Long story short: On March 27, a Facebook post alleged that the drink stall at the Lau Pa Sat Festival Market operated by Kopitiam tried to pull a fast one.

A man ordered three cans of oolong tea and was asked to pay S$7.50 for it.

Feeling incredulous, he asked for the receipt which stated that three cans of oolong tea costs S$5.40.

When asked why did the receipt print S$5.40, he gets handed a second receipt that printed S$7.50 but for three cups of sugar cane juice.

He was then told by another cashier the discrepancy is due to the system not being updated yet.

When the customer objected again, he was then handed the S$2.10 in difference.

If you can't see his account above, we've reproduced it below:

*SCAM ALERT*

So I was having lunch today at Lau Pa Sat with Shiun Ng and when I went to get drinks, this was the conversation between me and the 2 cashiers:

Me: 3 Oolong Tea pls

Pinoy Cashier: $7.50

*stunned for a while* but still have to pay right? Usually I will just pay then complain to my friends later but dunno why today maybe woke up too early.

Me: Can I have receipt.

*PC proceeds to search through printed receipts and gave me a receipt for 3 cans of oolong tea but for $5.40*

Me: It says here that it's $5.40 not $7.50

*PC keys something else into the cash register and prints a $7.50 receipt. I take a look and the item is for sugarcane juice.*

Me: This is for sugarcane juice not for what I ordered.

*At this point of time, a China cashier steps in to try and brush me off.*

CC: We sell it like that. It's $2.50 a can

Me: Then give me a receipt that says you are selling it for $2.50 a can.

*PC starts to looks flustered but CC ignores me and continues to serve the queue. I hot liao. Pointing to CC and raising my voice,

Me: Oi! I'm talking to u!

CC: System not updated yet so cannot give receipt

Me: System not updated then how to sell at this price?!

Both of them keep quiet for a while then PC quickly gives me back difference of $2.10.

So if it's really system not updated, why gimme back my change? Why need to look flustered? This place is managed by Kopitiam no less!!

Attached picture for reference.

The account was accompanied by this picture:

As seen from the receipt, the incident happened at Kopitiam Lau Pa Sat (The Festival Market is managed by Kopitiam Group) at the drinks store between 1315hrs and 1316hrs.

We have reached out to Kopitiam for comments.

In the meantime, this is a reminder to be vigilant when paying for things.

Top photo adapted from Kopitiam Lau Pa Sat and Facebook

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