Driven by the recent hype over the launch of Gem Residences, I decided to visit the sales gallery last Sunday. It would be interesting to find out from the horse’s mouth the stories of the project. For examples, 1. 1,449 cheques were collected before the launch but only 360 buyers showed up on the launch day, with 51 percent of the 578 units (i.e. 295 units) sold. 2. The plan to give away cheques of S$7,500 or S$10,000 to offset the 5 percent booking fee was scrapped last minute and replaced with branded kitchen appliances. 3. The triple-key units with a kitchen in each of the 3 sub-units were not approved by the authority. They are now called the “Trios” (instead of Tri-key) with separate entrances but only one kitchen. Disclaimer: I am not from the developer, marketing agent or any stakeholder of the project. As a fellow buyer ......