Fairprice Xtra

The new NTUC Fairprice called "Fairprice Xtra" was opened at AMK Hub - Basement 2 , at Ang Mo Kio Central a couple of days ago. The name was so suitable for the new outlet cos it was...

1. Xtra Crowded - movement was greatly restricted if you were using the trolleys, and it looked as if the whole AMK residents had gathered for a common goal (to be inside the biggest NTUC Fairprice). I supposed there were residents from other Estates too... cannot condemn AMK residents solely lah~


2. Xtra Huge - the interior was huge... it was as if I'm at Carrefour and not the typical household Fairprice anymore. There were Electronics & Electrical section, Clothings & Household section and not forgetting the standard F&B section. I didn't even know where to start walking and I also did not know where to go looking for my shopping list items.


3. Xtra Slow - the travellators were super slow... the speed is equivalent to the one in Underwater World, where we were supposed to look around at the fishes slowly. But in this case, the only thing to see were people occupying every inch on the travellators, either surrounding you or moving in the opposite direction. The escalators were not ready yet cos the whole mall was still undergoing renovation. So... ya... the only choice was to proceed slowly and enjoy yourself among the human traffic.


4. Xtra Cheap - maybe the low price was only for the initial stage. Actually I also do not know what was the standard pricing but the apples were going at S$1.20 for 5 and "Sunkist" oranges were going at S$1.95 for 5. The apple section was crowded with 2 layers of customers trying their best to reach for the "best quality" apples with their stretched arms. Luckily the orange section was ok... cos I need to buy 10 oranges for my new blender to squeeze juice for me *hahaha*.


5. Xtra Staff - touching on good service in almost every Industry now, there were a few staff at the trolley section to help you put the S$1 coin into the slot and pull out the new trolleys for your usage... but you have to give them the S$1 coin lah, it's not free you know?

As a word of advice in case you wished to visit the huge place safely, go in the day time during weekdays. Weekends are a killer~ unless you are prepared to spoil your day.