Morning Digest, Feb 28
Mixed reactions from netizens after woman asks ‘nasty crusty uncle’ to delete photos he took of her on MRT
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Samsung charges woman $398 for screen repair as a result of updating her phone; many netizens say it’s a common issue
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SINGAPORE: “I’m so disappointed by Samsung,” wrote a netizen after she was charged $398 when she brought her phone, a Note 20 Ultra, for repair.
The netizen, who wrote a post on the COMPLAINT SINGAPORE Facebook page on Sunday (Feb 26) under an account called Sewingwith Kayzel, wrote that a green line had appeared on her screen after a “sudden request to update software.”
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“Sad” monkey steals woman’s antidepressants at Botanic Gardens, takes two, then throws pills back to her
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SINGAPORE: Calling it “the most absurd thing,” a woman tweeted that “a monkey grabbed my antidepressants from my bag, climbed up a tree, ate two and threw it back down on the ground.”
This occurred at the Botanic Gardens on Thursday (Feb 23), with Ms Chloe, who goes by gaga stan (੭˶•̀⤙•́˶)੭⋆·˚ ༘ *~♡@mummyhotline on Twitter, adding “I have reported this to the people in charge of the park n i hope d monkey is okay.”
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Man gets a shock after GetGo charges him $4636.80 for ‘small accident’
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SINGAPORE: A man took to social media in shock when he got slapped with a shocking $4636.80 bill from GetGo Carsharing after he had a small accident.
Posting on the SG Road Vigilante – SGRV Facebook page on Feb 25 (Saturday) the netizen wrote, “Be warned if you are renting a GetGo car, or plan to do so!! I have heard many horror stories about accident claims from GetGo when involved in a car accident. Until it happen(ed) to me, I know it is all real!”
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Netizen: ‘Take MRT can lim kopi meh?’ — Singaporeans weigh in on woman seen drinking coffee in MRT
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SINGAPORE: An online user recently called on another netizen who uploaded a photo of a woman drinking coffee on an MRT to approach the woman and explain the rules to her. Many other Singaporeans have weighed in, sharing their own two cents.
On Feb 19, an online user took to social media to share a photo of a woman holding a plastic bag of coffee in an MRT. “Take MRT can lim kopi meh?” the post caption read. However, in response to this, recently, many Singaporeans seemed to unite around a common piece of advice–to remind the woman or explain to her instead of just posting a photo online.