GNGT : Orchard retailers might not have as merry a Christmas ☃️

[yves]

With the strong currency most people travel out of sg. Whole tourist come here only see see look look and don't buy anything due to our stuff being too expensive.

 

[Ronaldo88]

Had monster curry..one plate $23 after gst, service charge..

 

[Mr.Chibaboom]

Orchard Rd has already lost it’s charm over the years liao la. Now it’s only meant for the johor royalties and the tiongland money launderers to go there buy a few branded bags or two but how often do they go there also?

 

[LowSesHotelEater2019]

Had monster curry..one plate $23 after gst, service charge..

This
Ridiculous

I'm a restaurant eater. Yet recently been going to Food Court Instead...... Cos cost too much liao. Hahaha

 

[Ronaldo88]

Local spending power is still much stronger than my..my feel

 

[Ginnylim07]

I was at orchard a few days ago and most I saw were tourists. V v v few sg. Orchard has lost its charm when most shops could either be found in neighbourhood malls or even online. Overseas like yen n ringgit are weak and cheaper to buy overseas.

 

[ParkJinYoung]

Orchard Rd has already lost it’s charm over the years liao la. Now it’s only meant for the johor royalties and the tiongland money launderers to go there buy a few branded bags or two but how often do they go there also?

Still can go orchard window shopping
Go food court for meals then go home

 

[andyhtc]

The government raises the land cost so much that everything becomes expensive.

And where does the land revenue go? Investments by T* with humongous losses.

 

[The_Davis]

The other half don't have the extra spare cash to spend on luxuries.

Assurance package + extra go to property tax liao

who got mood to go Christmas shopping?

 

[DemonReaver]

Bye bye tourism, thank you super strong sgd!

 

[crazythen]

those that depend on property to fund their lifestyle should be alright and cont to spend in this climate.

 

[SilverFX]

I'm just back from KL Pavilion and omg the entire place is flooded with people, just imagine like a stadium exit after soccer matches or concerts, and when I reached Orchard in SG it pales in comparison. Even the roads there are jammed till 2am in the morning.

Why? Cause there's much more variety and almost every single branded is available there and slightly cheaper. Besides it's all within close proximity within one or two malls by itself. You wanna cafe hop? They have like so much more creativity over there. You wanna try nostalgic hawker food? There have literally hundred of them lined up in a street, and yes again cheaper too.

Even I start to question myself why I will pop by to SG if I'm a foreigner, except it's safer, cleaner and more organised but that's about it.

 

[andyhtc]

I'm just back from KL Pavilion and omg the entire place is flooded with people, just imagine like a stadium exit after soccer matches or concerts, and when I reached Orchard in SG it pales in comparison. Even the roads there are jammed till 2am in the morning.

Why? Cause there's much more variety and almost every single branded is available there and slightly cheaper. Besides it's all within close proximity within one or two malls by itself. You wanna cafe hop? They have like so much more creativity over there. You wanna try nostalgic hawker food? There have literally hundred of them lined up in a street, and yes again cheaper too.

Even I start to question myself why I will pop by to SG if I'm a foreigner, except it's safer, cleaner and more organised but that's about it.

The weaker RM is a blessing and a curse to the Malaysians earning in RM.

 

[hwarzoner]

Rather spend my hard earned money in overseas, no value in spending it in sg

 

[prusswan.net]

beginning of the end

fall of singapore: 2024 version

 

[WhyPayMore]

I'm just back from KL Pavilion and omg the entire place is flooded with people, just imagine like a stadium exit after soccer matches or concerts, and when I reached Orchard in SG it pales in comparison. Even the roads there are jammed till 2am in the morning.

Why? Cause there's much more variety and almost every single branded is available there and slightly cheaper. Besides it's all within close proximity within one or two malls by itself. You wanna cafe hop? They have like so much more creativity over there. You wanna try nostalgic hawker food? There have literally hundred of them lined up in a street, and yes again cheaper too.

Even I start to question myself why I will pop by to SG if I'm a foreigner, except it's safer, cleaner and more organised but that's about it.

TS got went to the Eslite bookshop (诚品书店) at Bukit Bintang? Heard it's very big.

 

[Lafiel]

look at cq
dead place
china town the street food gg also

 

[lifeisinforashock]

Coz foreigners remit back to home countries mah.

 

[Pearce]

will the Christmas party countdown going to fail? On Christmas eve, orchard road will be close for countdown party till early morning.

Got countdown meh?

 

[messidona]

Got money also fly to places like Japan to spend loh

Especially SG Christmas lighting so lousy, no Christmas mood at all.

Japan is like 100x better in the lighting

go orchard see so many pinoys already dulan no mood to celebrate. macam like walking in monkey zoo

at least go japan or taiwan got christmas feel and people higher ses