Eat Less and Stop Complaining
In today’s Home section we have a blatant attempt to fan inflation worries by yet another “cheap meals” feature. This time, based on a survey by Case on cheap hawker food. We are handed the cheerful statistic of 62% of 388 stalls surveyed having one-portion dishes that cost less than $2.50. Smuggled in halfway through the article is the following:
The mystery diners focused on the prices and did not consider the quality or quantity of the samples.
So, for all we know, portions could be shrinking proportionately to inflation, so the statistics presented might not mean anything at all. In fact, they interview a hawker who admits that he just serves smaller portions to keep prices the same. So, for those who really need cheap food, the solution is to… eat less? Good advice for those who need to eat less for health reasons, but for everyone else?
I don’t think we need rocket science here…
It’s a very simple equation and balance it, something’s got to give…
Besides quantity, quality is also important - I believe a lot of hawkers have turned to cheaper and inferior ingredients - be it the noodles, rice or condiments - to keep the prices unchanged…
Comment by xtrocious — June 30, 2008 @ 4:32 am