OUTRAGEOUS Carpark fee hike at Millenia Walk during IT fair
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Who here had a similar experience?I am outraged by the carpark fee hike that I experienced at the Millenia Walk basement carpark today. While normal charges are $1 an hour on Saturdays. For a period of 6 to 7(max) hours, I was today charged $19.80!!! I should have only been charged $6-$7!The reason claimed, was due to the IT fair next door at Suntec, and the ONLY notification of this hike I found, AFTER I WAS GIVEN THE SHOCK of $19.80 when I then went to look for the management, was a small A4 size notice put on the sistic and information counter on the ground floor of Millenia Walk!!There were NO signs at the car park entrances nor were there signs at the escalators leading up from the carpark to the shopping area about the fee hike!! How often do consumers walk at the FRONT of the sistic counter and take notice of a very plain looking A4 size notice displaying the sudden carpark fee hike for this period??? Is this truly sufficient notice to drivers???As a consumer, I was given no CHANCE to decide whether to accept this fee hike due to a lack of sufficient signages, so I am APPALLED by this! I realised this had happened before and others have complained but back then the management claimed sufficient notice was put up. How is an A4 size notice on a counter at an information desk sufficient for this year???I am not the only one taken aback by this. Other drivers coming out of the carpark were similarly shocked by this hike, they were too were not properly informed.The reason of managing traffic congestion is ludicrous, so their management should not not even try justifying the hike with this reason. Entering the carpark, electronic signboards displayed hundreds of empty lots for one. There were NO signs at the carpark entraces (i reiterate) to inform drivers of this fee hike. In fact, the carpark entrances displayed the USUAL rates. So this is inconsistent messaging to carpark drivers. No, it's FALSE notification in fact. Effectively, luring the driver with a cheaper rate and charging them with a HIGHER rate!! Even Suntec, where the IT fair itself, did they raise rates? so what VALID reason did millenia walk have?This is a BLATANT abuse of power and a perfect example of opportunistic capitalism for short term gain! Truly, is such short term gain worth it? Because the price for it is now my boycott Millenia Walk and I now become an advocate in informing the world of such blatant abuse of power and will no doubt convince anyone I meet not to patron such an opportunistic establishment.
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Write to your MP.
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They (landlord) also want to....
on visitors.....
. How often they got such a big crowd coming ?? -
firstly may I know what is the make of the vehicle that you're driving..
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At least I make some effort to read up your complaint. Cheers! 19.80 can took a cab from Suntex to Jurong in off peak hours lo.
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They have every right to raise rates if they want to.
But the key here is to properly inform drivers of this temporary hike. This is what the Millenia Walk management claimed to have done back in 2009 during the Comex fair. They claimed, sufficient notice were posted and the 10 minute grace period gave drivers the option of leaving the carpark.
This time, there were NO signs at the carpark entrances. Drivers were 'tricked' and not given ANY choice.
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Can afford to pay $50,000 for a piece of paper called COE but kpkb about $19 of carpark charges.
Life is surreal.
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Charlize,
firstly, I know the value of money not to pay $50k for a pice of paper.
secondly, even if i did, that would've been my choice to. You get robbed of your choice to choose something and see if you feel if an injustice has been done.
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Originally posted by Dahoth:
Charlize,
firstly, I know the value of money not to pay $50k for a pice of paper.
secondly, even if i did, that would've been my choice to. You get robbed of your choice to choose something and see if you feel if an injustice has been done.
The wisdom of Singaporeans.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Can afford to pay $50,000 for a piece of paper called COE but kpkb about $19 of carpark charges.
Life is surreal.
Not everyone is driving new cars lah....
only recently, the COE has went up.... 4-5yrs ago... was only $50. (take away all your zeros behind).
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People parked at CP nearer to Suntec Convention is for the convenient....
Drive there... jammed like sardine... go down CP.... hunted for lot..... by the way you spotted one.... already 1hr gone (also have to pay you know)....
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Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:
Not everyone is driving new cars lah....
only recently, the COE has went up.... 4-5yrs ago... was only $50. (take away all your zeros behind).
Life is surreal.
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Even if you go to SLS (within the next 2 weeks), they are still selling the IT fair prices....
so, i didn't go this round... may visit SLS next week.
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Some park there like me, walk to MBS casino, 19.80 cheaper than 28.00 full day at MBS.
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park along...
connaught drive.... put...
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i help you boycott Millenia Walk. i understand why you're angry... not just about the money, but the injustice you felt at how the whole situation went...
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Thank you
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This thread can go viral?
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Same I went there today 1hrs plus 4.80 like that. Was really shock.
Spend 20mins looking for space.