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‘No Lah, No Now, No CDC’: Kovan drink stall owner explains quirky cash-only signage

Be understanding to an elderly stall owner.

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Photos via Hardware Zone & Shin Min Daily News

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A drink stall in Kovan has made the rounds online for its creative "Cash Only" sign.

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Nan Fang Ming Tea House at 209 Hougang Street 21 has put up a sign to emphasise that the stall only accepts cash, which says:

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"No Lah, No Now, No CDC" and "Only Mr Yusof Bin Ishak".

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Photo via CrucifyMyLove/Hardware Zone

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While some netizens found the signage funny, others commented that they would not patronise the stall because of the lack of payment options.

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Speaking to a Shin Min Daily News reporter, the stall owner, Qiu Shi Ni (transliteration), said she put up a "Cash Only" sign, but many customers did not notice it.

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The 85-year-old, who has run the shop for 42 years, shared that customers sometimes scolded her when they realised they did not have cash for a drink, or left after she started brewing the coffee when they found out the shop only accepts cash.

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Chiu shared that this could happen three to four times on the same day and she would either throw away the coffee or give it to someone else.

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As such…

Original source: https://mothership.sg/

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