TWO supermarket giants are selling giant Quality Street retro cans that are bigger and cheaper than the tubs sold in Tesco and Aldi.
Asda and Sainsbury’s are selling Nestlé’s iconic Quality Street cans for just £8.
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Quality Street chocolates are indispensable for Christmas
These 813g tins, which normally sell for £12, have been reduced by £4, meaning customers pay just 98p for 100g of chocolate.
This price cut makes them 2p per 100g cheaper than the £6 600g plastic containers sold in the same supermarkets.
The same plastic containers, which contain 213g less chocolate than metal tins, also cost £6 in Tesco and Aldi.
This makes the latest offerings from Asda and Sainsbury’s the best value choice for those looking for a metal can.
However, it’s important to note that you’ll need a Nectar card at Sainsbury’s to take advantage of the £8 price on cans; otherwise, you’ll pay the full £12.
If you’re only after the 600g plastic tubs, you can still save more by shopping elsewhere.
Yesterday, Morrisons reduced the price of single 600g tubs of Quality Street to £3.50 – but only on the basis that you buy two for £7.
They work out at 58p per 100g.
You must be a Morrisons More card member to take advantage of the offer.
Elsewhere, Lidl is currently offering Lidl Plus members the chance to pick up Quality Street, Roses or Heroes tubs at £4.49 each or two for £8.
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Quality Street, launched in 1936, has been a family favorite for generations.
The range includes iconic treats such as The Purple One with Hazelnut Caramel, Toffee Finger, Orange Chocolate Crunch, Strawberry Delight and The Green Triangle.
If you plan to stock up on these holiday favorites before Christmas, be sure to shop around and explore the variety of products available.
As Christmas approaches, shoppers can expect supermarkets to offer more deals in an effort to attract lucrative holiday spending.
How to compare prices to get the best deal
JUST because something is on sale or part of a sale doesn’t mean it’s always a good deal.
There are plenty of comparison websites that will check prices for you – so don’t pay more than you have to.
Most of them work by comparing prices at hundreds of retailers.
Here are some we recommend:
- Google Shopping is a tool that allows users to search and compare product prices on the web. Simply type in keywords or a product number to display search results.
- Price Spy records the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and supermarkets. After choosing a particular product, you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which stores have it in stock.
- Idealo is another website that allows you to compare prices between retailers. All customers have to do is search for the item they need and the website will rank them from cheapest to most expensive.
- CamelCamelCamel only works on goods sold on Amazon. To use it, type the URL of the product for which you want to check the price.
QUALITY STREET CHANGES FOR 2024
Shoppers have discovered they can no longer visit their local John Lewis store this week to make personalized Quality Street tins.
The service allowed customers to purchase a £17 tin with a personalized gift card and lid.
They could then fill these tins with their favorite Quality Street chocolates from the dedicated pick and mix counters at John Lewis.
However, while the pick and mix counters still exist, shoppers can’t get their hands on a personalized can of Quality Street this winter.
Instead, they have to opt for the £12 non-customized version.
However, Nestle launched a new version of its 813g Quality Street can in September.
The £12 bowl has all the usual classic flavors and plays on the heritage of Halifax’s Quality Street – where it was first produced in 1936 and still is.
It can also be bought empty and filled at any of John Lewis’ Quality Street pick and mix stations.
If you’re not fussed about a nostalgic tin or chocolate selection, you’ll pay less for another tub or packet.
Nestle also brought back fan favorite Quality Street for the second Christmas in a row.
The coffee cream flavored chocolate was last seen in Quality Street tubs more than 20 years ago until the chocolatier re-introduced it last year.
Instead, the coffee-flavored fondant wrapped in dark chocolate has joined 11 other Quality Street sweets at pick-and-mix stations in selected John Lewis stores in the UK.
They are also available in limited edition crackers from Waitrose and John Lewis stores priced at £5.50.
For the first time in history, Nestle is launching Quality Street paper tubs.
The tubs are available in 60 Tesco supermarkets.
Their introduction is part of a trial, and Nestle will measure the popularity of the product among customers.
It claims the paper tub, adorned in Quality Street’s signature purple, boasts a luxurious design and feel.
They have a “re-close” mechanism that ensures the lid can be securely closed even after opening.
This isn’t the first time Quality Street has introduced new packaging to make holiday favorites easier to recycle.
Nestle angered customers when it changed the wrappers of its Quality Street chocolates for the same reason in October 2022.
The iconic brightly colored plastic and foil wrappers that held his famous chocolates for 86 years have been replaced by a more unobtrusive form of waxed paper.
However, the introduction of new paper tubs does not mean an immediate end to Quality Street plastic and metal cans.
Customers can still buy 600g plastic containers of Quality Street chocolate from most major supermarkets.
Cans containing over 800g of festive chocolates are still available.
How to save on chocolate
We all like a little chocolate now and then, but you don’t have to break the bank buying your favorite bar.
Consumer journalist Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs…
Choose your own brand – if you’re not too concerned about the taste and just want to suppress your chocolate cravings, you’ll save money by buying your own brand bars at the supermarket.
Shop – if you’ve spotted your favorite variety in the supermarket, be sure to check if it’s cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk allow you to compare product prices across all the major chains to see if you’re getting the best deal.
Watch out for yellow stickers – supermarket staff put yellow and sometimes orange and red stickers on products to show they are discounted.
They usually do this if the product is about to expire or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars – usually, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the bigger the bar.
So if you have an appetite and were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
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