What do you think about the phenomenon of Banu hotpot selling a potato for 18 yuan?

The cause of the incident was that on February 18 this year, a woman complained that while dining at the Banu Hot Pot Restaurant in SEG Mall, she ordered a portion of potatoes for 18 yuan. When she was served, the whole dish only had 5 slices of potatoes.

As can be seen from the video, the potato ordered by the woman was served in a small bowl, with 5 slices stacked around it. The thickness was neither too thick nor too thin. In terms of quantity, this was Five slices of potatoes add up to about the size of half a potato.

Potato slices were soaked in water, and there was a label on the edge of the small bowl that contained it, which read "Selenium-rich potatoes, grown in selenium-rich soil in cooperation with Dr. Potato Liu Jie, rich in selenium, rinsed There are words such as "iron for 5 minutes".

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The "Dr. Potato" Liu Jie mentioned on the label was reported by the "Getting Rich" column of CCTV's Agricultural and Rural Channel in 2017. The colorful potatoes it cultivates are sold in some supermarkets for 6 yuan per kilogram after being grown in batches, which is two or three times the price of ordinary potatoes.

As for the price of 18 yuan for 5 slices of potatoes, the staff of Banu Hot Pot Restaurant also responded, saying that these potatoes are rich in selenium and are different from ordinary potato slices. They have many trace elements. Pricing is based on actual conditions.

Although the merchant gave an explanation, the majority of netizens did not buy it, thinking that this potato was no different from ordinary potatoes. At the same time, they also complained that most hot pot restaurants have these kinds of potatoes, and they cost more than ten yuan to buy. A few slices of vegetables, a few dozen dollars to buy a few slices of meat.

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Everyone must still have an impression of Teacher Zhao Lirong’s sketch, “One hundred and eighty cups of palace jade liquor, how is this wine? In fact, it is That Erguotou, mixed with boiled water."

This selenium-rich potato gives everyone the same feeling as "Gong Yuye Wine" and "Gathering of Heroes", and people say they are fooled after seeing it.

In reality, many merchants sell high-end products under the name of "selenium-enriched" or other names, but it is doubtful whether such products are really worth the money.

The 18 yuan potato chips directly hit the public’s consumption pain points, showing that the business methods of similar merchants are not only not open and transparent, but also suspected of deceiving consumers.

No matter how you try to fool someone, a potato is a potato. If its price exceeds its own value by too much, you will definitely feel like you have been deceived. Consumers have the ability to judge and choose. If the goods are not guaranteed to be genuine and affordable, then the majority of consumers will inevitably vote with their feet, and the business path of businesses will become narrower and narrower.