First Incident
Kal asked Xian to get a watermelon before we go over to his hse for dinner. We went to Ralphs, grabbed one in a rush and almost fell to the ground. Not because it's super huge and heavy, but because we almost fainted after seeing the price: US$14+ (price is by weight)... bloody expensive. We still went ahead and pay. After reaching, Kal decided that it was too expensive and decided to return it. I tell you, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE RETURN A WATERMELON... I mean, it's super hard or even impossible to return any non-perishable purchases in Singapore - usually they only allow exchange. So being the mountain tortoise & kaypoh me, I decided to follow Kal & S.H. to another Ralphs outlet (nearer Kal's place) to witness what I thought was 'mission impossible'. They managed to return the expensive watermelon and bought a small honeydew and small watermelon at US$2 each... Ralphs returned us the US$10+ balance in cash.
Second Incident
A Ralphs receipt I got has smth extra printed on it (If it was Xian, he'll probably not have noticed it). It says something like "Congratulation, you won a US$11 voucher... blah blah blah". So on our last grocery shopping trip, we grabbed the things we need and went ahead to make payment with the receipt. Since Xian is a member, there are some discounts and the total amount comes up to $10.71. LUGI LIAO??? Oh NO NO NO... over here, no LUGI one. They returned us 29 cents. Wah seh, seriously, I really didn't expect this to happen... In Singapore, where got such thing?
Some Observations
I was greeted by all the cashiers. They asked me how's my day, etc... In comparison, Singapore really needs improvement in this aspect...However, the cashiers here really need more training in packing items. I realized that they don't really differentiate the items and just pack them in a first-scan, first-pack manner. This aspect is especially serious during 'rush hours'...