I love to go to Carrefour because it has anything & everything! Despite it being a hypermart, all its things are neatly arranged and organised which makes it really an ease to look for things I want.
I was with my friend looking around for luggage that day and we were really lucky to meet a friendly and helpful salesperson. She assisted us in picking a suitable luggage and offered advices which really helped us in making our decision on the luggage to buy.
The only complaint that I have is their super long queue at the payment counters. Probably things can be sped up a little faster if they have 2 persons at the counter, 1 cashier & 1 packer.
I was the first to review about Cotton On in Yebber and the first outlet was in Wisma. I had loved it then and was very excited when I saw them having an outlet in Parkway.
I went the week they opened and also the following week.
The first time I went the place was rather messy and I forgave them since they had just opened.
But it was still pretty messy the second time and I was rather upset. Also the prices of the items seem higher now. I guess it's because more people are buying. That aside I still love their long tops.
There are two major gripes I have about this outlet. One is that the lighting is much too dim to see some colours properly.
The second is that the customer service people are too busy chatting to each other and they don't tend to the customers very much. This is part of the reason why the place becomes messy as the customers ransack to look for the right size.
MMmmM I guess I will still pop by if I'm in the area but I wouldn't go there specially to buy. :P
The newly renovated basement of Plaza Singapura has seen many new tenants providing all sorts of quirky and creative food. Bratwurst Shop is one of the original stores which has been there for quite a long period of time.
Just in case you have no idea, Bratwurst is a sausage composed of pork, beef and/or veal and the name is from Germany.
For the sausages, you get to choose from different toppings, the original, bacon & cheese, mushroom& cheese are some of the popular ones.
After choosing the toppings, you’ll get to choose the type of bratwurst that you fancy, swiss cheese pork, spicy beef & pork, black pepper pork, italian pork, mild beef & pork are all available.
There are also a wide range of sandwiches available at pretty decent prices.
I remember the old Bratwurst shop was located on the other side of the basement, nearer to the escalator outside Carrefour, but they have since shift to this corner which provides them with a larger seating area.
The theme for Bratwurst shop is apparently red, with their furnitures and shop signboard in bright red.
Swiss cheese pork, original with mustard & sauerkraut ($4.95) I had the original with mustard & sauerkraut for my choice of topping, and the swiss cheese pork for the main.
The sausage was really huge, i must say its quite value for money as one will fill you up if you finish it together with the bun. However i disliked the sauerkraut as i find it to be too salty and sour, and does not compliments the taste of the sausage.
And just in case you are wondering, sauerkraut is finely sliced cabbage fermented by various lactic acid.
Tuna Sandwich ($5.50) On first sight the tuna sandwich certainly does not looks appealing, the bread looks dry, and the tuna well doesn’t looks attractive to me.
But my friend say the tuna sandwich actually taste not bad, and at $5.50 i guess you can’t really complain.
Total bill was $10.45 for two, we didn’t order any drinks because we went to Carrefour to buy mineral water beforehand. Well, we were on a budget, had waffles at Gelare before coming here, and besides mineral water is healthier!
Drop by Bratwurst shop for a hassle-free, quick bite if you are in Plaza Singapura, and do not want to spend too much money on a meal before going to the theaters!
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written herein are my genuine feelings expressed in words that may be subjected to my personal distortion or biasness. Feel free to furnish me with comments, may it be positive or negative : )
I had this plan for my "other" home. After much discussion when this plan was introduced, we decided to sign up since the mobile phones, telephone lines and internet were all under Singnet anyway.
We did save a lot in the long run... but...
Setting up triggered a lot of problems and we were without our phone lines and internet for 2 weeks. The MIO box gave quite a bit of problems. The repairman had to come 3-4 times and we had the box changed twice. We live in a private estate and were told that things will be fine in our particular estate. After the initial hiccups we were finally able to use the phone lines and the internet.
BTW you have to purchase a different kind of phone to be used with the MIO system.
Once we started to use it, we noticed that at times the phone doesn't detect the incoming call. Everything is working (when the repairman came to test it) but it just doesn't ring every single time we call. It would miss a couple of times. And there would be quite a bit of static on the line, which disrupts the call.
It could possibly be a line connection thing but Singtel should also be responsible for checking our lines when we had them install the system. I guess this one might take some time to settle.
FYI, Maxonline cannot be installed in my estate, according to their customer service rep.
