Overview
- Hot Spot in Billesley ran the 20p cone offer from 3pm to 5pm on Wednesday, drawing lines outside the Yardley Wood Road shop.
- Owner Nassar “Uncle Nas” Iqbal said the price drop was meant to recreate the plain salt-and-vinegar chips experience for younger customers.
- The deal was open to all customers and promoted through Hot Spot’s TikTok account, which has over a million likes and about 29.8k followers.
- Iqbal stressed the 20p price will not continue because potatoes, cooking oil, gas and fish have all become more expensive.
- The veteran chippy, opened in 2004, prepared extra potatoes for the rush as supportive comments poured in online.