<![CDATA[Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point]]>Wonder if anybody has experienced the following before :


Last night (or I should say this morning 12 am plus) , my husband and I were at the Fairprice extra at Jurong Point to do our last minute Chinese New Year Shopping.

We loaded our trolley with lots of stuff. Then my husband went to toilet while I was looking at some toothbrushes. The trolley was just one lane away behind me.

When my husband came back, we couldnโ€™t find our trolley. As we had already put a lot of stuff inside the trolley, the thought of having to walk one more round to reload the stuff made us very "bu gan xin", so we walk around to look for our trolley.

Then we saw a man pushing a trolley that looked like ours. We can recognise it because we have quite unique stuff inside (5 cans of Hosen Longans, two packet of Yummi Rice, 3 packets of Jap seaweed, etc) , although he had put a basket inside the trolley (to disguise it , I suppose ?).

We confirmed it when we saw him taking out the three packets of Japanese seaweads from the trolley to put back into the freezer.

I confronted him. And he got a shock, and mumbled that he was just trying to help to put the frozen stuff back to the freezer so that it would not thaw
(what an excuse ?)

To cut the long story short, we managed to get our trolley back.

My husband and I concluded that he is a professional who made a living out of this.

What do you think ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/8872/strange-encounter-at-fairprice-extra-jurong-pointRSS for NodeSat, 25 Apr 2026 17:51:02 GMTFri, 12 Feb 2010 01:52:04 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:25:00 GMT]]>Once I met a cleaner at Jurong Point, wearing the cleaner uniform, who asked whether he could help me to push the trolley back. I said no, then later I realized that he was doing it to earn extra money.


It could be that a person already had a low paying job, but needed the extra money to buy things for his kids. I do pity that cleaner and I should have let him help me.

My mother told me that it was really tough managing a house hold with little money. She had 2 low paying jobs at the same time, working from 7am to 11pm every day. She used to walk a long distance just to save 10 to 20 cents. Every little bit of money counts. I guess we have to experience real poverty before we can really understand.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/124003https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/124003Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:25:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:18:01 GMT]]>at least it has not become like certain other countries, where there are homeless living out of stolen supermarket carts.


There will always be low life/no life people everywhere. I do not pity them. There are so many avenues for help in Singapore, there are many low-paying but stable and proper jobs, if they donโ€™t mind. Theyโ€™re just lazy and prideful.

How a person with arms and legs can allow themselves to degenerate to such a state, is something i cannot comprehend.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123983https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123983Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:18:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:54:47 GMT]]>

znzyzyzx:
Blobbi:

[quote=\"znzyzyzx\"]My husband and I concluded that he is a professional who made a living out of this.

Sorry - what do you mean by this? I can't see how he can profit from this. :?

Push the trolley to the trolley station and get the $1.[/quote]then he shouldn't go for a full trolley, so much hassle to put back everything right?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123909https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123909Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:54:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:11:30 GMT]]>I also live near Jurong Point, and I have seen customers pushing NTUC trolleys all the way back home, dig out their $1, then just threw the trolley at the lift lobby of their block or at the road side.


I think this is more evil ๐Ÿ˜›

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123515https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123515Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:11:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:21:48 GMT]]>previously there was a news report about a man and a woman helping people load their purchases from trolleys onto taxi and returning the trolley back to the trolley stands. In return, the man & woman keep the $1.


Most people interviewed were fine about it as it was a problem for them to return the trolley themselves anyway.


This NTUC case is different. Snatching trolley within the supermarket ๐Ÿ˜›

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123373https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123373Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:21:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:01:26 GMT]]>In the movie The Terminal, Tom Hank's character retrieves vacant baggage trollies. Enough to pay for his daily meals!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123359https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123359Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:01:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:54:40 GMT]]>These people are opportunists. Maybe they think that because the supermarket is crowded they can simply grab anyone's trolley and hopefully blend in with the crowd. Moonlighting....get some extra pocket money. ๐Ÿ˜

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123356https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123356Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:54:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:49:31 GMT]]>

znzyzyzx:
Blobbi:

[quote=\"znzyzyzx\"]My husband and I concluded that he is a professional who made a living out of this.

