Octobox Hougang CC - 35 Hougang Ave 3

The 4th Octobox outlet, unmanned convenience store in Singapore. Great technology experience. They are having discounts at the moment for their grand opening, as low as $1 for suan la fen (subject to availability).

Easy to register to go in. Just need to scan ur palm and ur hp number, before going in. Next time no need to register. Items are similar to Scarlet supermarket. Has some Korean food items also. Mostly snacks. Can pay by Paywave. Put ur items on the counter and the system will detect the number of items. Something like borrowing library books. Didn't get a receipt. Perhaps becos I didn't have an account. Plastic bags are behind you, when facing the payment kiosk.

Store was cool but Helpline is hopeless. Can’t get into store as palm scanning did not work so called helpline. Helpline advise to come back another day as technical person will take 1 business day to response. Solution ? Place palm over entrance scanner for 1 min till it prompt you to enter via mobile phone and OTP to open the gate. What’s the point of the helpline if it does not know the simple solution and can only ask customer to wait ?

The future of mini mart! Though it’s small it has couple of interesting product and love how advance it is! Looking forward to see more mini mart that’s this advance.

One of a newer concept of stores that made use of technology .. probably common in the Far East, still rather a novelty on this island. Registered by mobile and palm scan . Enter via palm scan. Rather specious little mart with chill drinks and vegetables section. K pop is blasting through the store. This place transport you to PRC as most goods are predominantly PRC products that is rather foreign to locals. Some products are on good bargain others are a little bit more. After you select your stuff , wave to enter a room. Place the RFID tag goods on the shelf. All products will be scan and you paid cashless via conventional credit card or PayLah. Once done , door open on the other side and you leave. Please bring your own bags as no plastic bag are given as I noticed.

A very interesting place to go to. An unmanned venue that sells like a convenience store. One of the latest concept store that has no cashier. The actual concept should be labelled as a cashierless convenience store. As there is still manpower around for stocks to be shelved and ensure that the process for payments and registrations. The place is really the size of an average convenience store. There are coolers for drinks, ice-cream and snacks readily available for purchase. In terms of pricing, it is slightly cheaper than those convenience stores, ehem 7-ehem.. Which is a good deal for customers. Many can actually come by to jz purchase easily without the need of a cashier.. Actually Giant supermarket has this concept for a long time liao. So ya, same la.. Entry must be via ur palm, as it is the required choice of usage. Make sure u register 1st and link ur paylah before entering as it is part of the registrations. So ya lo, easy in, easy out. D reason why we gave it a 4 star venue is because d items available is limited and there could be better options that can be incorporated into this. Go check it out, cheers!! #piquedwanderer #famwithsten #octobox #hougangcc

They sell the drinks on sale is even cheaper than I get from bulk buy or online. Worth it. Just not v sure how the payment n packing works as I brought a lot. The door opened right after I finished paying and I got no time to pack and have to rush out before the door closes

Octobox has a variety of items from drinks to skincare products. I have patronized Octobox since mid 2021, where I took the vaccine at Hougang CC. Their prices are very competitive.