It has been six months since Elizabeth Lee first moved into her four-room Built-to-Order (BTO) flat in Bidadari. But the 32-year-old marketing manager still finds brand new furniture and fittings left discarded below her block every day. There were wall tiles, flooring and toilet bowls that come with new BTO flats, according to Lee in two TikTok videos shared last...
[embed]https://www.tiktok.com/@yourowneconomy/video/7246434873815223570?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7246038907857634842[/embed]Several netizens were alarmed why these BTO flat owners would pay between $2,000 to $8,000 for the fittings included in the OCS, only to throw them away when they move in.
Speaking to AsiaOne on Wednesday, Lee shared that she feels that discarded furniture at new BTO housing estates are a norm these days. "After four years of waiting for their flats, the salaries of these home owners have also increased. So they might decide to change the furniture that HDB had fitted their homes with," she said.Seeing all the discarded furniture lying around her block has made Lee feeling "opportunistic".
There were occasions when the woman found several big-ticket items, such as a piano, and a Miele washing machine that retails for more than $2,000."I'm sure that there are other people who have brought them back home to sell away," she said.A quick check by AsiaOne shows that a "brand new and unused BTO toilet bowl"
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