Singapore $5 Polymer Banknote, UNC

Singapore Polymer $5 Portrait, UNC.
Fancy Serial Number 040404.

This is a hard-to-find piece of uncirculated polymer banknote bearing the prefix of 2DD and a fancy number 040404.

Sold to a returned customer at Yahoo! Auctions Singapore.

SOLD!

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Singapore $10 Polymer Banknotes, New Series

Singapore $10 Polymer, signed GCT, 10 pieces of uncirculated banknotes. Sold!

On February 1, a new series of $10 polymer banknotes was released for circulation.

Many prefixes starting with the number 2 were issued, and I believe the prefix 2BA is amongst those early prefixes released. It might even be the first prefix of this new series of banknotes.

Now at least one of my customers has indeed confirmed prefix 2BA to be the first prefix of this series of banknotes.

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A New Series of $10 Polymer Banknotes

Singapore $10 Polymer Banknotes, signed GCT, 10 pieces of consecutive numbers, UNC. SOLD!

On February 1, a new series of $10 polymer banknotes was released for circulation.

Many prefixes starting with the number 2 were issued, and I believe the prefix 2BA is amongst those early prefixes released. It might even be the first prefix of this new series.

This set of banknotes has been sold to one of my regular customers at Yahoo! Auctions Singapore.

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Angpow Envelops from Marriott Hotel

One Big, One Small.
It's interesting to place the 2007 large longish angpow or hongbao envelop beside the 2008 small squarish envelop, both issued by Marriott Hotel in downtown Singapore, and see the difference in sizes.

Is it the green campaign to save some paper that successful, or is it a corporate decision to save some money inspite of the booming tourist trade?

I guess the price of paper and the cost of printing have gone up. That's why I could only collect loose pieces and not a whole packet from this hotel. Sold!

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Angpow Red Packets from Hotels

Collecting red packets of angpow or hongbao envelops issued by hotels downtown is a good way to check out the booming business of the tourist trade.

You get to see the number of tourists checking in and out at the reception desks of those hotels downtown.

Besides, you get an opportunity to meet the front desk staff to find out how courteous or otherwise if they are performing their tasks dutifully or not.

Check out those packets above, from left to right: Orchard Hotel, Park Hotel Group, and Le Meridien.

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Angpow Red Packets from Reluctant Companies

I have been a customer of Pacific Internet Singapore (PACNET) and AmFraser Securities Pte Ltd for several years.

About two weeks before this Lunar New Year 2008, I'd requested for some packets of angpow or hongbao envelops from these two corporations, but those items didn't reach me by post before February 7.

On February 11, I'd called up the customer service departments of these two corporations about this matter and I'd received these few packets (as shown above) within two days, and AmFraser Securities Pte Ltd had even sent me a 2008 desk calendar.

Are these corporations reluctant to give away what are meant to be gifts for their customers? If that is the case, then why would they want to spend money and print those items every year?

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Angpow Red Packets from Other Companies

Here are a few more angpow red packets that I'd received from some other companies downtown.

From left to right: Singapore Post, Aviva, and Häagen-Dazs.

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Angpow Red Packets from Consumer Electronics Retailers

During this festive Lunar New Year season, several consumer electronics retailers give packets of angpow or hongbao envelops to their customers.

From left to right: Kadeka, Sanyo, Gain City, and Rinnai.

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Angpow Red Packets from Shopping Malls

During this festive Lunar New Year season, several shopping malls and departmental stores downtown give packets of angpow or hongbao envelops to their customers, but quite reluctantly to anyone who requests for those packets.

Check out those packets, from left to right: Tangs (CK Tang Building), Robinsons (CentrePoint), CapitaLand Retail (Raffles City), and CityLink Mall (Raffles City).

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Angpow Red Packets from Goldsmiths

During this festive Lunar New Year season, several goldsmiths and jewelry shops downtown give packets of angpow or hongbao envelops to their customers and anyone who requests for those packets.

From left to right: GoldHeart, Poh Heng, TianPo, and Lee Hwa.

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