A high-speed service area in Hubei charges 15 yuan for disposable paper bowls, sparking heated debate. Is there any misunderstanding in this?

Have you ever stopped to have a big meal in a scenic area or at a highway service station? I don’t know what the taste is like, but the price is unforgettable. Precisely because I know that consumption in scenic spots is high, I usually bring my own food when I go out or eat somewhere far away from the scenic spots.

The phenomenon of customer rip-off is not uncommon nowadays. Perhaps it is believed that places with large flow of people, such as scenic spots, will have relatively high rents for water, electricity and housing, so overpriced meals are inevitable.

I still remember that in the base camp at the foot of Mount Everest in Tibet, the air there is thin and the climate is harsh, so fresh vegetables and fruits are very rare. Although we prepared dry food ourselves, a bowl of steaming rice became very tempting in that place where we were still shivering in the cold while wearing military coats.

In fact, in comparison, the price of rice there is the price of ordinary scenic spots. A carton of egg fried rice is 25 yuan, and a carton of noodle soup is also 25 yuan. The meal that may seem terrible at ordinary times turned out to be a delicacy there. A mouthful of warm rice even took away the chill in my stomach.

Let’s talk about the prices at scenic service stations in other areas. Because it’s easier to find restaurants there, I haven’t eaten there, but I still remember one time when it was too hot and I bought a big white sugar flower. It cost ten yuan, but that’s what people earn.

Recently, a woman asked for a bowl of noodle soup at a service station, but was told by the waiter that a paper bowl cost 15 yuan. It may be that this tourist's incomplete video misled everyone, making that service area the target of criticism. At first I thought it was another scam, but I didn't expect that things can't just be taken at face value.

According to subsequent clarifications from the service station, the situation at that time was because the paper box was used as the calculation standard for turnover, which means that the waiter had to pay 15 yuan for one missing lunch box, so it appeared The previous incident involving a lunch box costing 15 yuan was an oolong incident.