I was pretty hesitant about this concept store as there were many of such stores back then. Many stalls are replicating the success of the $1.99 shop, and jumping on the bandwagon in hope of getting businesses over. Some of the items sold are of mediocre quality and below par standard.
This particular Daiso was the first flagship store in Singapore, and I roamed the place when it first opened in Singapore back in 2002. Back in my mind I was thinking, aren't Japanese made products supposed to be expensive?
All the items here are priced at $2 nett. You can find a whole range of useful items here; ranging from snacks, tools, utensils, boxes, stationeries, containers, home essentials and many more. It is advisable to take a walk around as you may bump into something interesting which you may not find anywhere else.
This outlet is relatively more neat and tidy than the Vivocity and Plaza Singapura outlet, but all of their outlets are well maintained so it's not a hassle to find the products you need. The staffs are also friendly, when I enquire about the location of specific item, they were able to point out and lead me there.
In fact, this place has been very successful in Japan for many years. And this has proved to be a hit among Singaporeans too. Cheap, affordable, essential and useful!
My friend treated a few of us to dinner at Seafood Paradise (Singapore Flyer) a few weeks back and I have to admit that the interior decor of the place is much classier than their flagship outlet in Defu Lane.
Ordered the few notable dishes like their Handmade Tofu, Honey Pork Ribs, Cereal Prawns and Asparagus with Mushrooms, Chilli Crab, Creamy Crab and their Fried Man Tous
Taste wise it was good for all the dishes, but their prawns used were notably smaller compared to my experience in Defu and I remembered their Creamy Crab came packed with more punch! Oh, and the Man Tou was still as wonderful!
Overall, the food is still above average for the price we paid (comparing that to the overpriced No Sign Board). And do call to make reservations as there was a long queue outside when we left the place.
Seems like everyone else here is using MaxOnline by Starhub. Wondering if anyone else here uses the Mio plan by Singtel?
Well, I'm one of their user. Having been a SingNet user for many years, I was tempted to switch to Mio once the offer was there. I do not have Starhub Cable so that does not tie me down in my decision to take up Mio.
The connection speed has been consistent and only the usual slight hiccup here and there as with other service providers.
I do save a bit on my bills as well. It's a hefty lot if I were to pay my mobile, broadband and home line bills separately.
They do provide pay TV in the form of Mio TV, but the channels are not very attractive at this moment. Wait till Singtel wins over some of the bidding for channels, as shown recently by winning the coveted media right to the Champions League, much to the dismay of the Starhub users.
I have been on Starhub Maxonline way back before they started their broadband internet. Way back then they are still known as Cyberway Internet.
The speed for their cheapest plan is still acceptable to me since I am not really into online gaming that much. Moreover there are discounts for being a hubber with Starhub since I have the internet, mobile and cable tv.
Besides the discount, for every dollar spend with Starhub, I get 1 point which can be used to offset my month bills. So far, I have not seen any better promotions from other telecoms.
I don't see myself changing my internet service provider any sooner unless the other competitors can come out something much better than Starhub.
I didn't like the staffs outside though. She didn't tell us about the various cards promo and also there are no signs saying that there are promos.
The drinks aren't too expensive and I like the coaster. :p
The staffs inside are pretty sweet and I'm not just saying it because my friend works there okay.. :P
The crowd's pretty scary after a certain time, so I didn't stay till too late. Too little toilets!! End up, my friends and I went outside to find toilets.
I'm stuck between giving an average and a good.
Might revise the rating after my second trip. ;)
*Update*
Went for their anniversary party on Friday 26/05/2008.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE dbl0.
Free entry, free drinks and I love love love the staffs there! :)
$2 an item. Seems to be quite cheap on hearing however, buyers have to beware of what is the item they are buying. There are some items like Tin cans or utensils going for lower than $2 even though they don't come from Japan. So if you happened to get those items that cost cheaper outside, Daiso cannot be consider cheap. Unless you value that the stuffs came from Japan.
Quality of items, I have to give a plus as although many items are small and there are so many different kinds of things on shelves, the merchandise are clean and of good quality comparative to the price.
Practically lots of things can be found there, food stuffs, to toys, toiletries to utensils as well as DIY stuffs. Many items like washing machine cleaner, rice bugs preventer are not commonly found in Singapore.
Negative points though, quite difficult to find a specific item and since many of the staffs are Japanese, its difficult asking them though I can see they brought in staffs for some other countries.
1=SGD 0.0587
I love to go to Carrefour because it has anything & everything! Despite it being a hypermart, all its things are neatly arranged and organised which makes it really an ease to look for things I want.
