Haha, like the way you describe the whole situation. Noted :D The issue is Thylove, there are a lot of people who come on the board, post some meaningless stuff in order to get over 5 posts to be able to PM people, or to be able to look more authentic when recommending a product or service (normally...
Maybe you can look out if there are any warehouse sales for Winter Wear in the newspapers? I got mine one at one of them, can't exactly remember where too.
I am a fan of brunch places too! Wild Honey is pretty good, but kinda pricey I guess. I would normal check out cafes at hidden places, perhaps Tiong Bahru? You can check out Forty Hands and The Plain Cafe, pretty good!