“Is Singapore a Money Grab?” Netizens Debate Why Restaurants Charge for Water and Wet Tissues
8 DAYS·2026-01-01 19:04
A netizen recently kicked off a heated Reddit debate after pointing out a small but sore point about dining in Singapore.
In a post titled “Why Singapore eateries do not give tissue and water for free”, the OP vented after returning from a holiday in Japan.
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Ray 118 06/01/2026
The owner of sg restaurants invested in water filtration equipment and charged the customers a pint of plain water for $1 plus. Can we bring our own water from home?
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Ah-Fool 06/01/2026
Haidilao? Xiang Xiang? Not just free tissues, wet tissues, snacks and ice cream etc. lol sg owned F&B just need to be calculative.
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TT571203 06/01/2026
Some eatery outlets wave the wet tissues and plain water charges like Songfa bak kut Tei.
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TT571203 06/01/2026
Good morning to everyone, 大家好,actually, they shouldn't charge for these incidentals items.
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Rocker 10/01/2026
go live in Korea or China - they r free
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