Grab hitch driver Alvin Tan shared an amusing experience where the rider he picked up paid for her ride in part with $5 ntuc voucher. He joked that nowadays people got so many pattern but he still accepted this unusual payment terms.
His experience brought about the response of other Grab drivers who reported similar instances where they accept grocery vouchers, cinema tickets and even Brunei or Malaysian money in lieu of Singapore dollars.
“Hitch riders these days so many pattern machiam badminton. This aunty just paid me $5 cash and $5 in NTUC vouchers. Yup I accepted it.”