Singapore hawker goes the distance to refund customer who overpaid for a meal

• Published date: 02 February 2023
• Publication title: Malay Mail Online

A hawker in Woodlands, Singapore is being celebrated online after making the effort to repay a customer who overpaid a meal.

The owner of Xiao Mei Ban Mian, Khine Zar Lin, had taken to the stall's Facebook page to appeal to the customer to come forward, as well as asked social media to help to spread the news of them looking for the customer.

According to Khine, the customer had paid S$450 (RM1,461.21) instead of S$4.50 (RM14.61).

'We would like to return the extra amount $450-$4.50= $445.50 (RM1,446.49) to that customer,' she wrote.

From the stall's CCTV, Khine said the customer was an elderly person who is not their regular.

'We are worried he may not even know he made that mistake. Please spread the news and hope he/she...