20 Problems Only People From Derby Will Understand

14. Arriving Too Late For The Best Cobs At Birds

Derby folk don't have it too bad when it comes to places to eat in the city centre - as well as the fair share of omnipresent corporate chains and Starbucks coffee shops a number of smaller enterprises are there to make sure there's a spot of variety compared to other cities in the UK. Birds Confectioners has become something of a Derbyshire institution over the years and are very popular amongst Derby's locals, some might even go so far as to say too popular. If you're not quick enough the chances are when you get to one of their stores all the great cobs will have been taken. And yes, the word you just read was "cobs"...