FuLin Fried Yong Tofu : Average Tasting with Bad Service

I expected it to be different but it turned out to be quite a disappointment. The taste aside, the service was rather bad, to be exact, it was kind of rude. The total cost of food ordered was $7.70, rather expensive. I am not quite likely to be back.

FULIN FRIED YONG TOFU

112 East Coast Road #04-01 112 Katong SINGAPORE 428802

Disappointing Experience with FLOR PATISSERIE

I was a fan of Flor Patisserie. I used to be a royal customer that truly enjoyed their cakes. You must be wondering why am i using the past tense in the above sentences? Well, i am their fan and royal customer no more.

I have decided to share my unpleasant encounter with FLOR PATISSERIE recently. 

This was not the first time that i went to take away their cakes and have it at home. I have always trusted them to pack it nicely so i would have all the cakes in good shape when i gotten home. It was not the case recently. The cakes were in quite a mess this time. It happened when they just packed it all in an oversized box without any dividers in between to close up the spacing to hold them well. 

I was disappointed so i left a message on their facebook page. 

I gotten their reply a few hours later. Apparently, the person that replied trying to protect the reputation of their shop by shifting the blame to me. This person mentioned that 6 slices of cakes are enough to fill the entire box thus there is no need for dividers as there is little space for the cakes to move around, provided that there is no violent movement of the box. 

I am offended. Did the person suggest that it happened when i handled the box roughly by creating violent movement to cause those cakes to shift and collapsed? Some of those cakes are in irregular shapes thus their sizes are not enough to fill up the whole box as clearly shown in the picture? Didn't the person at least make an effort to study the picture carefully before given such a reply? or did the person simply assumed and based the judgement on their packing policy? Example, no divider is needed for the number of cakes in a particular size of box. 

Oh Yeah! The person did not have the courtesy to even spelled my namely correctly. If he/she is not even observant enough to spell my name right, how much accurate could his/her judgement be in assessing the space in the box between those cakes?

Then the person continued to suggest that the box has been outside the fridge for more than 40 minutes and has been through a rough ride. The person emphasized their cakes are very delicate and sensitive to heat as they use minimum or no setting agent in their cakes. Then, the person mentioned ice packs are provided for free if the going back journey is more than 30 minutes. Then, why didn't they have this clearly stated somewhere prominent so their customers could based on that to decide whether they need the free ice packs to be provided when they are transporting the cakes? Or, why didn't their Staff go the extra mile by reminding their customers and offer the ice packs if the journey is more than 30 minutes or the weather is extremely hot on that day? 

I replied by stating this was not my first experience and i did not go through a rough journey to reach home within 30 minutes.

They posted another comment today by asking which outlet the purchase was from. And, in the initial message they even suggested that i leave my mobile number openly on the comment box so they could contact me on the replacement of the cakes.

They edited the comment about 2 hours later after posted it. They decided to remove the 'replacement of the cakes' from the comment. It appeared to be as follow:

The comparison between their original comment and the edited one.

I replied their comment with, "This was from the duxton outlet. The purpose of highlighting this issue is not asking for replacement of cakes (you needn't have to edit it away) but your mindfulness and flexibility in putting extra care when packing the cakes for taking away. Having been your customers for the last 4 years, such standard is not quite acceptable."

There is no further comment after this. I guess they decided to ignore me for good. 

To review all the cakes that i eaten this time, the taste and texture were somewhat compromised. It definitely did not taste as good as when Chef Yamshita was still there. By the way, the shop is still using the name of Chef Yamshita to sell their cakes by having it prominently stated that Flor Patisserie is by Chef Yamshita. I just think this is not quite right. 

I have decided to stay away from FLOR PATISSERIE as i do not wish to be further disappointed again. Their standard had dropped significantly.

Who is at fault? Apple Inc or Ta-Q-Bin by Yamato Transport?

It started when i ordered a refurbished Macbook from the online store of Apple Inc. The delivery was done on 3 December 2013 at about 7.48 pm by Ta-Q-Bin. I opened up to do the checking and realised i could not power-on the laptop. The screen was still dark followed by the continuous 3 beeps when attempted to power-on.

A call was made to Apple Inc stating the case. It was answered by Jackie, their Customer Service Representative. He arranged for me to speak with their Technical Consultant to verify it was the hardware fault before agreed to arrange for an replacement. He promised to call on 4 December 2013 to update the status.

When no status update received on 4 December 2012 at about 3 pm. I made a call and after talked with another Customer Service Representative, it was transferred to someone by the name of REINA at the extension of 41115. She claimed to be a Management Representative which held the highest appointment at the online store.

I highlighted the case and asked for a replacement as soon as possible. I emphasized that i need it to be done before i leave for Hong Kong on Saturday. REINA kept emphasized on the standard delivery which will only take place on 6 December 2013 and not the 24 hrs time frame as indicated. I told her that it is not possible for the delivery to take place on 6 December 2013 as i would not be at home.

I felt really frustrated as she is not willing to go extra miles and be flexible in handling the situation.

The case is still pending. No further update so far.

If the laptop is pre-checked to ensure it is in working condition then the damage is most likely happened during the delivery process.

Now, who is at fault? Apple Inc or Ta-Q-Bin?

No service charge equal to no service provided?

I was there this morning. I wanted to take away a portion of $4 dry mee pok with extra chilli and another portion of mee pok soup together with mee tak mak soup. I asked to pack them separately in 2 plastic bags. The auntie was a bit annoyed. 

She said, 'Now, i ask you again! What's your order? what do you mean by packed in 2 bags?' 

I repeated my order. 

She prepared them but packed together in the same plastic bag. She threw the bag and 2 packets of noodle fell out of the bag. I gotta pick them up myself. 

Before i left, i told her, 'Your service standard is bad'. She replied, 'I didn't charge for service charge so what service do you expect?'

That's arrogance. I was amazed.

So, no service charge is equal to no requirement of service to be provided? 

The standard of food served is rather average but service is definitely bad. So, would you endure bad service for good food? The auntie was cooking the noodle, collecting the payment and also packing the food but she has no reason to throw her unhappiness on her customers.

Though there is another noodle stall serving similar noodle but this stall has better soup than the other stall but the noodle is not as good. Both stalls have equally long queue most of the time. 

SIN KIAN HENG

Block 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22

#01-26

SINGAPORE 568226.

This stall has better service though. I guess i should just support them for now.  Good service is the key to reckon the return of customers.

TECK KEE COOKED FOOD
Block 226H Ang Mo Kio Street 22
#01-23 Kebun Baru Food Centre
SINGAPORE 560226.