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Did you know...? (Part 2)

• ^tamago^

  1 Nov 08, 15:11

  the coins are packaged with SBST words right....
• SBS8033D

  1 Nov 08, 15:13

  Originally posted by SBS1984E:

  ... That there are  hawkers who exhange their notes with SBST's coins to give to customers as change?
  
  For 10c coins, they are packed into sets of $5.

  NTUC oso have.

• SBS1984E

  1 Nov 08, 15:15

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  the coins are packaged with SBST words right….

  Yeap. Got 10c 20c 50c and $1

• SBS1984E

  1 Nov 08, 15:16

  Originally posted by SBS8033D:

  NTUC oso have.

  I know NTUC has done that fairly long ago. BUT. This is a hawker in a food centre / coffeeshop. I wonder how they applied to change their coins with SBS Transit.

• SBS8033D

  1 Nov 08, 15:21

  Originally posted by SBS1984E:

  I know NTUC has done that fairly long ago. BUT. This is a hawker in a food centre / coffeeshop. I wonder how they applied to change their coins with SBS Transit.

  dunno.But a reason to me is because u should noe SBST buses always cash in coins de so maybe SBST got a lot of coins don wan waste space so change coins lol.

• SBS1984E

  1 Nov 08, 15:23

  ... That buses operating Cityshopper 578 / 579 / 581 from 10am to 12 noon are deonoted as Cityshopper 578A / 579A / 581A respectively. These buses terminate at T2 (suntec).

• n4l

  1 Nov 08, 15:38

  Originally posted by SBS8033D:

  dunno.But a reason to me is because u should noe SBST buses always cash in coins de so maybe SBST got a lot of coins don wan waste space so change coins lol.

  Hawkers pay $$ to change notes into coins, which they need. SBST would want to not keep coins, which come from their cash boxes in  buses - keeping coins costs $$...if they do bank anything, iirc bank charges some amount of money for x coins.

  Hence, exchange lah. Help each other =x

• SBS n SMRT

  1 Nov 08, 23:23

  Originally posted by SBS1984E:

  ... That there are  hawkers who exhange their notes with SBST's coins to give to customers as change?
  
  For 10c coins, they are packed into sets of $5.

  My aunt got a huge bundle...but the coins most are old and bad condition, get from MAS is nicer, all shiny, but MAS charge a fee...

• Scania

  2 Nov 08, 01:54

  Originally posted by SBS1984E:

  ... That there are  hawkers who exhange their notes with SBST's coins to give to customers as change?
  
  For 10c coins, they are packed into sets of $5.

  Old Chang Kee also have.

• SBS1984E

  2 Nov 08, 02:28

  Originally posted by Scania:

  Old Chang Kee also have.

  Think you missed my point. Old Chang Kee and NTUC are big reputable companies operating in Singapore. So its not that surprising. "Small fry" hawkers (people operating small food stalls inside a hawker centre / coffeeshop. Not those Food Juctions / Banquets )  who basically are their own bosses and have no backing of any reputable companies are also able to change their notes for coins. I wonder where do they change their coins. At interchanges?
  Depots?
  
  Edit: P.S. I do not mean "small fry" hawkers cannot change coins with SBST. So don't shoot me on that yea? (Cover backside in case anyone misunderstand me)

• SBS1984E

  2 Nov 08, 02:29

  Originally posted by SBS n SMRT:

  My aunt got a huge bundle...but the coins most are old and bad condition, get from MAS is nicer, all shiny, but MAS charge a fee...

  Care to ask her how she managed to change the coins? TQ.

• Scania

  2 Nov 08, 02:58

  SBS273E and SBS274C (its gone) has (had for 274C) a different Alexander manufacturer's plate in the front of the bus.

• chickenlittle2

  2 Nov 08, 03:54

  Just now I went to a concert @ Indoor Stadium. The bus inspector and BC were giving out "STadium Direct" brochure before the concert.

• SBS3688Y

  2 Nov 08, 23:29

  I saw a London Bus operating as tourist bus in Malacca recently. I failed to take any photo as I saw it passing by from the opposite road.

• SBS7484P

  3 Nov 08, 19:20

  0565 was one of the starters for ytd's 4D draw :D

• SBS n SMRT

  3 Nov 08, 19:23

  Originally posted by SBS1984E:

  Care to ask her how she managed to change the coins? TQ.

  I will help u ask.....but no promises

• chickenlittle2

  3 Nov 08, 19:46

  Recently I see some buses on Svc 174 having the removable WAB plate. They are hang using the hook.

• nenepokey

  3 Nov 08, 20:01

  Originally posted by SBS7484P:

  0565 was one of the starters for ytd's 4D draw :D

  whoa...my favourite leh

• bus555

  3 Nov 08, 20:05

  TIB634D bor white rims liao I guess u all know that...

• bus555

  4 Nov 08, 21:31

  lastly, Service 58 has one unusual SD front desto...

• TIB1049L

  4 Nov 08, 21:34

  there are actually 2 types of blinkers for the headlights for Habits?

   

  

• nenepokey

  4 Nov 08, 21:54

  Originally posted by TIB1049L:

  there are actually 2 types of blinkers for the headlights for Habits?

   

  

  then that's funny....

• TIB537B

  5 Nov 08, 00:04

  It's the cover (orange and white) different. Think it's also used to differentiate the different Habit batches.

  Anwyay, i saw a K230UB today with KPE decal on windshield. Buses need the KPE decal to enter the expressway?

• JaSoNhSu92

  5 Nov 08, 00:06

  Originally posted by TIB537B:

  It's the cover (orange and white) different. Think it's also used to differentiate the different Habit batches.

  Anwyay, i saw a K230UB today with KPE decal on windshield. Buses need the KPE decal to enter the expressway?

  
  windshield? where can be found?

• Reautex

  5 Nov 08, 14:30

  Question 4 of today's GCE O level chinese paper 1 was this.

  Q4. 谈谈如何改善我国的巴士和地��务.