For just seven yuan (US$1), you can have a reasonably satisfying meal at a popular hotpot chain in China: just spread free ground beef over rice that costs five yuan, and add a two yuan egg and complimentary tomatoes to a plain water hotpot base – also free – for a simple tomato egg drop soup. Tips such as these to save money at hotpot chain Haidilao have become popular on Chinese social media, but if the response to one woman’s post is any indication, some feel that customers are going too far…
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