Hundreds queue for hours to snap up bargain 45p fish and chips

Mother Hubbard's opening in Sheffield
Mom Hubbard’s opening in Sheffield went down swimmingly (Image: SWNS)

With spiralling power payments burdening Britain, 45p for fish and chips looks like a rip-off – however one restaurant actually did it.

To mark the opening of its new department in Sheffield, Mom Hubbard’s lowered the value of its £8.75 commonplace portion in a nod to its historical past.

Actually, that is how a lot prospects of their very first takeaway in Bradford payed in 1972.

Whereas quite a lot of issues have modified within the final 50 years, house owners thought this could be a great way to fulfill their clientele.

Queues to the brand new department stretched far again on one of many metropolis’s busiest roads simply hours earlier than the official opening yesterday morning.

The mammoth line began at 10.30am, with Tom Watson being the primary in line for a budget meal.

The 25-year-old from Lowedges, Sheffield, mentioned: ‘I noticed a pal had posted it on Fb and I assumed why not.

The queue outside the branch
A whole bunch of individuals had queued to snap the unbelievable deal (Image: SWNS)

The 45p fish and chips
The well-known 45p fish and chips (Image: SWNS)

‘We're getting 45p fish and chips which is superb particularly with the price of dwelling in the mean time.’

One other buyer Daniel Gibbons, 60, of Charnock, Sheffield, mentioned: ‘I believe it’s been a very good concept. It brings in curiosity.

‘I'm fairly conversant in this space and quite a lot of companies fail due to their location however this could put these guys on the map.’

The brand new web site was opened by Coronation Road favourites, Stan and Hilda Ogden however many individuals have been there to get the cut price meal.

The queue of people
The primary 1,000 prospects have been in the proper plaice on the proper time for the deal (Image: SWNS)

Manager Chris Farnell
Supervisor Chris Farnell exterior the brand new department (Image: SWNS)

The deal is on the market to the primary 1,000 prospects however workers on the store have mentioned they're decided to verify everybody within the queue will get one thing to eat.

Tables contained in the store have been fully laden with baggage of meals prepared for patrons to purchase.

Head chef Chris Farnell mentioned: ‘We're doing this to provide one thing to the neighborhood and this can be a nice technique to introduce ourselves and meet our prospects.’

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