Imperial Corner Bazaar
shop — 197 Bay Street
Trap score: 58/100 (orange)
Imperial Corner Bazaar is a Bazaar popular with visitors; check recent reports before you go.
Location: Singapore
Reports (60)
- overcharge (severity 4/5) — 2026-06: Persistent harassment from staff trying to drag us inside for a 'special deal'.
- overcharge (severity 5/5) — 2026-05: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
- overcharge (severity 4/5) — 2026-03: The listing address didn't even exist — pure fake booking, no refund offered.
- unsafe (severity 2/5) — 2026-04: Bracelet forced onto my wrist, then demanded payment for the 'free' gift.
- bait_switch (severity 2/5) — 2026-04: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- fake_reviews (severity 5/5) — 2026-02: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- fake_listing (severity 5/5) — 2026-03: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- fake_reviews (severity 3/5) — 2026-02: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
- bait_switch (severity 3/5) — 2026-01: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- overcharge (severity 1/5) — 2026-03: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- fake_reviews (severity 1/5) — 2026-03: Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- fake_listing (severity 4/5) — 2026-02: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
- unsafe (severity 1/5) — 2026-03: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- theft (severity 2/5) — 2026-03: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- harassment (severity 4/5) — 2026-01: Persistent harassment from staff trying to drag us inside for a 'special deal'.
- other (severity 1/5) — 2025-11: Felt genuinely unsafe here after dark; aggressive touts followed us for blocks.
- overcharge (severity 2/5) — 2025-11: Menu had no prices; the final total was absurd and they got hostile when questioned.
- taxi_meter (severity 5/5) — 2025-12: Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.
- bait_switch (severity 3/5) — 2025-11: Menu had no prices; the final total was absurd and they got hostile when questioned.
- unsafe (severity 1/5) — 2026-01: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
- theft (severity 2/5) — 2025-10: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
- other (severity 3/5) — 2025-11: The glowing reviews are clearly fake — the reality is nothing like the photos.
- fake_listing (severity 1/5) — 2025-09: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- unsafe (severity 1/5) — 2025-10: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- bait_switch (severity 3/5) — 2025-10: Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.
- other (severity 3/5) — 2025-08: The listing address didn't even exist — pure fake booking, no refund offered.
- bait_switch (severity 1/5) — 2025-06: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- theft (severity 1/5) — 2025-07: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
- unsafe (severity 3/5) — 2025-06: Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.
- fake_listing (severity 5/5) — 2025-06: The listing address didn't even exist — pure fake booking, no refund offered.
- overcharge (severity 1/5) — 2025-05: Persistent harassment from staff trying to drag us inside for a 'special deal'.
- unsafe (severity 5/5) — 2025-06: Menu had no prices; the final total was absurd and they got hostile when questioned.
- fake_listing (severity 1/5) — 2025-04: Currency-exchange sleight of hand — got short-changed and they denied it.
- harassment (severity 4/5) — 2025-05: Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- bait_switch (severity 1/5) — 2025-06: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- bait_switch (severity 2/5) — 2025-03: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- theft (severity 5/5) — 2025-03: The listing address didn't even exist — pure fake booking, no refund offered.
- fake_reviews (severity 3/5) — 2025-03: Bracelet forced onto my wrist, then demanded payment for the 'free' gift.
- theft (severity 2/5) — 2025-04: Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.
- fake_listing (severity 4/5) — 2025-02: Charged tourist prices double what locals paid two feet away in the same line.
- theft (severity 5/5) — 2025-03: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- theft (severity 5/5) — 2025-03: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- other (severity 5/5) — 2024-12: Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
- unsafe (severity 5/5) — 2024-12: Bracelet forced onto my wrist, then demanded payment for the 'free' gift.
- theft (severity 3/5) — 2025-02: The glowing reviews are clearly fake — the reality is nothing like the photos.
- fake_listing (severity 5/5) — 2024-11: My wallet went missing right after a staged distraction near the entrance.
- fake_reviews (severity 2/5) — 2024-11: Charged tourist prices double what locals paid two feet away in the same line.
- other (severity 4/5) — 2024-11: Currency-exchange sleight of hand — got short-changed and they denied it.
- fake_reviews (severity 5/5) — 2024-10: The glowing reviews are clearly fake — the reality is nothing like the photos.
- taxi_meter (severity 2/5) — 2024-12: The ATM ate my card and the 'help desk' asked for my PIN. Obvious scam.
- harassment (severity 3/5) — 2024-10: Currency-exchange sleight of hand — got short-changed and they denied it.
- taxi_meter (severity 1/5) — 2024-09: The ATM ate my card and the 'help desk' asked for my PIN. Obvious scam.
- taxi_meter (severity 4/5) — 2024-10: Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.
- unsafe (severity 3/5) — 2024-09: Persistent harassment from staff trying to drag us inside for a 'special deal'.
- fake_listing (severity 5/5) — 2024-07: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- harassment (severity 5/5) — 2024-07: Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
- harassment (severity 5/5) — 2024-08: Felt genuinely unsafe here after dark; aggressive touts followed us for blocks.
- fake_listing (severity 4/5) — 2024-08: Charged tourist prices double what locals paid two feet away in the same line.
- other (severity 1/5) — 2024-06: What was advertised online looked nothing like the room we actually got.
- theft (severity 4/5) — 2024-05: Charged tourist prices double what locals paid two feet away in the same line.