'Free booty' in carparks

Subject: 'Free booty' in carparks Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:35 pm

OVER the past three months, lone motorists in malls and office carparks are finding themselves pounced upon by wine sellers.

Think of scantily-clad women who hawk certain types of liquor in night spots and picture the same scene in a carpark.

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The wine 'cellar' is in the boot of a sleek car. The peddlers are women in their 20s who work in pairs or groups of three. One would be the driver circling the area spotting lone men making their way to parked cars, even blocking the vehicles to make sure that the motorists do not get away.

The others would be out in a jiffy to make their sales pitch, except that they usually pitch their wine booty as free giveaways or going on the cheap.

They spin tales of quarrels with chefs from fancy restaurants and hotels such as The Fullerton and Swissotel. Because of these disputes, they have to find other means of selling the wine or in some cases, they say, it is their way of getting back at the unreasonable chefs.

Anyone who buys their story would be asked for sums ranging from $30 to $100, for wine that the women indicate is worth $500 or more. Deal sealed, a receipt is made out to the buyer and the women move on to their next catch.

They have been hired by Dickson Enterprise, a company which started selling liquor and soft drinks last September.

Their favourite haunts include Paragon Shopping Mall, Ngee Ann City, Suntec City, UOB Plaza and UIC building. They sometimes also trawl the heartland malls such as Northpoint in Yishun and have also been spotted at St James PowerHouse.

LNK

'Free booty' in carparks

'Free booty' in carparks

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