Limited stock: Hawker explains why bak kut teh soup not given free to every patron following complaint

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It's quite common for bak kut teh stalls to provide extra soup upon request. Which explains why one customer was taken aback when the hawker told him he wasn't able to get a free bowl of soup after he'd ordered a braised pig's trotter set from the stall. Upset, he took to Facebook on Tuesday (May 7) to complain about...

Limited stock: Hawker explains why bak kut teh soup not given free to every patron following complaintIt's quite common for bak kut teh stalls to provide extra soup upon request.

In response, the hawker said that this wasn't possible and if Michael wanted the soup, he would have to purchase a bowl of bak kut teh. Michael revealed that the hawker had also refunded him his money as he hadn't gotten his order at that point."So I took back my money and ate at another stall." The 62-year-old hawker, who has run the business for over 40 years, revealed that she prepares a fixed amount of soup every day.

 

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