Unsung S'pore icons: Group buys now a way of life in some HDB estates

<p>Ms Ashley Teo (in white mask) and Ms Cheryl Guo (in black mask) distributing food orders to a nearby resident from Ms Teo’s home in Sengkang. They co-host Sengkang Group Buy, compiling orders in the neighbourhood for hawker food, fruit, cakes, and even snacks from overseas.</p> PHOTO: ST
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SINGAPORE - Working from home has its perks, but presents the perennial problem - what to eat for lunch?

Cooking is too time- consuming, the cost of meal deliveries adds up fast and who wants to schlep to the coffee shop in the unrelenting midday heat?

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