Cheap as chips! Hundreds of people queue for Britain’s ‘cheapest’ fish supper as takeaway slashes prices for 24 hours only

Hundreds of people queued outside a West Midlands chippy to get their hands on Britain’s ‘cheapest’ fish and chips, sold for just 1p.

Merchants Fish and Chips in Halesowen, nearby Birminghamoffered the ‘crazy’ bargain to mark 80 years since D-Day on Thursday, which was also National Fish and Chip Day.

Hungry customers lined up from 11 a.m. for the affordable meal.

The takeaway, which usually charges £7 for a portion of fish and chips, cut the cost to just 1p – a staggering 99.9% reduction.

Pat Williams, 78, traveled from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, to be first in the queue an hour before the chip shop opened at midday.

Customers queued (pictured above) to get their hands on the ‘cheapest’ fish and chips in Britain

Fish and Chips vendors on Thursday sold their cod and chips (pictured above) for just 1p, a dish they normally charge £7 for

Pat Williams (pictured above) from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, traveled to Halesowen, West Midlands, to queue at 11am – an hour before the fish and chop opened

Jackson Kinyoe (pictured above) from Wolverhampton said he is a regular at Merchants, adding that although the queues were long, “you don’t mind paying these prices”.

She said: ‘I wanted to put my free bus pass to good use and take advantage of this great offer.

‘I’m coming with a friend who I’ve worked with for 50 years and we thought it would be a completely different day out.

‘I use the Merchants in Bewdley and it usually costs £10.50 for a pensioners special, but that includes bread and butter and a cup of tea or coffee.

‘It’s great value but this is even better and all for a good cause as they donate part of the proceeds to the poppy drive.

‘I wouldn’t be here if my father hadn’t returned from Dunkirk. He also loved a bargain, so it’s a credit to him too.”

Jackson Kinyoe, 36, from Wolverhampton, said: ‘I work this way so I’m a regular and often come here for my lunch and the haddock is delicious.

‘What normally earns me £7 a time is going to cost me a penny today – it’s brilliant.

‘The queues are quite long. It will take much longer than normal to be served, but at these prices you won’t mind waiting.’

The patriotic chippy offered the bargain meal to mark 80 years since D-Day and National Fish and Chip Day

Customers enjoyed a 99.9% discount off the usual price at Merchants Fish and Chips on Thursday

Manager Aggie Orthodoxou (left) and Leoni Lambrouat (right) show their patriotic side with Union Jack flags

Merchants Fish and Chips previously offered a 50% discount on King’s Coronation Day last year

Another customer, Paul Hurst, 49, from Halesowen, added: ‘I’ve never seen such a cheap offer. It has to be the cheapest portion of fish and chips anywhere in the country.

‘I remember someone doing 99p before, but this is just absolutely crazy. Nothing costs 1 cent more. Even penny candies.

“I just hope I can get served and get back to work on my lunch break. But I don’t miss this.’

Manager Aggie Orthodoxou – who has worked at Merchants since it opened two and a half years ago – said he expected “chaos”.

Ahead of the one-day-only offer, the 52-year-old said: ‘We do regular cod and chips for a penny. I think this is going to be absolute chaos.

‘We are also going to contribute to charity and donate money to the poppy campaign.

‘We had fish and chips for half price The crowning of the King last year and that was also a great success.’