EASTER eggs have landed and many of us are indulging early to make the most of their brief stay.
So, you’re looking for your chocolate fix this week we’ve crunched the numbers to find the best value Quality Street Easter egg… and the place to pick one up might surprise you.
Quality Street has launched a special Golden Collection Incredible Egg this Easter[/caption]
Quality Street has outdone itself with its Easter offering this year, launching an extra large ‘Golden Collection Chocolate Incredible Egg’.
It includes a caramel-flavoured chocolate egg shell studded with chewy fudge and caramel pieces.
And, inside are a mixed bag of all your favourite Quality Street toffee, fudge and caramel sweets.
While Quality Street is closely associated with Christmas, this special offering is sure to see customers running to clear supermarket shelves this Easter.
The prices charged for the 379g egg vary and are likely to change in the run-up to Easter as retailers vie for custom.
This year Easter falls on Sunday April 20, so you have plenty of time to hunt out the best deals, but if you’re looking to grab an egg this week we’ve checked prices at major retailers.
Do remember this is just a snapshot, and prices can vary from one day to the next, so always compare prices to find the best deal. You can find more on how to do that below.
Morrisons, Waitrose and Ocado are all selling the whopper egg for £12, which works out at £3.17 per 100g.
Although, remember that you’ll need a Morrisons More card to grab the supermarket’s deal in-store or online.
However, this was not the cheapest price on the market with Iceland currently selling the mammoth egg for £10 and Asda taking the cheapest retailer crown with a price of £9.98, or £2.63 per 100g.
Currently neither Tesco or Sainsbury’s are shown as stocking the egg online, but this could change as we get closer to the big day so keep checking back.
B&M stores had also stocked the egg for £12 earlier in the year, but it is not listed online so shoppers will need to check in-store for stock levels and prices.
There are plenty of Easter deals available and these will be changing over the next few weeks.
Last week Cadbury eggs were available for as little as £1.45 for a small egg and £2.50 for a medium-sized egg.
And, a major supermarket slashed the price of Cadbury Creme Egg multipacks.
However, it’s not all been good news with shoppers left outraged as they spot more signs of shrinkflation in stores.
As more eggs are released M&S’ Easter range has attracted a lot of attention, most recently for an ‘awesome’ loaded Easter Egg stuffed with marshmallows and jelly.
How to save money on chocolate
We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don’t have to break the bank buying your favourite bar.
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs…
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.
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