Editor’s Note: All content and information in this article are accurate as of published time. Please check with the respective merchants and banks on availability before you make any redemption.
With Chinese New Year 2022 just around the corner, it is time to start the preparations – spring cleaning, getting ready a new set of clothing, making a list of your favourite Chinese New Year goodies to buy or bake and more. If you are married or a newly-wed, the other task on your list would be to get ready to give out red packets or angbaos to the seniors, youngsters and little ones in the family and to the young singles and kids that you meet during the festive house visiting.
With the safety measures due to Covid-19, there is a cap of up to 5 unique persons for social gatherings and household visitors (source). Although we might not meet as many family and friends during this year’s annual visits, you can opt to give an e-hongbao via PayNow as advised by MAS this CNY or if you prefer to stick to the traditional ways, read on.
The amount packed is usually an even number and is dependent on how close you are to the recipient. The Chinese are usually big on 心意 (heartfelt) , so do give an amount that you are comfortable with instead of going all out to impress. It doesn’t need to be a huge amount as long as it is given meaningfully from the heart.
TIP: Use different red packet designs as an easy way for you to differentiate the different denominations that are packed into each red packet and bundle them separately.
So where do we get our hands on these red packets? Although one can easily buy them from stationery shop or online from Qoo10 or Lazada, why not get these CNY red packets free and save your money instead? 😁
Here’s our handpicked list of where you can get free red packets for Chinese New Year 2022! But of course, do just get what you need to minimise waste and conserve resources. If you have leftover red packets from previous years, do try to reuse them or share them with your friends!
Synonymous with red packets will be the crispy new money notes packed neatly inside each angbao. Although the banks have started issuing new and good-as-new-notes from January but the slots have been booked out really quickly! The respective banks’ red packets might also be available to their customers at the same time so do head down to your nearest bank to check it out!
If you do not know what to do with your used red packets after CNY, you can join in Geneco’s 2022 recycling efforts and place them in recycling bins at these locations islandwide. These bins are specially for recycling used red packets. Do remember to empty them out first!
1. National Heritage Board
From 7 January to 4 February 2022, visitors to 35 participating museums, heritage institutions and galleries can collect a set of unique red packet designs (while stocks last). Each pack contains eight pieces of red packets.
Each adorable red packet set is designed based on the Zodiac Year of the Tiger and themed respectively to the 35 participating museums. Museums include The National Gallery Singapore, National Library Singapore (Victoria Street), National Museum of Singapore, NEWater Visitor Centre and many more! Check out the list and collection details here.
While these limited edition red packets from all participating 35 museums are also sold in a collector’s album, they were quickly sold out on the day of the sale on 22 January 2022! However, it is good to know that the red packets in the collector’s album are not identical to the red packets available for collection at participating musuems.
🧧 Free Red Packets for collection at 35 participating museums, heritage institutions and galleries in Singapore
- Valid till 4 February 2022, or while stocks last
- Check out the list and collection details here.
2. FairPrice Online
Be greeted by CNY goodies galore when you step into FairPrice but be prepared to spend a while in the queue (while listening to your mom nag at the same time?). Well, do your mom a favour this CNY and tell her all about FairPrice Online!
Not only can you skip the queue and save your back from carrying all the heavy groceries home, shopping at FairPrice is as good as shopping at the supermarket itself, or even better! You get access to the same deals as the retail stores, AND to exclusive online promotions with, free delivery right to your doorstep with a minimum spend of S$79, as well as a pack of FairPrice angbao packets with every S$50 spend (while stocks last)!
🧧 Free FairPrice Red Packets with min. spend of S$50
- Promo Code: CNY2022
- While stocks last
- Valid with every S$50 spend, limited to 2 per transaction
- T&Cs apply
Start your FairPrice Online shopping here
3. Guardian Online
Whether you are getting new skincare, beauty products or some hair dye for your mom for CNY, Guardian Online is a good place to start. Of course, Tiger Balm is a must-have in every household to soothe all kinds of aches and pains. This is definitely their roaring year – Get free angbaos with any Tiger Balm purchase here!
