'Kids today have no idea chips used to cost 20p': Birmingham chippy offers throwback deal as hundreds queue
A Birmingham fish and chip shop has flogged chips for just 20p – to give kids the joy of 1980s prices.
Nassar Iqbal has run the Hot Spot chippy in Billesley, Birmingham, for 22 years.
But he went back to the 1980s when he launched a special 20p chip day on Wednesday (14/1) for school children.
Hundreds of kids queued around the block to get their hands on the ‘cheap as chips’ snack which usually costs £1.50 for a cone.
Nassar – better known as ‘Uncle Nas’ - launched the 20p offer for anyone in school uniform between 3pm and 5pm.
He regularly posts videos on social media and has attracted almost 30,000 followers on TikTok.
He said: "The kids that follow us on TikTok have absolutely now idea that chips back in the day used to cost just 20p.
“In the 80s, we'd be sneaking out of school at lunchtimes and go to the chippy to get some 20p chips with extra salt and vinegar and just enjoy them.
"I wanted to bring that experience back for the modern generation.
“For two hours I just a cone of chips for 20p with salt and vinegar, no sauces or anything else. The response has been amazing.”
Sadly Nassar was forced to limit the offer and says UK chippies face a struggle to survive with rocketing costs.
He added: "The cost of potatoes, oil and gas have really gone up and cod prices are just ridiculous.
"The traditional chippy is just not trendy any more, young people want smash burgers and peri peri chicken.
“Chips are typically a grown-up thing now and that is why I wanted to show youngsters what they are missing out on."