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In fact, they’re so affordable that David Dickinson was able to build a brand around their cheapness. As your nan watches at the comfort of her armchair, he bleats “cheap as chips”.
However, turns out, chips aren’t always that cheap.
Sometimes, they’re a rip off. Leanne William wrote in a scathing online review. She became victim of the bonafide rip off at a public house in Merseyside, The Clock Face Pub And Restaurant.
She later received a reply from, Jamie Fildes, the restaurant’s boss, thanking her sarcastically for the glowing review.
“I count eight chips, I think someone’s had a sneaky one too, that makes nine,” he said.
But, Leanne had to hit back after he said, ‘ surprised she had room’ for the chips after having steak and roast potatoes and ale pie.
“It was like something out of Fawlty Towers, I couldn’t believe it.
“We’d gone out for a nice family meal to celebrate my girlfriend’s grandma’s birthday. We pre-booked and my partner’s aunt had ordered the burger and chips.
“The meal was served on a small side plate with seven or eight chips on it – it looked like a doll-sized portion of food.
“When I saw the reply I just thought , ‘what a cheek’. I was a bit shocked by it and I thought it was disgusting.”
However, the manager wasn’t having any of it either!
Jamie claimed that the portion was the size that it was because the party had pre-ordered a kid’s meal of burger and chips.
“It was a daft, flippant comment which was satirical and meant to be banter and wasn’t meant to cause any offence,” said the restaurant boss.
He further added, “I hold my hands up, I should have been a bit more clued-up, but I’ve learned a valuable lesson.”
