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In today’s society, it’s hard to find an iced drink for under S$2 even at a coffee shop. However, in Kovan, there’s a hawker couple who sell soya bean milk, grass jelly, and bird’s nest drinks for just 30 cents a cup.
Husband-and-wife team Goh Kai Suah and Chua Choon Huay have been running their stall Sun Kee Drinks at Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre since 1984, for almost 40 years. Despite their low prices, their drinks are of decent quality and have earned them a loyal following of customers. Although they only operate from 6am to 1pm, they are usually almost sold out by noon, with customers who stop by to buy a drink appearing to know them well.
Goh and Chua have kept their prices constant for almost four decades, which is admirable considering inflation. Chua joked, “We are not working for a bungalow,” but candidly shared that they can survive if there are customers. They have a basic business principle of selling a high quantity at low prices, which seems to work well for them. Despite their low profit margin, they have a thriving business with queues that seem to never end on weekends.
Their drinks are priced at S$0.30 for a small-sized cup and S$0.50 for a larger cup, with bird’s nest drink being the only one that they make themselves, a process that involves boiling pandan leaves. Although the bird’s nest drink is diluted, it is still pandan-scented and refreshing. The soya bean milk is reasonably thick, and the grass jelly drink is also refreshing enough despite being slightly thinner in consistency than a similar beverage from other hawker stalls that charge more.
Despite the challenges of being a hawker, Goh and Chua have remained grateful and have not forgotten their humble beginnings. Goh’s father started the business in the 1950s as a pushcart along nearby Upper Serangoon Road, and Chua pointed out that it was much harder being a hawker back then. They feel fortunate to have it good now and have a thriving business that they’ve built over the years.
A woman creatively took advantage of LiHO Tea’s promotion by filling three large wine glasses with the popular Singaporean bubble tea brand’s Signature Da Hong Pao Tea for just S$1 each. The catch was that customers had to bring their own reusable containers to avail of the promotion. The woman later shared that the drinks were consumed by 15 people, ensuring no wastage.
On Saturday, March 25th, LiHO Tea ran a promotion where customers could purchase their Signature Da Hong Pao Tea for only S$1 if they brought their own reusable containers. The size of the container did not matter, as long as it was reusable.
In a TikTok video posted on the same day, the woman was seen bringing a large wine glass to LiHO to take advantage of the promotion. The true size of the wine glass was revealed when a staff member filled it up – the glass was so tall that it was nearly at the employee’s eye level.
The video further revealed that the woman had not one or two, but three large wine glasses filled with tea. Responding to comments, the woman shared that the drinks were eventually consumed by 15 people, ensuring that there was no wastage.
As long as LiHO Tea is willing to accommodate and no drinks go to waste,there should be no cause for concern. The promotion has also highlighted the creativity and environmental awareness of the customers.
So, did you participate in LiHO’s S$1 promotion this weekend? If so, feel free to share the type of container you used in the comments.
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