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Old 16-01-2026, 08:06 AM #1
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Default Chippy in Billesley, Birmingham doing 1980's prices

20p for Chips

One Day Only, though






[A takeaway boss has slashed
chip prices to 20p – sparking huge queues of
schoolkids desperate for a taste of 80s-style prices]


[Sadly, Nassar was forced to limit
the offer to one day due to costs
and says UK chippies face a struggle to
survive with rocketing expenses.]


https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/379253...lls-chips-20p/

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…whatever the chip cost, I wouldn’t stand in that queue for sure…if those school kids are on their lunchtime, they might not get their chips before the end of lunch bell goes…
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…whatever the chip cost, I wouldn’t stand in that queue for sure…if those school kids are on their lunchtime, they might not get their chips before the end of lunch bell goes…

Yes a Big Promo
for his Multi Hot Food stores.


I would do it for a week.


I think they are there as Schools ends
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[The shop owner — better known to locals as
“Uncle Nas” — launched the offer for anyone
in school uniform between 3pm and 5pm,
after classes had ended.]

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Yes a Big Promo
for his Multi Hot Food stores.


I would do it for a week.


I think they are there as Schools ends
Sorry I did not post this Text

[The shop owner — better known to locals as
“Uncle Nas” — launched the offer for anyone
in school uniform between 3pm and 5pm,
after classes had ended.]
…it’ll be a little anecdote to tell the grandchildren some day…I recall that time that we all queued for two hours for 20p chips, them were the days by gum…
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A small cod and chips from my nearest chippy is £14. Large cod and chips £18. Prohibitively expensive for some, I reckon.
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It's £4 to £5 for a decent piece of fish from the supermarket, so its not unreasonable for a chip shop to charge 3 times the price. They keep saying that inflation is under control, but my weekly shop went up more last year than the year previous
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They should’ve gone in full 80s mode and wrapped the chips in newspaper.
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1980s anything in Birmingham probably seems quite futuristic.
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