SINGAPORE 101
Manual on everyday money and nerves saving tips
FOOD
| Fish | Jurong Fishery Port (night market) | The doors to all fresh fish to Singapore. Giant, Fairprice and other local grocery stores and restaurants buy their fresh fish and seafood products here. Requires photo ID to enter. I regularly buy fresh local fish, squid and prawns there. Best time to go – Friday 11pm onwards. Red Snapper: S$12 per kg Live prawns: S$12 – S$18 per kg (depends on the type of prawn) Fresh squid: S$9 – S$14 per kg (depends on the season) |
| Fish | Song Fish | Bought frozen lobsters there. They also sell fresh salmon (whole fish). Have a retail store with fresh and frozen seafood products. |
| Oysters, clams and mussels | Global Oceanlink | Online orders for oysters, clams and mussels. |
| Meat | Huber's butchery | I buy USDA Prime, Aged beef and suckling pigs there, but the shop has all kinds of meat, poultry, sausages and sauces there. |
| Meat | Artisan Fine Foods | Beef, poultry and fish distributor. It brings almost all premier products one can imagine to Singapore! You can find yellow French chicken, USDA beefs, Australian and NZ beefs, USA fish and oysters and mussels, crabs, aged cheese, and much more there. I buy USDA choice 365-days grain fed tenderloin there. Not a retail store - requires introduction. |
| Meat | Foodie Market Place | This is a retail arm of QB food. Mostly famous for Australian grain fed and grass fed beef. I’m not a fan of Australian beef for grilling, thus I buy there mostly chilled chuck, frozen oxtails and minced pork for soup and frozen minced chicken and chicken breasts for cutlets. |
| Fruits, vegetables, organic | Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre | Home for vegetables, fruits and organic products. The famous organic supplier Zenxin (its organic products are sold at Cold Storage and other grocery stores in Singapore) has a retail store there. Organic eggs: S$2.50 per 10 pcs Blueberries: S$10 per 3 packs Raspberries: S$6 per pack Fruits and Vegetables: you will save 30-50% of what you normally pay at the grocery stores (including online stores). |
HOME & OFFICE
| Partitions & Ceiling | L&H Plasterceil | Did for me at home. James Sim 8363 9544 |
| Wall painting | Reliable Painting | Quality painting. Work neatly and accurately. |
| Electrician | Mr Ah Hwee +65 9124-0963 | Did wiring in two offices for me. Fast, reliable and accurate. |
| Tempered glass | Koon Chuan United Trading Mr Lhu +65 9688-2828 | Did tempered glass partitions and glass doors in the office for me. Has its own manufacturing thus is the first source of products. Fast and reliable. |
| Picture frames and Tempered glass for furniture | Frames and Glass | Did multiple frames for pictures, frame for antique Japanese kimono, tempered glass top for rattan outdoor table. Fast, reliable and predictable. I see them regularly delivering orders to my condo. The best on the market on my opinion. 1m x 1m tempered glass (8mm) table top – S$242 incl. delivery. |
| Carpenter (works with both veneer and vinyl) | Singapore Carpentry | Needed carpenter who will manufacture furniture and wooden ceiling based on my design drawings using veneer finishing. Needed to constantly check their designer autocad drawings for mistakes. But their carpenter uncles are outstanding. Large portfolio of finished projects on Facebook page. Design and drawings: 5/10 Carpentry works quality: 9/10 They are one of the few who work with veneer on a market. I bought materials myself, used them for works only. As the result – did a renovation for half the Interior Designers quoted prices. Would recommend them still and will go to them if will need to make another furniture from veneer. |
| Carpenter (works with vinyl only) | Valiancy Enterprise Alex Leung [email protected] | Built custom made furniture based on my own design twice for me. They make outstanding 3D design drawings of your project – intuitive and crystal clear. They use real textures so one can see how the furniture will look like in real life. Design and drawings: 10/10 Carpentry works quality: 9/10 Will definitely recommend them for custom built furniture with vinyl finishing. |
| Locksmith | Elocksmith | Used picklocks, left the lock undamaged, am still using this door lock and original keys. S$50 per door 30 minutes from call to opened door. |
| Bath equipment distributor | Interior Affairs | I bought Grohe shower head and hangers for bathroom there. Prices are definitely lower than at retail and even online stores. Singapore developers and main contractors buy their supply here. |
| Mattress Cleaning Services | ChemDry | They provide fair and transparent prices (comparing to other ones on the market), respond fast, work professionally. 5/5 for the service. |