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To think the words gone mad or am I just boring?

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IceWhites · 27/01/2024 10:00

There’s a man who owns a jacket potato van in Tamworth town centre called Spudman. Recently gone viral on TikTok- and his jacket potatoes are now selling over a 1000/2000 a day! Obvs pleased for him making money while business lasts- but people have been queuing up for a jacket potato cheese and beans for hours every day.

Anyway, friend messaged this morning and she’s taken her nephew to his van. They left at 5am, the jacket potato van doesn’t open til 9/10- and when they got there there was already 30 people in the queue. She’s just messaged to say there’s now over 500 people in the queue? For a jacket potato?

The world I think has just gone mad. I know it’s a TikTok trend but it’s beyond belief. She said the queue is over 4 hours long now that’s longer than a ride at Alton Towers!

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SevenSprings · 27/01/2024 10:08

I bloody love a jacket potato. One of the things I love best about them is how you can do them as good at home (better) than anywhere else - because they are so simple to do.

I mean, what does this man in a van do? Roll them in cocaine?

IceWhites · 27/01/2024 10:07

I love a good jacket potato too but I don’t know if I would queue up for one for four hours. These are bog standard jackets as well around a fiver each. He uses canned toppings as well like canned chilli con carne etc. no hate on him as a man he seems lovely but just why.

I saw that people from Australia had been coming to go to his van and it just makes no sense to me.

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SoDoffYourHat · 27/01/2024 10:05

I like a jacket potato but there's a limit to how good it can be.

InAnotherLifetimeMaybe · 27/01/2024 10:05

Also....I noticed it's potato, then butter, then cheese and then the beans on top. Not seen it done that way before

I like my cheese on top usually 😝

InAnotherLifetimeMaybe · 27/01/2024 10:04

I've just seen this on tik tok

Who wants lunch at 10am though! And there's no way his van can hold enough stock for that huge queue

Rocketpants50 · 27/01/2024 10:03

That's crazy, how much is he charging.