The coffee shop's owner said: 'If we really consider what plain water is, it's still a drink brought from outside.”
She was eating at a coffee shop in Bugis and took a sip of water from her own water bottle when an employee cautioned her to put the beverage away.
Speaking to Shin Min Daily News, Chen, 62, said:"I know you're not allowed to bring your own drinks to coffee shops, but this is plain water. An employee at the coffee shop told the Chinese daily that such a rule has always existed, and if customers bring their own bottles, staff would remind them not to place them on the table.
The coffee shop's owner, surnamed Lee, explained that the coffee shop is privately owned, and so the burden of rent and labour costs rests on their shoulders.Addressing the incident, Lee said:"At that moment, it's possible the employee saw only the bottle and reminded the customer without understanding the situation."
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