I was with my friend looking around for luggage that day and we were really lucky to meet a friendly and helpful salesperson. She assisted us in picking a suitable luggage and offered advices which really helped us in making our decision on the luggage to buy.
The only complaint that I have is their super long queue at the payment counters. Probably things can be sped up a little faster if they have 2 persons at the counter, 1 cashier & 1 packer.
Other than that, I really love shopping here! :)
Rating given:
I was the first to review about Cotton On in Yebber and the first outlet was in Wisma. I had loved it then and was very excited when I saw them having an outlet in Parkway.
I went the week they opened and also the following week.
The first time I went the place was rather messy and I forgave them since they had just opened.
But it was still pretty messy the second time and I was rather upset. Also the prices of the items seem higher now. I guess it's because more people are buying. That aside I still love their long tops.
There are two major gripes I have about this outlet. One is that the lighting is much too dim to see some colours properly.
The second is that the customer service people are too busy chatting to each other and they don't tend to the customers very much. This is part of the reason why the place becomes messy as the customers ransack to look for the right size.
MMmmM I guess I will still pop by if I'm in the area but I wouldn't go there specially to buy. :P
Rating given:
The newly renovated basement of Plaza Singapura has seen many new tenants providing all sorts of quirky and creative food. Bratwurst Shop is one of the original stores which has been there for quite a long period of time.
Just in case you have no idea, Bratwurst is a sausage composed of pork, beef and/or veal and the name is from Germany.
For the sausages, you get to choose from different toppings, the original, bacon & cheese, mushroom& cheese are some of the popular ones.
After choosing the toppings, you’ll get to choose the type of bratwurst that you fancy, swiss cheese pork, spicy beef & pork, black pepper pork, italian pork, mild beef & pork are all available.
There are also a wide range of sandwiches available at pretty decent prices.
I remember the old Bratwurst shop was located on the other side of the basement, nearer to the escalator outside Carrefour, but they have since shift to this corner which provides them with a larger seating area.
The theme for Bratwurst shop is apparently red, with their furnitures and shop signboard in bright red.
Swiss cheese pork, original with mustard & sauerkraut ($4.95)
I had the original with mustard & sauerkraut for my choice of topping, and the swiss cheese pork for the main.
The sausage was really huge, i must say its quite value for money as one will fill you up if you finish it together with the bun. However i disliked the sauerkraut as i find it to be too salty and sour, and does not compliments the taste of the sausage.
And just in case you are wondering, sauerkraut is finely sliced cabbage fermented by various lactic acid.
Tuna Sandwich ($5.50)
On first sight the tuna sandwich certainly does not looks appealing, the bread looks dry, and the tuna well doesn’t looks attractive to me.
But my friend say the tuna sandwich actually taste not bad, and at $5.50 i guess you can’t really complain.
Total bill was $10.45 for two, we didn’t order any drinks because we went to Carrefour to buy mineral water beforehand. Well, we were on a budget, had waffles at Gelare before coming here, and besides mineral water is healthier!
Drop by Bratwurst shop for a hassle-free, quick bite if you are in Plaza Singapura, and do not want to spend too much money on a meal before going to the theaters!
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written herein are my genuine feelings expressed in words that may be subjected to my personal distortion or biasness. Feel free to furnish me with comments, may it be positive or negative : )
” Not your normal small sausages “
Rating given:
I had this plan for my "other" home. After much discussion when this plan was introduced, we decided to sign up since the mobile phones, telephone lines and internet were all under Singnet anyway.
We did save a lot in the long run... but...
Setting up triggered a lot of problems and we were without our phone lines and internet for 2 weeks. The MIO box gave quite a bit of problems. The repairman had to come 3-4 times and we had the box changed twice. We live in a private estate and were told that things will be fine in our particular estate. After the initial hiccups we were finally able to use the phone lines and the internet.
BTW you have to purchase a different kind of phone to be used with the MIO system.
Once we started to use it, we noticed that at times the phone doesn't detect the incoming call. Everything is working (when the repairman came to test it) but it just doesn't ring every single time we call. It would miss a couple of times. And there would be quite a bit of static on the line, which disrupts the call.
It could possibly be a line connection thing but Singtel should also be responsible for checking our lines when we had them install the system. I guess this one might take some time to settle.
FYI, Maxonline cannot be installed in my estate, according to their customer service rep.
