Discount supermarket slashes price of Maltesers advent calendars by 80% to just 49p

A DISCOUNT supermarket has slashed the price of its Maltesers advent calendar by 80% – to just 49p.

The festive assortment contains different shapes of Malteser milk chocolate – with a Malteser reindeer for December 24.

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The deal is available at the Farm Foods branch in Wolverhampton[/caption]

The bargain is available at the Farm Foods branch in Wolverhampton, where the advent calendar normally scans for £2.45.

According to the Hot UK Deals website, there are still “plenty left on the shelf”.

For those wanting to get their hands on the Malteser-themed selection, this appears to be the best deal out there.

Tesco is charging £2.75 for the same product, while Asda is charging £2.50.

One vendor on Amazon is even advertising it for over £8.

It comes after Sun reporter Lynsey Hope taste-tested a variety of other advent calendars released this Christmas.

At the top of the rankings was Boots‘ £21 Pork Crackling version.

The calendar boasts 24 different flavours of crackling, including Pigs in Blankets, Salt Vinegar, Low & Slow BBQ, Black Pepper, Perfectly Salted and Marvellous Maple, for a perfect 10/10 score.

At the other end came Asda’s £6 Swizzles Sweet Shop Advent Calendar – which Lynsey gave a meagre 5/10.

She felt that the assortment of classic sweet shop flavours – including Refresher Bars, Squashies, Love Hearts, Drumstick, Fizzers, Parma Violets – was enjoyable but didn’t warrant the £6 price tag.

An honourable mention also went to Ocado‘s Bonne Maman Jam Advert – a £28 assortment of mini jams and preserves which scored an impressive 9/10.

And the same rating was awarded to Flapjackery’s gluten free advent calendar – filled with 24 different artisan flapjacks.

But, at a whopping £65, this might not be for everyone.

For those who prefer a boozy calendar to ring in Christmas Day, there are also plenty of beer versions on the market.

Sellers include Beavertown, Beer52 and Brewdog.

The Sun’s Lucy Atkins and Kieran Ahuja scored Beer52’s version the highest.

They said: “We loved the Beer52 Advent Calendar; it’s priced fairly well (on the scale of Beer Advent Calendars, at least), it contains a huge variety of beer from 24 breweries across seven countries, and almost everything we tasted was delicious.”