People were spotted queuing in Queen Square in Liverpool city centre this morning13:12, 30 May 2026Updated 13:13, 30 May 2026Angelina Feetenby, 44, from Birkenhead had been queuing since 9.15am(Image: Liverpool ECHO)People were spotted queuing in Queen Square in Liverpool city centre this morning, Saturday, May 30. The queue was pictured at around 9am as customers waited to get their hands on a free jacket potato from SpudBros.SpudBros Express, located in Queens Square in Liverpool city centre, opened in September last year after the TikTok sensation, created by Preston-born brothers Jacob Nelson and Harvey Nelson, achieved international fame on social media from their mobile shop – affectionately known as their tram – where they whip up jacket potatoes.The store was giving away 100 free potatoes to celebrate International Day of the Potato.Angelina Feetenby, 44, from Birkenhead, took her son and his friends to secure a free spud and was one of the first in the queue.She told the ECHO she’d been queuing since 9.15am after hearing about the giveaway on social media and was hoping to get her hands on a tuna, cheese, coleslaw jacket potato with crispy onions, tram sauce, and garlic butter.She said: “We’ve had quite a few, probably about five or six times now. I just love jacket potatoes, and I think, with all the hype and stuff and following them, I really wanted to try them, and since I tried them, I just loved them.“I think what they’re doing is absolutely brilliant. Especially with half terms and the children being off. It’s really good.”The one-day giveaway also took place across London, Sheffield, Portsmouth, Blackburn, Wakefield and Barnstaple.Each location serves the brand’s cult-favourite menu items, from the Tram Classic loaded with garlic butter, the signature three-cheese mix, beans, crispy onions and world-famous tram sauce, to the Spudfather topped with chilli con carne, tuna coleslaw and bolognese, alongside the build-your-own option.Jacob Nelson, co-founder of SpudBros, said: “It’s crazy to think something as simple as a jacket potato has built this kind of community.“International Day of the Potato felt like the perfect excuse to give something back to the people who queue up, support us online and have helped turn SpudBros into what it is today.“We can’t wait to see everyone in store and celebrate properly with free spuds across the country.”
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