Former Mee Toh canteen vendor who went viral starts over with new home at Katong Shopping Centre
The former primary school canteen vendor who went viral for his TikTok videos is now starting over, converting his home-based drinks stall into a brick and mortar store at Katong Shopping Centre.
Last month, Rayner Tan, 27, shut down his vegetarian food stall at Mee Toh School following a complaint about a viral video, in which he was seen gently reprimanding a boy for tossing a two-dollar note at him.
Mr Tan then launched Corner Pane, a stall selling drinks like matcha latte and iced coffee from his HDB flat bedroom window .
On Dec 2, the former engineer uploaded a post captioned "Starting a new store @ Katong Shopping Centre", touting a seven-day countdown series on his TikTok account @veg.eng.
In the clips shared so far, "D-7" shows him arranging his store layout and appealing to netizens for ideas, while "D-6" features the Canva-designed collaterals for the stall.
His store banner indicates that he will be selling "coffee, matcha, dessert & more".
The first clip has since garnered more than 161,800 views, 4,830 reactions and 130 comments at press time.
However, it is unclear exactly when the store will open, although the countdown suggests a launch on Dec 9.
'Will it be school price ah': Netizen
Netizens were enthusiastic about the news, with some offering suggestions for the store layout Mr Tan. "Make all the chairs facing the stall. Like a classroom setting," one suggested.
Another added: "Don't put 2 tables in a row. many [sic] no brainer where [sic] they just 2 people, chopped [sic] 4 seats for bags."
One suggested posting a video with directions to the store from the nearest MRT station, while another joked: "If throw [sic] money while ordering, you will scold or not?"
Stomp has reached out to Rayner Tan for comment.