🧧 Tiger Balm CNY Ang Pow Free Gift with any purchase of Tiger Balm Products
- Expires 2 February 2022, or when fully redeemed
- While stocks last
- T&Cs apply
Get Tiger Balm Red Packet here
🧧 L’Oreal Free Red Packets with a min. spend of S$18
- Expires 2 February 2022, or when fully redeemed
- While stocks last
- T&Cs apply
4. Eu Yan Sang
If you are looking for the perfect gift for the elders and family this CNY, check out the range of hampers and more at Eu Yan Sang Online! With a min. spend of S$38, you’ll get to receive limited edition EYS red packets. With a min. spend of S$128, you’ll get to receive a limited edition prosperity gift set! Enjoy free delivery with a min. order of S$120.
🧧 Free 1 x limited edition EYS ang pows with a min. spend of S$38
- Available while stocks last
- Details here
5. Uniqlo
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Shop at Uniqlo for your favourite fuss-free work-from-home or weekend outfit this CNY and receive free angbaos and limited edition snack trays!
🧧 Free pack of Uniqlo Angbaos (pack of 8) + Snack Tray with a min. spend of S$88 | For Uniqlo App Members
- Expires 30 January 2022, or when fully redeemed
- Available online and in-store
- T&Cs apply. More details here.
6. Skechers
Have you heard of the CNY tradition about wearing new shoes to ‘stomp on’ all the 小人 (xiao ren / little mean people) that will disrupt all good things in your life in the coming new year? If you believe in it, then a good pair of shoes is a must-have this CNY!
Check out Skechers for one of the most comfortable footwear around. With on-going collaborations with cool names like Sailor Moon Crystal, We Bare Bears, Dr. Seuss, One Punch Man, One Piece and even Hello Kitty, they are working hard to up their style game! Do you know that they have a nice range of sportswear and clothing too?
🧧 Free Red Packet Set with a min. spend of S$100
- While stocks last, limited to 1 set per customer in a single receipt
- Available online at skechers.com.sg and in-store
7. The Paper Bunny
For modern chic red packets, you can count on local brand, The Paper Bunny to make it stylish. While it is available for sale at S$5 for a packet of 8, why not check out the range of eco-friendly products, beautiful paper products, organisers and more? Simply spend S$38 online and in-store to get this limited edition red packets FREE!
🧧 Free red packets with every S$38 spend online and in-store
- While stocks last
- Available online at thepaperbunny.com or in-store at the TPB Everyday Store (Takashimaya, #B2-38A)
🥂 Dining out this CNY? Check out the festive and CNY dining offers that you can get with your credit cards here!
8. Fraser Malls
Simply spend S$68 at all Fraser Malls to receive two sets of red packets! A fun fact about Fraser Malls’ red packets – They are made entirely from sugarcane pulp! According to Fraser, this “environmentally friendly material breaks down into compost in a span of 30 to 90 days without generating any toxic matter. Even better, sugarcane takes only a year to be produced, compared to trees which take 20 years, making it a much more sustainable process.”
[Update as of 23 January 2022: Festive Red Packets are fully redeemed at Causeway Point, Changi City Point, Northpoint City and Tampines 1]
🧧 Free Frasers Red Packets with min. spend of S$68
- Expires 15 February 2022, or when fully redeemed
- Present 3 same-day, same-mall transactions via the FRx App on the day of purchase at Customer Service. Limited to 2 sets of red packets per FRx member per day on a first-come, first-served basis and while stocks last.
- T&Cs apply
- Redemption details here
A symbol of happiness and good luck, red packets are traditionally, well, red and also known as 红包 (hong bao) but in recent years, as companies get more creative with their design of the red packets, it is now common to see a variety of colours – from gold, pink and even blue! Some red packets are beautifully designed and definitely worth keeping – especially if you are an angbao hoarder like me, who can’t resist a beautiful red envelope! But no matter the colour of the envelope or the amount inside, what remains is the well wishes and blessings given.
👍 Bear in mind to just get what you need to minimise waste and conserve resources. If you have leftover red packets from previous years – whether used or unused, do try to reuse them or share them with your friends!
Wishing you and your family much happiness, good health and prosperity this Chinese New Year! 🍊🍊
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