you to pay first then you can eat. Which actually is better? Or which is of better customer service?

Actually at a place at bukit timah road, "al-ahmin" (is that how you spell?) is a 24-hour stall. Most of the time, me and my friends would go there to makan dinner or supper...And the system is to order first and go to the counter and pay once you are finished.
At times, we would forget to pay and just go home...and seriously, they don't even know...darn stupid system they have...[/b]

its not stupid

they are just putting trust into ur hands

FBI SG

i think they want u to b automatic la..

Simon Dean SG

KNN!! I kenna before sia at NEW STATION @ Far East plaza top floor.After paying for my salted fish fried rice after it came, the person accused me of not paying after i left.I stopped patronising that stall ever since.