Gone inside an hour: Shoppers snap up $1.95 durians at FairPrice, Life-style Information

Singaporeans have nostril for good offers — point out a durian flash sale and so they’ll be there.

Shoppers snapped up the $1.95 durians supplied by FairPrice at its Bedok North Block 212 outlet on Friday (May 22) morning.

Approximately 600 durians had been offered out an hour after the sale kicked off at 8.50am, 8World reported.

Photos shared by Irene Chua in Facebook Group FairPrice Super Savers present a protracted queue exterior the grocery store outlet.

The first individual within the queue, who declined to share his identify, instructed 8World that he arrived on the grocery store at 7.15am, and in addition plans to attend the sale occurring at FairPrice Elias Mall Atrium subsequent month.

Another shopper surnamed Huang mentioned: “This is the second year I’ve bought durians during the flash sale. I find the price and quality of the durians satisfactory.”

Every yr, FairPrice holds a durian flash sale, providing entire kampung durians at $1.95 every. 

At the occasion, every buyer is allowed to buy a most of two durians, restricted to the primary 300 prospects. 

The flash sale on the Bedok North outlet will proceed over this weekend, earlier than the subsequent leg begins at FairPrice Kang Kar Mall from May 29 to May 31, and at FairPrice Elias Mall Atrium from June 5 to June 7.

From June 19, the grocery store chain can even run an $85 all-you-can-eat durian buffet at chosen FairPrice Xtra retailers with premium varieties similar to Mao Shan Wang, D24 and Black Thorn included. 

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