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Clementi coffee shop explains why iced lemon tea costs S$2.70, gets called out, as next coffee shop sells it for S$2.40
Would you pay S$2.70 for iced lemon tea at a coffee shop?

Would you pay S$2.70 for a cup of iced lemon tea at a neighbourhood coffee shop in Clementi?
Well, one diner did and lived to regret it.
He then took his complaint to Stomp.
Shocked by price
The diner said he bought the drink at the coffee shop located at Block 449 Clementi Avenue 3 on Jan. 16, days before the Chinese New Year period where any holiday surcharge kicked in.
He claimed that he was "appalled" by the price and approached the staff at the drinks stall to explain the "exorbitant price".
He said she "simply shrugged" and responded that "everywhere is expensive now".
The diner also described his drink as syrup with water and a lot of ice.
"It wasn't even real iced lemon tea," he added.
He explained what angered him the most was how business owners supposedly "take advantage of consumers" by "using inflation as an excuse".
700ml cup?
When a Shin Min Daily News reporter visited the drinks stall to find out more, they were told by a female assistant that the price of iced lemon tea is S$2.70 as it is served in a large cup with a capacity of about 700ml.
She explained: “Compared to other coffee shops, they may be cheaper, but they may use smaller cups.”
She also said she had never encountered any customers complaining that their drinks were too expensive.
Shin Min fact checks claim
However, Shin Min found that what the staff claimed was debatable.
Two coffee shops at Block 450 Clementi Avenue 3, which were about 100m away, both also sold iced lemon tea, but at cheaper prices.
One coffee shop sold its iced lemon tea at S$1.80 for dine-in customers, and at S$2 for takeaway.
A large cup cost S$2.60.
The pricier takeaway option was to account for the cost of the takeaway container.
At the other coffee shop at the same block, the price of iced lemon tea was S$1.90 for a small cup, and S$2.40 for a large cup.
When the large S$2.40 cup was compared side-by-side to the S$2.70 cup, it was discovered that they were roughly the same size with the same volume of content.
However, it was discovered that the coffee shop that sold the most expensive iced lemon tea offered its black coffee and black tea for the cheapest price, at only 80 cents each.
The other two coffee shops sold their black coffee and tea between S$1 and S$1.20.
Top photos via Shin Min Daily News
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