8 Stylish & Modern Ang Bao (Red Packets) To Get This CNY
From elegant illustrations to quirky prints, these are the stylish red packet designs that have caught our eye
By Michelle Lee SM -
Now that the Lunar New Year is upon us, you might have already shopped for outfits, made reservations for your reunion dinner and stocked up on CNY goodies. There's still one thing — ang bao or red packets. If you're after stylish designs that will leave a lasting impression, these brands have dialled up the chic factor with ang bao designs you can shop for or that are available with purchase.
Stylish & Modern Ang Bao To Get This CNY
Shopping for new lingerie for the new year? Spend a minimum of $88 at Perk By Kate and you'll get to receive a complimentary pack of its elegant red packets (eight per pack) adorned with painterly illustrations of peonies, a tie-up with local fashion brand Studio Qiling.
Complimentary with online and in-store orders. Due to limited quantities, each customer will be entitled to a maximum of two packets. While stocks last.
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Local stationery brand Pine On Paper has luxurious red packets emblazoned with gleaming tri-colour foil-stamped serpentine motifs to usher in the Year of the Snake.
Pre-orders are open till Jan 6, 2025, so order soon!
$32 for six pieces (three pieces per colour). Shop here
For the Lunar New Year, TWG Tea has rolled out a Snake Charmer Tea ($50, 100g), a limited-edition blend that weaves black tea with matured tea, offering a golden infusion accented by warm spices, citrus zest, exotic pineapple, and marigold blossoms. Housed in a festive red packaging with a snake charmer illustration, it's perfect for gifting.
And with each purchase, you can receive a complimentary set of limited-edition Snake Charmer Tea Red Packets (8 packets per set). Embellished with a gilded serpent, these
red packets make an auspicious gift, an emblem of transformation and infinite wisdom.
The Snake Charmer Tea is available from Jan 2, 2025 at all TWG Tea salons and boutiques in Singapore, and on its website.
For purrfectly cute red packets that'll delight both kids and adults, get your paws on the KFC X Mofusand collection.
From Jan 13, 2025, KFC is launching a series of Mofusand collectibles, available with every purchase of KFC Cereal Chicken, a fan-favourite that has returned for the Lunar New Year. Think plushie keychains, stickers, an 8-inch plushie, and yes, red packets.
The red packets featuring the adorable feline in a lion dance get-up are free with any purchase of Cereal Chicken or Cereal Chicken Burger bundles (Meal, Box, Family Feast)for dine-in and takeaway customers only.
If you're looking to get your paws on the plushie keychains or 8-inch plushie, they're available at $12.95 and $19.95 respectively, with any purchase of Cereal Chicken Box or Cereal Chicken Burger Box (for dine-in and takeaway customers only). The plushie is available from Feb 5, 2025, at 10 selected stores.
Visit KFC's website for more information.
Hand out well wishes with fashion label Love, Bonito's take on traditional red packets — pastel-hued floral packets featuring motifs from its in-house Lunar New Year print, as well as the words 'Blessings & Abundance'.
$9 per set. The Love, Bonito Abundance Red Packets can also be redeemed with a minimum spend of $108. Use code: ABUNDANCE-SG
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Homegrown lifestyle brand When I Was Four has put a fun spin on its red packets that ties in with 2025's zodiac creature. That's not all - it's also added quirky and cheeky grids, including one that says "You've stepped on gold poop!".
$7.90 per set of 10 pieces. Shop here
Here's another Snakes and Ladders-themed red packet design, but more than just tokens of good wishes, you can actually transform it into an interactive game. Available at Link's Malls (Jurong Point, AMK Hub, and Swing By @ Thomson Plaza), unfold the red packet and upcycle it into a board game for a fun and nostalgic way to bond with families and friends during your gatherings.
L-Privileges members can redeem a set of red packets from Jurong Point, AMK Hub, and Swing By @ Thomson Plaza with a minimum spend of $88 ($178 for supermarket receipts) in a maximum of two same-day receipts (min. spend of $20 per receipt). Limited to 1 redemption per shopper per day, while stocks last.
Terms and conditions are as follows:
- Jurong Point: Limited to the first 200 redemptions on weekdays and first 400 redemptions on weekdays from Dec 30, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025.
- AMK Hub: Limited to first 4,800 redemptions from Dec 30, 2024 to Feb 16, 2025.
- Swing By @ Thomson Plaza: Limited to first 1,800 redemptions from Dec 30 to Feb 16, 2025.
This year, Soup Restaurant has teamed up with 18-year-old Singaporean artist Lee Jun Le — who has been diagnosed with autism since he was three — for handwritten red packets with the Chinese words "幸福圆满" that showcase his unique way of drawing characters, or what he bills Junlefont.
Diners will receive a complimentary set of Jun Le’s handwritten red packets with every retail product purchased.
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