SHOPPERS have been left furious after finding out that different sized Cadbury Easter Eggs are the “exact same” despite the £2 price gap.
The Large and Extra Large Easter Eggs come with the same sized hollow egg, the only difference is the Extra Large pack comes with an additional chocolate bar.
One angry shopper took to Facebook to warn fellow chocolate lovers.
She wrote: “Don’t be caught out between the Large and Extra Large Easter eggs!
“Absolute rip off… using the word extra large when the thing extra is the price.”
But savvy shoppers were quick to notice that the Extra Large Egg was the same price with a Tesco clubcard.
One excited shopper went as far to say the reduced price was a “bargain”, and said that everyone has a clubcard anyway.
Other chocolate enthusiasts suggested everyone take advantage of the clubcard price while available.
The chocolate egg market is a lucrative one for the retail sector.
According to personal finance comparison site Finder, 80million Easter eggs are sold in the UK each year.
But it’s worth bearing in mind that supermarkets and retailers often launch discounts and offers on chocolate eggs in the run up to Easter.
And with Easter just over a month away, it’s worth keeping an eye out for the latest mouth-watering deals.
It’s also a good idea to check out discounts exclusive to loyalty card shoppers.
B&M has already slashed the price of a giant Cadbury Easter Egg to £5.
The Dairy Milk Chunky Ultimate egg has been discounted by 50% from £10, making it the cheapest out of the major retailers.
The pack comes with an extra thick chocolate egg and bag of individually wrapped Cadbury Dairy Milk chunks.
Shoppers keen to buy the egg for a loved one this Easter, or themselves, will have to head to their nearest B&M store as you can’t order it online.
But get there quick as the retailer warned that shoppers are snapping them up quickly.
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.
