‘Be quick’ cry shoppers as major supermarket slashes price of Quality Street tubs to just £3
SHOPPERS are going wild after discovering a major supermarket has slashed the price of Quality Street tubs to just £3.
Asda has cut the price of the iconic 600g chocolate tub from £6 to just a few quid, making it one of the cheapest on the market.
The supermarket, which has 1,200 stores across the UK, reopened its doors this morning after being closed for Christmas Day.
And bargain hunters were quick to hit the aisle to sniff out any Boxing Day reductions.
One shopper took to social media to share news of the reduction but told people to “be quick” as some were being “very selfish” and “buying trolley loads”.
Others were quick to chime in and ask their friends hitting the shop to “grab some for them.”
However, many were unimpressed, with one saying they “had enough” chocolate for Christmas and another saying they had “no plans” to visit a store so quickly after the holiday.
But for those keen to check out the bargain, you will have to shop the deal in-store as it does not appear to be available online.
Not every Asda across the UK seems to be offering the deal either, with a few customers sharing how it was not available at their local branch.
So it may be worth ringing your local branch ahead of your next visit to avoid disappointment.
Asda’s Quality Street offer makes it one of the cheapest on the market with other supermarkets typically charging £6 for the 600g tub.
Aldi was charging £3.95 for the assortment of chocolates but the deal is no longer running.
It’s not uncommon for supermarkets to slash the price of festive food after the holidays to help shift stock.
Iceland has slashed the price of a festive favourite to just 50p.
The bargain retailer is now charging 50p for a packet of six mince pies marked down from £1.45.
That works out at around 8p per mince pie.
However, if you are keen to shop the deal in person it may be worth ringing up your local store ahead of time to avoid disappointment.
That’s because most of Iceland’s 1000+ stores will remain closed on Boxing Day across the UK, with it being officially assigned as a bank holiday for staff.
The same applies to The Food Warehouse.
However, the company confirmed to The Sun that 76 Iceland stores, mostly in London and Essex, will open on 26 December, some as late as 9pm.
You can find your nearest Iceland by visiting www.iceland.co.uk/store-finder.
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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.