Our Mid-Autumn Mooncake List Is the Same Every Year
Every Mid-Autumn Fosetter has a mooncake list, and it's the same every year: suppliers, the landlord, customers. Carmen explains who's on it and why.
Sometimes They Buy Thirty Boxes, and the Whole Suitcase Is Ginseng
No clothes, just thirty boxes of ginseng. A Fosetter staff member on who buys American ginseng and where it ends up.
He drinks at least five ginseng honey lemons a day. His defence? He sold two popsicles on Monday. To his own friend.
The Day Karate Kid Asked to Film in Our Shop
A Karate Kid production starring Jackie Chan asked to film inside Fosetter. Even when they offered to pay, Carmen said no. Here's why.
Our Delivery Driver Used to Be Like an Angry Bird
A Xing, the driver who picks up our parcels, used to be like an angry bird. Now every visit starts with 'no money, no honey'.
We Gave a Phone Stand, They Gave Us Homegrown Vegetables
Carmen gave an auntie a phone stand for our tenth anniversary. At harvest time, the aunties bring vegetables they grew at home.