Many hot pot restaurants will put potatoes and pig bones at the bottom of the pot to increase the taste of the pot. However, some unscrupulous merchants will mix pig bones into potatoes to reduce the number of potatoes and increase profits. In this way, consumers will find that the number of potatoes is very small, while the number of pig bones is large, resulting in a bad consumer experience.

Less material

In order to reduce costs and increase profits, hot pot restaurants often put less ingredients, such as mushrooms, duck blood and vermicelli. However, this will not only reduce consumer satisfaction, but also lead to food waste.

Price increase procedure

Some unscrupulous merchants will increase the price through various means, such as erasing the price on the menu and then adding a higher price on it; Or add dishes when consumers are not paying attention, which greatly increases the bill amount of consumers.

Less seasoning

Seasoning is an important part of hot pot. For consumers, the taste of hot pot mainly depends on the quality and quantity of seasoning. However, some unscrupulous merchants will add some cheap materials to the seasoning or reduce the amount of seasoning to increase profits.

Deliberately raise the time limit

Some unscrupulous merchants will deliberately increase the time limit when serving food, such as clearing the table before consumers are full, or finally urging consumers to leave. In this way, the dining experience of consumers will be greatly affected, and businesses will also lose some loyal customers.

In short, consumers should pay attention to the possible bad behaviors of some businesses while enjoying the hot pot food. Choosing a regular hot pot restaurant and paying attention to the menu and bills can avoid becoming a victim of the "hot pot assassin".