Rating given:
I was pretty hesitant about this concept store as there were many of such stores back then. Many stalls are replicating the success of the $1.99 shop, and jumping on the bandwagon in hope of getting businesses over. Some of the items sold are of mediocre quality and below par standard.
This particular Daiso was the first flagship store in Singapore, and I roamed the place when it first opened in Singapore back in 2002. Back in my mind I was thinking, aren't Japanese made products supposed to be expensive?
All the items here are priced at $2 nett. You can find a whole range of useful items here; ranging from snacks, tools, utensils, boxes, stationeries, containers, home essentials and many more. It is advisable to take a walk around as you may bump into something interesting which you may not find anywhere else.
This outlet is relatively more neat and tidy than the Vivocity and Plaza Singapura outlet, but all of their outlets are well maintained so it's not a hassle to find the products you need. The staffs are also friendly, when I enquire about the location of specific item, they were able to point out and lead me there.
In fact, this place has been very successful in Japan for many years. And this has proved to be a hit among Singaporeans too. Cheap, affordable, essential and useful!
Rating given:
My friend treated a few of us to dinner at Seafood Paradise (Singapore Flyer) a few weeks back and I have to admit that the interior decor of the place is much classier than their flagship outlet in Defu Lane.
Ordered the few notable dishes like their Handmade Tofu, Honey Pork Ribs, Cereal Prawns and Asparagus with Mushrooms, Chilli Crab, Creamy Crab and their Fried Man Tous
Taste wise it was good for all the dishes, but their prawns used were notably smaller compared to my experience in Defu and I remembered their Creamy Crab came packed with more punch! Oh, and the Man Tou was still as wonderful!
Overall, the food is still above average for the price we paid (comparing that to the overpriced No Sign Board). And do call to make reservations as there was a long queue outside when we left the place.
Rating given:
Seems like everyone else here is using MaxOnline by Starhub. Wondering if anyone else here uses the Mio plan by Singtel?
Well, I'm one of their user. Having been a SingNet user for many years, I was tempted to switch to Mio once the offer was there. I do not have Starhub Cable so that does not tie me down in my decision to take up Mio.
The connection speed has been consistent and only the usual slight hiccup here and there as with other service providers.
I do save a bit on my bills as well. It's a hefty lot if I were to pay my mobile, broadband and home line bills separately.
They do provide pay TV in the form of Mio TV, but the channels are not very attractive at this moment. Wait till Singtel wins over some of the bidding for channels, as shown recently by winning the coveted media right to the Champions League, much to the dismay of the Starhub users.
Rating given:
I have been on Starhub Maxonline way back before they started their broadband internet. Way back then they are still known as Cyberway Internet.
The speed for their cheapest plan is still acceptable to me since I am not really into online gaming that much. Moreover there are discounts for being a hubber with Starhub since I have the internet, mobile and cable tv.
Besides the discount, for every dollar spend with Starhub, I get 1 point which can be used to offset my month bills. So far, I have not seen any better promotions from other telecoms.
I don't see myself changing my internet service provider any sooner unless the other competitors can come out something much better than Starhub.
Rating given:
My first time there, was fun fun fun.
I didn't like the staffs outside though. She didn't tell us about the various cards promo and also there are no signs saying that there are promos.
The drinks aren't too expensive and I like the coaster. :p
The staffs inside are pretty sweet and I'm not just saying it because my friend works there okay.. :P
The crowd's pretty scary after a certain time, so I didn't stay till too late. Too little toilets!! End up, my friends and I went outside to find toilets.
I'm stuck between giving an average and a good.
Might revise the rating after my second trip. ;)
*Update*
Went for their anniversary party on Friday 26/05/2008.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE dbl0.
Free entry, free drinks and I love love love the staffs there! :)
Rating given:
$2 an item. Seems to be quite cheap on hearing however, buyers have to beware of what is the item they are buying. There are some items like Tin cans or utensils going for lower than $2 even though they don't come from Japan. So if you happened to get those items that cost cheaper outside, Daiso cannot be consider cheap. Unless you value that the stuffs came from Japan.
Quality of items, I have to give a plus as although many items are small and there are so many different kinds of things on shelves, the merchandise are clean and of good quality comparative to the price.
Practically lots of things can be found there, food stuffs, to toys, toiletries to utensils as well as DIY stuffs. Many items like washing machine cleaner, rice bugs preventer are not commonly found in Singapore.
Negative points though, quite difficult to find a specific item and since many of the staffs are Japanese, its difficult asking them though I can see they brought in staffs for some other countries.
Rating given: