THE debate over the takeover of wet markets by supermarkets does not take into account a particular group of customers who patronise wet markets as early as 6am.
They are the school and factory canteen operators and hawkers, and they have to complete their produce shopping before sunrise in order to head back to their canteens and stalls to cook and serve the food.
I am a regular customer of supermarkets, especially Sheng Siong, and I have found that though the opening time is supposed to be 7am, even at 7.30am, a variety of vegetables and fish is still not available.
What is available are leftovers from the previous day, including leafy greens that have turned yellow or black. I have tried to purchase a packet of spinach before but ended up throwing away almost half the packet. Continue reading
