Boxing for my Dinner @ Haidilao

After such a long time of seeing reels on Instagram, I finally tried dining at Haidilao. Apart from having a huge menu, I’m simply surprised by the loads of free stuff offered on the side, from free chips and ice cream while you wait, to a full-blown nail salon and shirt tie-dyeing! One thing that caught my eye was the boxing challenge to get up to 20% off the bill. Had a few practice rounds before I did an attempt, but fortunately someone who went before me showed the best trick: repeatedly hitting the last two spots where the lights appeared to rapidly get points. Thanks to that, I got on the leaderboard and that 20% discount. From the large bill racked up by the family group that night, the 20% really added up.

Discount Santa Claus

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What Discounts Shouldn’t Mean

While I was browsing…

– Chose the stuff one needs to buy

– Bill Total: US$55

– Page says “Hooray, you got a discount!”

– Smiles

– Presses ‘Checkout’

– Final billing page says “Hooray! You save $2.75 thanks to our 5% visitor discount!”

– Facepalmed.

Really now?