Biscuit King in Casuarina Road to close in January

“From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your loyalty, support and wonderful memories over the years. It has been a true privilege serving you.”

No reason was stated for its impending closure.

As of Nov 8, Biscuit King’s website had just one short message saying that it is “temporary closed for orders due to shortage of manpower”.

Its operating hours were also displayed, from 11am to 10pm from Tuesday to Sunday and it is closed on Mondays.

Comments on Chew’s post were mainly nostalgic and sympathetic, coming from users who were disappointed to see Biscuit King crumble.

“Sad to see a traditional biscuit shop close. Although I have also not visited them for very long,” said Alvin Yeo.

“Sad (with shocked and sad face emojis)… I love this place. Love the varieties and nostalgic biscuits. Brings back childhood memories… I got to stock up,” another user, Jo-anne Angel, commented.

Others like Maverick Jia Hong suggested that such businesses are no longer sustainable today.

“We may speak of regret or nostalgia, yet we patronise these places only a few times a year. The fact that they haven’t gone out of business is simply a testament to how long they’ve managed to hold on,” read the comment written in Chinese.