Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Tourist attractions - The story of the Qingdao prawn incident

The story of the Qingdao prawn incident

On October 4, 2015, Mr. Zhu from Nanjing and Mr. Xiao from Sichuan were dining at a restaurant called Shande BBQ in Qingdao. They each ordered a piece of shrimp. The price on the menu was 38. Yuan, but when checking out, the shop owner charged 38 yuan per shrimp. After many negotiations, the two finally gave the barbecue shop owner 2,000 yuan and 800 yuan for the meal respectively and left.

The price list of "Sandehuo Seafood BBQ" shows, "Sea-caught prawns 38 yuan". There is no indication next to it whether the pricing method is "one" or "one serving", but in At the bottom of the price list, there is a description that "the above seafood is priced individually."

While Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xiao were arguing with the shop owner, the shop owner even said harsher words, "He ordered two plates of clams and two plates of scallops. Two plates of clams and scallops." Give him an estimate, and if you argue, they will all be sold individually. The clams will also be sold individually. One plate of 38 clams is 380 yuan, two plates of clams are 760 yuan, two plates of scallops, one plate of 12 scallops, 120 yuan, two plates of 240 yuan. , Count them all!”

There is no way to complain: “We can’t handle it” at the police station and “wait to deal with it tomorrow”

Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xiao called 110. When 110 came, they said, "This matter is not our responsibility, we can't handle it. This is a price issue. Price issues should be managed by the price department. Otherwise, you can call 114 and check with the price bureau." Call them and report the situation to them. The person from the Price Bureau said that it was too late at night and that they couldn't handle it and could only wait until tomorrow.

The departure of the 110 police officers made the store owner even more proud. He insisted that Mr. Zhu pay 2,175 yuan and Mr. Xiao pay 1,338 yuan. They even made sarcastic remarks.

The constant quarrel between the two tables of guests and the owner of the barbecue restaurant attracted a lot of onlookers. Some people suggested that they should leave their normal-priced meals and run away quickly. Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xiao’s family I thought this method was feasible and decided to escape from this place of right and wrong quickly.

In order to prevent the guests from escaping, the owner of the barbecue restaurant threatened Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xiao’s family with a stick, while instructing his men to call 110 and report the police. Money wants to escape.” This alarm call brought 110 back to the scene. Taking advantage of the presence of the police, Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xiao took the opportunity to let their wives and children hide in the crowd to prevent accidents. The police took them and the owner of the barbecue restaurant back to the police station. .

After negotiation, Mr. Xiao and Mr. Zhu gave the barbecue restaurant owner 800 yuan and 2,000 yuan for the meal respectively, and then they were able to leave.

Mr. Xiao and Mr. Zhu finished their trip and returned to their hometowns. They posted their experiences online, which attracted great attention from the society.