Sorry - what do you mean by this? I can't see how he can profit from this. :?

Push the trolley to the trolley station and get the $1.[/quote]
all that trouble for $1? :?

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znzyzyzx:

But easier than cleaning toilet , clearing dishes , right ?
:faint:

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kuzco:
Had my trolley swiped too some years ago at NTUC after having emptied the trolley for the cashier to bag the items. After paying and wanting to return the trolley, I turned to find that my trolley had gone missing. Lost my $1 coin........ ๐Ÿ˜›

This one still can understand. Someone just lazy and just grab the empty trolley nearly.

But for my case, my trolley is fully loaded with stuff leh ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123346https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123346Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:46:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:44:51 GMT]]>

fussyMummy:
znzyzyzx:

[quote=\"Blobbi\"]
Sorry - what do you mean by this? I can't see how he can profit from this. :?

Push the trolley to the trolley station and get the $1.

ah ? :shock:

Then he need to pushs.. quite a lot of trolleys... er.. not easy leh... :?[/quote]But easier than cleaning toilet , clearing dishes , right ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123345https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123345Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:44:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:43:20 GMT]]>

Yerdua:
I'm a regular ntuc shopper at jp. The crowds there can be rather crazy especially during festivals.

i guess that man can't be bothered to walk all the way to the entrance to get himself a trolley.
Save the hassle and just take a trolley he 'thinks' is unattended.
Then act blur to save his face when he's being confronted..... ๐Ÿ˜›
I dont think so. If that is the case, he would have just emptied all our content all in one shot at one place. But he was pushing the trolley around , putting the things back. (If he so lazy to get a trolley, why he bother to put the things back to their original place ? We think he is trying not to raise suspicion.)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123343https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123343Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:43:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:39:46 GMT]]>Had my trolley swiped too some years ago at NTUC after having emptied the trolley for the cashier to bag the items. After paying and wanting to return the trolley, I turned to find that my trolley had gone missing. Lost my $1 coin........ ๐Ÿ˜›

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123340https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123340Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:39:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:58:50 GMT]]>I'm a regular ntuc shopper at jp. The crowds there can be rather crazy especially during festivals.

i guess that man can't be bothered to walk all the way to the entrance to get himself a trolley.
Save the hassle and just take a trolley he 'thinks' is unattended.
Then act blur to save his face when he's being confronted..... ๐Ÿ˜›

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123329https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123329Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:58:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:29:52 GMT]]>

znzyzyzx:
Blobbi:

[quote=\"znzyzyzx\"]My husband and I concluded that he is a professional who made a living out of this.

Sorry - what do you mean by this? I can't see how he can profit from this. :?

Push the trolley to the trolley station and get the $1.[/quote]ah ? :shock:

Then he need to pushs.. quite a lot of trolleys... er.. not easy leh... :?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123320https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123320Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:29:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:19:10 GMT]]>

znzyzyzx:
Blobbi:

[quote=\"znzyzyzx\"]My husband and I concluded that he is a professional who made a living out of this.

Sorry - what do you mean by this? I can't see how he can profit from this. :?

Push the trolley to the trolley station and get the $1.[/quote]*slap forehead*

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123315https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123315Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:19:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:15:57 GMT]]>

Blobbi:
znzyzyzx:

My husband and I concluded that he is a professional who made a living out of this.

Sorry - what do you mean by this? I can't see how he can profit from this. :?

Push the trolley to the trolley station and get the $1.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123314https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/123314Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:15:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Strange encounter at fairprice extra Jurong Point on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:03:15 GMT]]>

znzyzyzx:
My husband and I concluded that he is a professional who made a living out of this.

Sorry - what do you mean by this? I can't see how he can profit from this. :?

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