Punters at Wetherspoon pubs across the UK have been left confused after the chain introduced some unusual new prices. Pubgoers were left scratching their heads as they looked down at the chain's menus to be greeted with the new costs, reports the Mirror.
Wetherspoons, known for its low prices, left some customers confused by seemingly rogue new pricing where soup cost £4.03, nachos £5.54, and a panini and a drink was £5.27.
One TikToker shared her confusion after her most recent visit to one of the pubs in a video that’s since gone viral. She was left wondering if she’d had more to drink than she realised when she looked at the menu.
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The social media user @brodie_bites_ said: "Can someone please explain what on Earth has happened to Wetherspoons prices?
"We went to Spoons on the way home from Glasgow the other night just to grab something to eat because we had been drinking and realised we hadn't actually eaten yet.
"The point of this video is because for the first time in ages we've been to Spoons and normally it's like £1.29 for coleslaw, £10.59 for a burger and a drink - what the hell is this?
"£4.03 for soup, £5.54 for nachos - like what? £5.27 for a panini and a drink - what is actually going on?
"It continues throughout the whole menu, such bizarre pricing and even the side dishes, it's 81p for a side of chilli and £4.03 for chips, like I just don't understand it."
Others in the comments agreed and voiced their own confusion over the prices when they had went to their closest Wetherspoon. But there is a pretty simple explanation behind it all.
Whilst the prices seem completely random, there's a method behind the madness. Last month the chain, which runs 843 pubs in the UK and Ireland, announced they were increasing their prices by 7.5 per cent - adding around 29p to the cost of every pint.
Whilst prices do vary by pub this means a pint of Carlsberg is up from £2.39 to £2.57, Stella from £3.35 to £3.60 and Leffe from £3.85 to £4.14.
Pub chain spokesman, Eddie Gherson, told the Daily Star: “Wetherspoon has increased prices on food and drink by 7.5 percent. We believe that our prices are still very competitive in all the locations that we trade."
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