Imagine having the most important task of ordering food for a large group of people only for the food to be in saddening condition.
That’s the unfortunate circumstance a Malaysian woman had to endure after the catering business she ordered the food from severely downgraded her order after showing her what the meal was supposed to look like!
The woman, Hani Madu, took to the Pasir Puteh Kini Facebook group to share a comparison of the meal she had ordered for a large group event, where she showcased the image in which the caterer had showed her versus what she really received.
She wrote, “A message to cash-on-delivery (COD) business owners, please learn to be honest and sincere. They said they are from Pasir Puteh, that they are selling from home and not from a store.”
Hani Madu explained that she had asked for an image of the food and their pricing prior to making a deal with the caterers.
The caterers then sent her a picture of their Nasi Kukus meal and informed her that each meal would be RM3 for a bulk order. With that, she ordered 30 sets for an event she was working.
Considering she was out in charge of ordering the food, she was hoping to impress her employers and the participants of the event. But lo and behold, that was not to be.
“I had rejected other caterers with budget prices as I was tricked by the picture they sent. When the food arrived, it was something else.”
“Not only was the rice mushy like it was meant for children, there were only 2 to 3 pieces of chicken which were cut very small, there were only 1 piece of vegetable in the gravy, there were some who received gravy with nothing in it,” she shared.
What makes this worse was that she had to show the food to the sponsor of the event!
“On the day of the event, aduhai, I was so embarrassed. I kept informing them that the food looked different in the picture and arrived looking different. This is so that they don’t think I ‘ate’ the funding that was entrusted to me,”
“I reached out to them (the caterers) and asked why the food didn’t look the same as in the picture and they had the audacity to tell me that the food in the picture costs RM4.50 and that because my budget was RM3, they cut down on the dishes and even that had apparently exceeded the budget,” she added.
Hani Madu went on to share her hopes that business owners will be more upfront about and honest with their prices while showcasing accurate depictions of what their meals will look like.
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