If you’ve ever seen anyone in Wetherspoons counting their chips, taking photos or even measuring the size of the chips on their plate, they could be members of the dedicated Facebook group called Wetherspoons paltry chip count.

 

The Facebook group is dedicated to counting and cataloguing the number of chips served with meals at Wetherspoon pubs across the UK has become a viral sensation, attracting 250,000 members since the group was set-up in August 2020.

While it’s natural to check the quality and quantity of food we receive when we eat out, these diners have taken things to a whole new level.  

Diners nationwide have taken to the group to share how many chips they’ve been served with meals like paninis, steak and mixed grills.     

The findings of the group show that results vary widely, with the count ranging from just 10 to an impressive 62 chips.

Some members are even using measuring tapes to work out the average length of a chip, while some have been using weighing scales.

One man has taken it upon himself to collect one chip from every single Wetherspoon pub in the UK and proudly displays the chips in his ‘trading cards collection book’.

He has already visited numerous chains including Mardi Gras in Trafford Centre, Robert Shaw in Westhoughton, Lord Wilson in Huddersfield, Seven Stars in Manchester and Thomas Burke in Leigh, the Manchester Evening News reports.

Boris Bennett shared an image to the group showing off his chip collection, the photo shows a chip binder displaying nine chips in individually labelled pockets from different Wetherspoons. The viral post that has so far racked up over 14K Likes and over 5K comments.

Cardiff University law students Alex Mills and Joe Greenslade have claimed the title of the UK’s longest Wetherspoons chip, measuring 19.6cm after visiting the Prince of Wales pub on St Mary Street.

The only rules of the group are that customers are required to share a photo of their meal alongside the number of chips they were served.

Judging from the replies there is clearly a vast discrepancy between the number of chips they apparently get at different pubs across the UK.

When Paige Dean visited the Black Bull in Bangor, she received 18 chips with her lasagne (Main photo, top), which she described as “pretty decent as a side for a lasagne, nice crunch with fluffy innards but by no means impressive. 7/10.”

Finlay Haggar recently visited The Black Bull and was served 23 chips with a cheeseburger. He commented “23 Chips, pretty reasonable crispiness and texture, however a tad cold (we were sat outside though so this is acceptable)”.

He certainly wasn’t taking any chances with his analysis, Finlay used ‘Matlab’ and was able to reveal the following data:

Longest chip: 11.9cm Shortest chip: 4.7cm Mean avg. length: 7.5522cm Variance: 61.4552 Standard deviation: pm7.8393cm

To join the Wetherspoons paltry chip count Facebook Group and post your photos, visit:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/774862486677236