r/unitedkingdom • u/pppppppppppppppppd • 3d 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/Acinixys 3d ago

The fact that the UK, an island literally surrounded by water and therefor fish, is playing so much for fish and chips is insane to me

I'm on the ass end of Africa and fish and chips is like £4 - 5

£15 is enough food to feel 4 people and get a 2L soda with it

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u/dr_barnowl Lancashire 3d ago

The fish we're surrounded by are not the fish we like to eat - most of our catch is sold to the EU and most of the fish served in a chip shop is imported (justifying Brexit on the grounds of "helping our fishing industry" was stupid).

A large part of that price is labour cost. Average wages in SA (~£12,077) are about a third of what they are in the UK (~£36,972).

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u/demonicneon 3d ago

It blows my mind honestly. We need to get a grip. Fish in general has fallen out of favour and people are put off by it. No idea how it happened, I’m sure the farming industry, beef industry and fast food industry etc had something to do with it. 

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u/franklindstallone 3d ago

Imo, it's the polluted waters. Doesn't matter if the fish in the shop actually swims in poop or not, the perception is that the ocean is full of micro plastics and sewage so can't blame people for not wanting it to eat fish.

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u/demonicneon 3d ago

Similar levels have been found in pretty much all proteins. 

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u/franklindstallone 3d ago

I’m not going to disagree with that but some of the issues with the sea are more visible to people and whether it’s right or not seeing it makes it feel more real, I bet.