Hi there! In the midst of the durian frenzy this season,  I would like to share my bad experience with this particular durian stall that I patronised a week ago.

And this was the letter that I sent to them.. which till now, I have no reply and this is really upsetting me.

Dear whom-it-may-concern,

I would like to express my utter disappointment in the durians that you sell. My supposed happy occasion turned out unhappy instead, after purchasing and eating the durians which we bought from your Trading 717 Durians, Serangoon branch at Highland Centre.

On sunday, after our dinner, we decided to drop by at your outlet after having cravings for durians and after hearing rave ratings of your stall, very excitedly, we approaced one of your staff and starting selecting the durians. We noticed that he was opening up the small durians, which were in a basket, for us. My father was certain that small durians would not have many seeds and asked your staff who reassured us that the durians would have many seeds. Hence, we did not pursue the matter further and bought six durians home for 55 dollars.

Upon reaching home, feeling excited, we started eating the durians. However, what we got was PATHETIC. Each durian has at most 5, SMALL seeds, and the least we got was shockingly, only 3 seeds for a durian which we paid an average of 9 dollars each. That would mean that each SMALL seed cost about 3 dollars. We could have easily gotten 3 durians for 10 dollars at other stalls but decided to buy the durians at your stall after getting commendations.

However, we were utterly disappointed, not only with the durians we bought but also with your staff who picked the durians for us. The least we could expect from him is HONESTY. He, I believe, being an experienced durian handler, would have the basic knowledge of the number of durian seeds in a durian. I would definitely not recommend your stall to my friends after this incident.

Thank you.

Regards,

Amelia

So if you people out there are looking for really good durians.. I would not recommend this stall and in fact there are many other stalls, not as popular though, selling durians as cheap as 10 cents each! And in fact, after this incident, feeling unjust, I went around sourcing for good cheap durians and got a few at 1 dollar each and they were really good!

Enjoy eating durians!

and u registered just to post this shit? for fuck's sake it's just durians! u should have followed me to pagoh last sunday for a durian feast. rm25 eat all u want. got d13, mao wang, ang bak, and many more. u stupid lah

it's inside, can't see, who will know?

if u opened and found 10 seeds, would u be spamming forums to praise it?

if want to eat, then 大方  a bit lah

Originally posted by newcomer:

and u registered just to post this shit? for fuck's sake it's just durians! u should have followed me to pagoh last sunday for a durian feast. rm25 eat all u want. got d13, mao wang, ang bak, and many more. u stupid lah

How would TS know you are going to pagoh last sunday?   U stupid lah, ha ha ha  

ytd hubby buy 3 durians from toa payoh blk 22 for $10

got alot of seeds & fruits were tasty & nice

really worth the price

i love eating durian seeds..more seed the better, thx for telling me the location, i go buy now

haha u complaining to which gov office or mnc...

stil email somemore...

go straight back to them and kb right in their face liaoz...

of cos they wun reply ur email lah..

omg..

Lame post... natural stuffs and not transparent some more... Can your father guarantee that you are a son when he planted the seed? Common sense... Might as well go buy those already opened and packed in styrofoam box...

sent email also must make sense... 

Originally posted by Fantagf:

How would TS know you are going to pagoh last sunday?   U stupid lah, ha ha ha  

how can u say i stupid? u very rude leh.

Originally posted by newcomer:

how can u say i stupid? u very rude leh.

No lah, not rude leh, I just followed what you said to the TS.   U not rude right to say that to TS.   

Originally posted by caleb_chiang:

Lame post... natural stuffs and not transparent some more... Can your father guarantee that you are a son when he planted the seed? Common sense... Might as well go buy those already opened and packed in styrofoam box...

LOL planted the seed..

but most sellers should know whether the durians have got alot of meat or not ma.. sounds like a carrot being chopped again. haha still feedback using email.. got company website?

Originally posted by Fantagf:

No lah, not rude leh, I just followed what you said to the TS.   U not rude right to say that to TS.   

ya cause ts rightly deserved it. for u is just kapo. mai cha lah

Originally posted by newcomer:

ya cause ts rightly deserved it. for u is just kapo. mai cha lah

OK, I see you deserved it.    mai chway tai chee lah.

If you are willing to spend you wont be disappointed.I had two top quality  durians for the cost of S$100 last year while in Singapore so I happy and the durian seller lagi happy.

thank god i hate durians

Originally posted by Short Ninja:

If you are willing to spend you wont be disappointed.I had two top quality  durians for the cost of S$100 last year while in Singapore so I happy and the durian seller lagi happy.

fwah lao! wat durian u eat sial? planted on the soils of lky house?

Originally posted by newcomer:

fwah lao! wat durian u eat sial? planted on the soils of lky house?

By brother in law bought them from Paya Lebar he said that they were the best of the best.Yah the seeds were planted by men in white and LKY himself smelled and open them with his durian knife>LOL

wah no wonder so exp... hahahaahahah. even if he shoved the liu lian up his arse and give u eat oso very tasty rite? more pungent.

Originally posted by newcomer:

wah no wonder so exp... hahahaahahah. even if he shoved the liu lian up his arse and give u eat oso very tasty rite? more pungent.

Ha ha ha.   YOu funny funny.   Humorous.  

Originally posted by newcomer:

wah no wonder so exp... hahahaahahah. even if he shoved the liu lian up his arse and give u eat oso very tasty rite? more pungent.

Yes,that is how crazy durian lovers are the more pungent the more better leh.

durian is one of "hottest" fruit in singapore. 3 for $20 is like already very common at alot places le. maybe got to say is u suay meet those time of seller lo. instead normally when u purchase a durian. they always open for u to see de ma. u nvr check?

next time purchasing durians. u can request for them to pack it in a styrofoam box for u lo den can see the number of seeds in it no need complain and post letters.

lewlian is the nicest fruits ever......... lol

poor u.

Durian sellers don't care about your letters, they'll take them, realise it's not a financial issue or offer to rate them, and throw it away. I don't think they actually care.

That said, I think we should create a thread with a list of good and bad durian sellers so we know where to buy from, with comments on flavour and texture so that a person can choose a durian that suits his/ her taste.