A durian seller in Aljunied has been accused by a customer of using dishonest methods to pressure customers into making a purchase.
A post made in Facebook group Complaint Singapore on May 1 by user Brad Lee, with a photo of the stall and titled “dishonest durian seller”, warned of their alleged “unethical sales tactics” and advised people to avoid at all cost.
Lee and his mother had visited a durian stall at Block 113 Aljunied located next to Geylang East Market & Food Centre when Lee asked the durian seller if it was possible to open up one of the fruits for checking before purchasing, to which the seller allegedly agreed.
Lee wrote: “First durian I opened was okay, ripe and soft. I told him I wanted two more.”
Lee then picked a smaller durian to open but claimed that the seller put it back and insisted on opening the one he picked, which was visually bigger.
“I was a bit sceptical but he reassured me that bigger (meant) more meat (which I know wasn’t true),” Lee recounted.
“He opened it and the meat was super hard with very big seeds. I told him, ‘I’m rejecting this.'”
