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Wanted: your experiences for the Expat Interview series!

David — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:10:14 +0000

Our friends at Expat Arrivals are publishing a series of interviews with Singapore expats, to give others a sense of the pros and cons of expat life on the island. Read some of the early interviews here: http://www.expatarrivals.com/singapore/expat-experiences-in-singapore

Ready to send in your own interview? Get the form here http://www.expatarrivals.com/article/expat-interview-form and then send it back to stephanie@expatarrivals.com

Looking forward to hearing your stories!

Singapore Shopping Malls – Directory

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:47:36 +0000

Visit the shopping mall directory Singapore at

via http://www.entersingapore.info/sg-shopping/directory/category/singapore-malls/

Avoid The Mattress Size Nightmare

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:57:48 +0000

Imagine this – After shopping for some time, you finally decided on a mattress that you like and that falls into your budget. You made a deposit and arranged to have it delivered to your house. When the mattress is arrived, you realized that the mattress doesn’t fit into your bedframe! This is one of the biggest nightmare one could face when purchasing a mattress. You see, the mattress company might not want to take back the mattress because it was your mistake. Even if the mattress company does take back the mattress you will then need to pay a delivery fee for taking back the mattress and a fee for customization which adds up to a few hundreds of dollars. You most probably will end up without a mattress for a few weeks and a few hundred dollars poorer! So, please familiarize yourself with mattress sizes before you make any purchases. The following are the standard mattress sizes in Singapore:

Size	Width	Length
King Size	6 Feet	6 Feet 3 inches
Queen Size	5 feet	6 Feet 3 inches
Super Single Size	3 Feet 6 inches	6 Feet 3 inches
Single Size	3 Feet	6 Feet 3 inches

For American or European Sizes, the width is usually the same but the lenght would be around 3 inches longer. Make sure you measure your bed to ensure it is a local Singapore size before you purchase a mattress.

Customization

If your bed is not a standard local size ( i.e American or European size), you will then have to ask for customization. Not all mattress can be customized (especially imported mattress), so check with the salesperson first. The customization fee also varies from shop to shop.

At www.beds.sg, the extra charge for customization is 30% – 35% on top of the mattress price.

A few shopping places for those that live in Singapore!

Leone — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:48:29 +0000

these are just a couple of places I do some of my shopping – it is here for the benefit of others living in Singapore that are looking to save a few dollars!

For those that are looking for really good quality meat and a wide range of products, e.g., dairy products, burgers, frozen vegetables, canned products, chicken franks, margarine, drinks etc try Ben Foods.

Their prices are a lot lower than the supermarkets, but they are open only on Saturday mornings for the general public.

To get there take BUS 79 from Jurong ……. or if you are not sure how to get there, log onto GOTHERE, this is the best website for getting around Singapore by car / cab / bus or train!

BEN FOODS WEBSITE

Ben Foods (S) Pte Ltd
1 Fishery Port Road,
Singapore 619729

Tel : 6778 6655 ;
Fax : 6777 2869

Email : info@benfoods.com

But they do have good specials most Saturdays……. Australian and New Zealand Sirloin and Rib Eye and other beef cuts too which are better quality than in Australia as it is Export Quality. They also have good fillets of Salmon for around $20.00 ….. that is half a salmon. Cheese (Coon) is also a lot cheaper there …. I think about $4.00 compared to $6.50+ in some supermarkets.

Phoon Huat is another place I shop at …. there is a store at Holland Village and another over near Jurong MRT, at the back area past Cash Converters. But check the website as they have many otther stores listed across the island.

** have rec’d a message to say the Jurong Store closed recently – will check it out **

PHOON HUAT WEBSITE

They sell heaps of things at a really good price, but not only that, you can purchase food items (in particular Christmas goodies, bakery items) that you cannot get elsewhere. I buy Australian butter (250g) for $1.90, which sells for $4.00 in the supermarket.

So worth checking out if you have not already done so!

a friend in Singapore (thanx Pete) has just sent me this, am sure it will be of help to many others:

Can I also add The Butcher - while catering somewhat to the expat market, their free home delivery for orders over $100, online store, and quality is fantastic.

List of Butchers and Gourmet Shops in Singapore

For wine, try Wine+ - good selection, half and dozen pricing (including mixed dozens), and usually free delivery. More wine shops

And finally, do try and locate your nearest wet market! Hope this helps!

More info on food shopping in Singapore and a list of supermarkets and wetmarkets

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