Funny Right?

• dragg

  9 Jan 06, 09:21

  i am staying at new upper changi, somewhere in bedok.
  
  this is what i noticed.
  
  2 stalls both selling chicken rice and porridge.
  
  stall 1 - pork porridge with egg $2.30
  
  stall 2 - pork porridge with egg $2
  
  the hawker at stall 1 said $2.30 because eggs are expensive.
  
  same stalls, another price descrepancy.
  
  stall 1 - fish porridge $2.
  
  stall 2 - fish porridge $2.30
  
  the hawker at stall 2 said $2.30 because fish is expensive.
  
  anyone experienced such things?
  
  it is possible if the stalls are located in different areas but not in close proximity.
  
  
• FBI

  9 Jan 06, 09:35

  actually it;'s the same. U see its quite fair enough. ppl will buy chicken frm stall 1 and ppl will buy fish frm stall 2
• dragg

  9 Jan 06, 09:36

  you are right in a way.
  
  i made a mental note to avoid buying from the expensive stall.
  
  
• Wanda

  9 Jan 06, 09:37

  It's a free mkt. The stalls can set their price, and it's up to consumers to choose. Sometimes, they may charge more by giving more ingredients or fresher fish, for example, so ppl still patronise.
• Ito_^

  9 Jan 06, 09:37

  i oni noe amk market there got 2 stalls sell satay beehoon side by side..
• dragg

  9 Jan 06, 09:41

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  It's a free mkt. The stalls can set their price, and it's up to consumers to choose. Sometimes, they may charge more by giving more ingredients or fresher fish, for example, so ppl still patronise.

  i agree.
  
  but the problem is both these stalls are located close to one other. there isnt much difference in their porridge too. why the diff?
  
  funny hawkers!!
• Mospeada

  9 Jan 06, 09:42

  Originally posted by dragg:

  i am staying at new upper changi, somewhere in bedok.
  
  this is what i noticed.
  
  2 stalls both selling chicken rice and porridge.
  
  stall 1 - pork porridge with egg $2.30
  
  stall 2 - pork porridge with egg $2
  
  the hawker at stall 1 said $2.30 because eggs are expensive.
  
  same stalls, another price descrepancy.
  
  stall 1 - fish porridge $2.
  
  stall 2 - fish porridge $2.30
  
  the hawker at stall 2 said $2.30 because fish is expensive.
  
  anyone experienced such things?
  
  it is possible if the stalls are located in different areas but not in close proximity.
  
  

  where is this market? me go kpo....btw, u tried the fried hokkien mee?
• a_splash

  9 Jan 06, 10:15

  Originally posted by Ito_^:

  i oni noe amk market there got 2 stalls sell satay beehoon side by side..

  the one with the orange plate beehoon taste better...
• dragg

  9 Jan 06, 10:17

  Originally posted by Mospeada:

  where is this market? me go kpo....btw, u tried the fried hokkien mee?

  fried hokkien mee from where?