This photo was taken in a London sandwich shop in Whitehall in 1972 and is part of a collection by photographer Glen Fairweather who travelled the UK/Europe taking photos of everyday life.

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  3. Cadbury snack in the bottom right, not seen them for years

  6. Are those kitkats at the bottom ?
    They look massive !

  7. Gosh, adjusting for inflation, that chicken salad sandwich would be £2.53. Oooh, and are those chocolate eclairs on the bottom shelf just to the right of the Golden Wonder?!

    BRB – I’m getting the DeLorean fired up. I’ve got a stack of old-style 50p coins. Get your orders in!!

    Edit: I’ve checked my stash of old coins. I’ve got £4.50 in old 50p’s (all dated before 1972, don’t want to confuse the past) as well as around £3 worth of old 20p’s. Does anyone want me to ask if they do soup, tea or coffee? Maybe some Mellow Birds for the Midland set?

  9. Seen this photo a few times and always reckon those sandwiches tasted like absolute fucking shit

  11. 1.20 to 1.80 per sandwich in today’s money. Not bad, not bad at all

  12. one fun fact I like to bring up is that the first prepacked sandwiches in a chain were from marks and spencers in the early 80s. they had more than was needed and decided to package them up and sell later

  13. The photo was original black and white and someone “coloured” it which is why those things look pretty disgusting 

  16. According to BoE inflation calculator, 10p then is £1.19 in today’s money.

  17. I miss the foil and paper kit kats. I used to fold the foil afterwards to make a little ring 💍

  18. Definitely London prices! And chicken available?! Bloody luxury.

    We reckoning “butter or spread”?

  20. I got extremely excited thinking these were scooby style giant sandwiches but no. Just piles of regular sandwiches. Sad times.

  22. I remember even back to early 90’s a little coffee shop outside Liverpool St with bacon rolls and sausage rolls stacked up in the window. Coffee and a bacon roll was about few quid!

    Also remember many years back a greasy spoon at Eden Park, the bread and butter was all done and sat behind the counter in a massive stack, two slices with your fry up taken from the top of the pile!

  23. I remember sandwich shops like this in the city back in the early 80s. The sandwiches were freshly made and didn’t hang around long.

  24. There is a sandwich shop near me that presents a few pre-made sandwiches like this ahead of the lunch rush. But they all disappear come 2pm.
    Unfortunately they aren’t at 1972 prices. They are pretty good though

  25. I’ll have the ‘Pressed Veal & Tomato’ at £0.12 each.
    I’ll have two.
    I’ll give you 25p if you spread a tiny layer of mayo on each.

  28. ‘Ullo skip, can I have an unrefrigerated chicken sandwich that’s had flies walking on it all day please

  29. It is crazy to think that someone had to come up with the idea of putting a sandwich in a packet/bag. It is also mental how it was M&S

  30. This has to be the twelfth time I’ve seen this picture on reddit. Reposting bot!

  33. Sod the sarnies, I want a peak in that box of penguins. I bet they were fucking massive in 1972.

  34. Ok hear me out liver sausage is actually pretty tasty.

    That stupid Simpsons liver and onions meme got me to try the combo for real and it goes great in a sandwich with garlic mayo and cracked pepper

  36. Apple pie in a box that looks like a basket. My mum bought me one of those.

  37. God I love a cheese and pickle sandwich. Now also craving a cheese and marmite sandwich 😫

  38. Golden Wonder crisps. Were those the ones that had a little blue paper twist that contained salt for if you wanted to add it to your plain crisps.

  39. Hmmm, I’ll take a stack of the Luncheon Meat and Tomato.

  41. Would rather have that choice than the pre packed crap we have now

  42. A mere 13p for a roast beef Scooby snack.

    I suppose 5 decades of inflation & a tomb of packaging is why it now cost £7.13 (without mayo/mustard).

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