Shoppers rushing to buy festive McVitie’s digestive biscuits that are ‘absolute perfection’
SHOPPERS can’t get enough of festive McVitie’s biscuits based on a classic bakery treat after spotting them on shelves.
The biscuit maker has launched a new gingerbread variety of milk chocolate digestives in the run up to Christmas.
The sweet snack combines the usual wheatmeal biscuit but topped with gingerbread-flavoured chocolate.
The new flavour was posted on the Newfoodsuk Facebook page, with shoppers quick to share hundreds of comments and likes.
One, finding it hard to control their excitement, simply said: “Absolute perfection.”
Another commented: “I purchased a whole box of them.”
Meanwhile, a third chimed in: “Wow need to plan a trip to Sainsbury’s.”
And a fourth added: “Oh yes. Yummy.”
Of course, whenever buying a food product, it’s a good idea to shop around to make sure you’re getting the best price.
You can use price comparison websites like Trolley and Price Spy which trawl through thousands of items across online retailers.
You can also do a quick scan of the internet using the Google Shopping/Product tab.
We could only spot the gingerbread biscuits on sale online at Sainsbury’s and Ocado though, with both retailers selling the 266g and 1,322 calorie pack for £1.90.
Some shoppers on the Newfoodsuk Facebook post also said they had seen the biscuits at their local Farm Foods branches.
You can find your nearest Farm Foods store by using the store locator tool on its website.
We have asked McVitie’s for a list of retailers where you can find the gingerbread chocolate digestives and will update this story when we have heard back.
Other supermarkets and retailers have already started selling festive stock months in advance of Christmas.
Earlier this month, Aldi shoppers were rushing to buy Celebrations tubs scanning for £4.49.
Quality Street has launched a nostalgic festive tin for £12 too, marking 88 years since it was first manufactured.
Meanwhile, Tesco had shoppers at one branch left baffled this week.
The UK’s supermarket was found to be slapping a buy limit on Cadbury Roses despite Christmas being still being around 100 days away.
It came after the retailer launched a huge toy sale ideal for Christmas shopping.
Customers can choose from Hot Wheels to Peppa Pig toys – with up to 50% off.
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Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
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Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
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