Chinese New Year - 2019

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'Lucky' stall at Chinatown bazaar goes for $13,899 – highest in six years

 

 

This is highest in 6 years; stallholders believe the stall is 'lucky' as it is a hotspot for visitors at the Chinatown market

 

A stall at the Chinese New Year festive bazaar in Chinatown next year went for a whopping $13,899 in rental.

 

This is the highest bid in six years.

The bid was for the "lucky" stall in the Chinatown Chinese New Year festive street bazaar, which will be held from Jan 18 to Feb 4 next year.

Stallholders said the location of the stall at the junction of Smith Street and Trengganu Street is a hotspot for visitors at the market, and thus can bring in the most money.

There were three bidders for the "lucky" stall at the 2019 bazaar, and the lowest bid was $2,700. The minimum bid for a stall at the bazaar this year was $1,850.

 

 

The lucky owner of the stall is Mr Ye Wei Qiang, who has been setting up his stall at the festive bazaar for close to 30 years.

He was also the owner of the "lucky" stall this year, which he won with a $8,399 bid.

 

Mr Ye, 55, told The New Paper yesterday: "This year, I decided to up my stakes by $5,500. But I did it without hesitation because I got wind that my competitor had recovered from his sickness and would be bidding this year."

He said that he and his rival has been at odds for close to 10 years, and would fight over the "lucky" stall every year. He had lost out to his competitor in the 2017 bazaar.

At the bazaar next year, Mr Ye said he will be selling mostly pomelos at his "lucky" stall.

His pomelos can range from $6 for a regular pomelo to $12 for a large one.

Mr Ye said he will be also renting the stall across the "lucky" stall for about $5,000.

This brings the number of stalls he will have at the bazaar to five, managed by him and four other business partners, and bringing his total rental expenditure to at least 20,000.

"I rent the space opposite the lucky stall as a backup plan. There were some years I couldn't get the lucky stall, but at least I had the one opposite.

"It is very important to get the space near the lucky stall because there is a lot of traffic around that area," he said.

Mr Ye will be selling Chinese sausages and other snacks at the opposite stall.

Despite the high rent, Mr Ye is confident that he will be able to make a profit.

"I make a profit every year, and I have a few other stalls around the bazaar as well.

"It is expected that the profit will dip slightly due to the high rent, but we have regular customers, and business is so good at that location. We can sell baskets at one go," he said.

 

Mr Ye added that he sees about $5,000 to $6,000 in profit every year.

On regular days, Mr Ye is a durian seller at Katong.

 

The Festive Street Bazaar 2019 is managed by the Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2019 Organising Committee, a sub-committee under the Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Citizens' Consultative Committee.

There will be 313 stalls filling the streets, selling all sorts of food and decorations for the Chinese New Year celebrations.

The market will be open from 6pm to 10.30pm from Jan 18 to Feb 3, and from 6pm to 1am on Feb 4, the eve of Chinese New Year.

 

https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/stall-chinatown-bazaar-goes-13899-highest-six-years

 

huat ah !

[13177]

Huat ah! 

[Inlinefour]

I wonder how the stall going to make money by bidding for such sky high rental 

 

SG economy so slow where got buying power 

[Kusje]

I wonder how the stall going to make money by bidding for such sky high rental 

 

SG economy so slow where got buying power 

 

I think it's just a game or competition for these fellows.

 

Just like how the japanese bid super high for some large fish. Lose money nevermind.

[Inlinefour]

I think it's just a game or competition for these fellows.

 

Just like how the japanese bid super high for some large fish. Lose money nevermind.

 

How nice if they will to use the money to help to needy hor

 

Just like Leeder using SG piggy bank to host useless event 

[Kyrios]

Good to have CNY in February..good length of time for run-up..

 

if in January..feels a bit rush...

 

huat for these stall holders who have contributed significantly to our National coffers 

[Mockngbrd]

got free delivery arnot

[Galantspeedz]

so rental high whose fault?

[Airwaver]

so rental high whose fault?

 

This one is ownself bid so ownself fault if don't make money.

 

[Ash2017]

I wondered just how many more CNY we have to left to celebrate.

 

 

get our priorities right in life

[Hoseyboh]

I wondered just how many more CNY we have to left to celebrate.

 

 

get our priorities right in life

Bro, wu eng boh! Go there jalan jalan leh....

[Kusje]

How nice if they will to use the money to help to needy hor

 

Just like Leeder using SG piggy bank to host useless event 

 

It's totally different hor.

 

One is private money - wanna use to help needy or not, we have no say.

 

Other one is our money.

[Mustank]

Jit dong Cheng

[Angcheek]

I wonder how the stall going to make money by bidding for such sky high rental 

 

SG economy so slow where got buying power 

 

pass down to buyer .... but like what our mimi 眼 minister said , price of goods is not affected by rental . 

 

We must believe them , they are elite  ! Thrust them   

 

  

[Galantspeedz]

This one is ownself bid so ownself fault if don't make money.

 

 

hawker not bidding?

[Angcheek]

I wondered just how many more CNY we have to left to celebrate.

 

 

get our priorities right in life

 

I had not been to Chinatown for a long long time ....... I stayed near by Chinatown when in the 70s / early 80s.

ALways walked to Chinatown with childhood friends and played there .  The CHinatown I knew was long gone. 

[Inlinefour]

pass down to buyer .... but like what our mimi 眼 minister said , price of goods is not affected by rental .

 

We must believe them , they are elite ! Thrust them

 

TCSS and got millions very good hor...should be the best job on earth liao

 

Some more can sleep during meetings or even AWOL

 

Do wrong things also still keep the iron rice bowl

 

I want leh discount 90% wage I don’t mind leh

Other one is our money.

But hor actually the piggy bank is for us to see only

 

Just like statements send to us

 

Can see but no touch no say

 

Look at the amount both Pinky and Jinx burning

 

They treat our piggy bank inside all hell bank notes lor...very sad

[Angcheek]

Bro, wu eng boh! Go there jalan jalan leh....