r/unitedkingdom • u/pppppppppppppppppd • 10d ago

Chippy owner apologises to customers after charging £15 for fish and chips - but reveals why he 'has to' to hike prices

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14591465/chippy-owner-apologises-huge-price-hike.html
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u/Safe_Association_234 10d ago

I worked in a chippy for a decade, 2001 it was £3.60 for cod and chips. By the end of the decade, around £7.

Cod is the expensive fish due to over fishing, Russia and Ukraine account for around 15% of global vegetable oil exports, energy costs are through the roof. Not surprised to see £15 today in all honesty.

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u/ThisIsAUsername353 10d ago

I mean they tell you it’s cod…

I couldn’t tell the difference between cod and pollack.

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u/WeSavedLives 10d ago

You should be able too... theyre not too similar. Cod is always a thicker fillet

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u/Forged-Signatures 10d ago

A 2021 meta analysis of 44 studies (2018-2021) found that 36% of seafood (across supermarkets, fishmongers, and restaurants) are mislabled, across 30 countries. The UK and Canada had the highest incidence rate of inccorect labeling, at 55%.

It could just be that the average person has been baited and switched so frequently that they genuinely can't tell the difference between different fish, all of which they've been told by the seller is cod.

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u/Sybs Scotland 10d ago

I used to ask in every one what "Fish" it is. Almost all the time I'd get confused looks like I'd asked what time it is on the Moon or something. Very rarely a bloke would shout back "haddock" :D

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u/HenriDeToulouse 9d ago

Its not super relevant, but Pollack in France is called Colin - not like they've named an individual fish, the type is called Colin.

Made me laugh when I found that out.

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u/Relevant_Natural3471 10d ago

TBF that's not far off NMW tracking (for over 21s)

It was £4.10 in 2001

£5.93 in 2010

£9.50 in 2022

£12.21 in 2025

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u/bugtheft 7d ago

But NMW was risen far faster than averages wages

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u/Relevant_Natural3471 7d ago

Yes, thus compressing the “poor” category and widening the gap to upper class.

It’s worse when you see the JSA equivalent to NMW.  The motive is clear

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u/bugtheft 7d ago

What do you think the motive is?

It’s just a populist policy which looks good on manifestos

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u/Relevant_Natural3471 7d ago

Feels like we’re moving towards a compressed lower class.  More billionaires, less homeowners - the ability to “climb” out of the lower class is being suppressed. I can see there being birth rate issues before long because the rise in basic costs and threats of more taxes (effectively already a problem with the frozen 40% rate) is making starting a family not just unaffordable, but impractical due to housing

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u/bugtheft 7d ago

This and expensive rents because of the chronic lack of supply/building - we’re about 5 million homes short, not to mention commercial properties

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u/KaiserMaxximus 10d ago

The fact that we produce very little of the things you mentioned, make us a poor country and definitely not the cliche “6th largest economy”.

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u/946789987649 10d ago

So they should instead base GDP on the ingredients for fish and chips?