Major supermarket slashes price of huge advent calendar with full size Cadbury bar to just £1 instead of £8
A MAJOR supermarket has slashed the price of a huge advent calendar that includes a full-sized bar of Cadbury chocolate to just £1.
The chocoholics dream advent calendar has been dramatically reduced in price a few days before Christmas.
The Cadbury Dairy Milk adult advent calendar contains either chocolate chunks or a little Dairy Milk chocolate robin behind each door.
The chunks include bites of classic Dairy Milk chocolate, Dairy Milk caramel and Dairy Milk whole nut.
Then, behind the 24th door is a special full-sized Cadbury Dairy Milk winter wonderland bar.
The advent calendar had originally sold for around £8, making Morrisons‘ deal a dramatic 87.5% cheaper.
As soon as December begins, the price of advent calendars tend to drop, with shoppers able to pick up sweet treats for pennies.
So, if you’re someone happy to forego having a door to open on every day of December there are huge bargains to be had.
It’s not just advent calendars that have been reduced in price ahead of Christmas, retailers are offering deals on many festive favourites in a bid to win your custom.
CHOCOLATE DEALS
This week shoppers can find amazing deals on festive favourite chocolates.
Currently, supermarkets such as Tesco, Asda, and Sainsbury’s are charging £6 for the popular Quality Street Christmas tub.
Asda is selling a refill pack of the Nestle-made chocolates for just £5.
These bags contain 750g of Quality Street chocolate, 150g more than the typical 600g tub available this year and have become available for the first time at all major supermarkets.
However, the refill bag costs just £5 (66p per 100g) at Asda – £1 less than 600g tubs.
You can purchase them in-store and online at all Asda supermarkets.
Large refill bags cost £6 for customers with a Clubcard at Tesco or £7 for those without.
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Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for the supermarket’s own brand bars.
Shop around – if you’ve spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it’s cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you’re getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers – supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they’ve been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars – most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you’ve got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
Meanwhile, Poundland has slashed the price of a Terry’s Milk Chocolate Ball to just 75p, making it the best offer around
Elsewhere, for less than £1, bargain hunters could nab the deal which includes Dairy Milk Buttons, Chomp Bar, Freddo, Curly Wurly and Fudge.
To top it all off, the perfect gift box has been decorated to feature a Santa, reindeer, a present and snow.
Aldi is selling 78g of Cadbury’s chocolate for 99p, the box includes various Treatsize and regular options.
Customers could also keep their eyes peeled at Poundland and Asda stores which have advertised the same box on sale for £1 and £1.25, respectively.
Already sweet treat fans have reviewed the item up for grabs with one shopper describing it as a “fantastic gift” for all.
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Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save money on your Christmas shopping.
Limit the amount of presents – buying presents for all your family and friends can cost a bomb.
Instead, why not organise a Secret Santa between your inner circles so you’re not having to buy multiple presents.
Plan ahead – if you’ve got the stamina and budget, it’s worth buying your Christmas presents for the following year in the January sales.
Make sure you shop around for the best deals by using price comparison sites so you’re not forking out more than you should though.
Buy in Boxing Day sales – some retailers start their main Christmas sales early so you can actually snap up a bargain before December 25.
Delivery may cost you a bit more, but it can be worth it if the savings are decent.
Shop via outlet stores – you can save loads of money shopping via outlet stores like Amazon Warehouse or Office Offcuts.
They work by selling returned or slightly damaged products at a discounted rate, but usually any wear and tear is minor.
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