Friday, April 24, 2009

The Supermarket Date

We just realized that we both love to go to the supermarket. For some reason or other, we find it really fun to window-shop in such an air-conditioned place. One of our favourite haunts is the NTUC hypermart at Ang Mo Kio Hub, but only about an hour or so before closing time, otherwise it's really crowded and spoils the experience.

Sometimes, when we can't decide what to eat, we walk around a supermarket and eat free samples. It's fun, it's adventurous, but most importantly, it's free. We don't do this so often, and not because we can't afford to eat, but simply because we get a barrel of laughs from it.

We can find all sorts of things in a big supermarket, ranging from food to useful items. The AMK Hub NTUC also has a variety of massage chairs, and equipment for leg massages, back massages, head massages that we like to try out just for fun. One day, when we can afford it, we're going to buy the best ones. But until then, it's free massages for us.

If you're looking to try The Supermarket Date, here's a list of supermarkets to visit for a good experience:

  1. Ang Mo Kio Hub NTUC Hypermart
    located at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 (next to Ang Mo Kio MRT station)
    Basement 2

  2. Carrefour @ Suntec City City Mall
    located at 3 Temasek Boulevard (walkable from City Hall MRT station)
    Level 1

  3. Carrefour @ Plaza Singapura
    located along Orchard Road (linked to Dhoby Ghaut MRT station)
    Basement 1

  4. Mustafa Centre (open 24 hours)
    located at 145 Syed Alwi Road (walkable from Farrer Park MRT station)

  5. Vivomart @ VivoCity
    located at 1 Harbourfront Walk (linked to Harbourfront MRT station)

  6. NTUC Supermarket @ Thomson Plaza
    located at 301 Upper Thomson Road
    Level 1
Notes:
- The Carrefour @ Suntec City makes for a better experience than the one at Plaza Singapura.
- The NTUC Supermarket @ Thomson Plaza, though small, is an interesting experience because it's not crowded and has a variety of products not usually found in the other supermarkets.

Of course there are more supermarkets than these, so feel free to email us your recommendations too. If we like it, we'll blog about it.

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