By MoneySavingExpert's Coupon Kid, Jordon Cox
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – full of festive cheer, gifts and most importantly… food! For me, I look forward to Christmas nibbles all year, with the chocolate being top of my list.
The prices of the big boxes can leave a bitter taste in the mouth, so I’ll be your ‘Hero’ and show you the cheapest chocolate deals in the ‘Galaxy’. Do note, prices are correct as of Friday 16 December – but do you own price comparisons as they are changing all the time in the build-up to the big day.
Cadbury medium selection box (180g)
Cheapest: Poundstretcher – £1.50 each
Next cheapest: Tesco*, Asda*, Sainsbury’s* & Morrisons* – £2 each
Celebrations tub (750g)
Cheapest: Ocado – £4 each
Next cheapest: Morrisons* – £4.72 each
Ferrero Rocher
The overall cheapest pack is the 16 pack for £3 at Morrisons. If you wanted to stock up – buying three packs from Morrisons for £9 gets you six more chocolates for £1 less than the biggest pack.
16 pack (200g) – BEST VALUE
Cheapest: Morrisons – £3 each
Next cheapest: Lidl – £3.49 each
24 pack (300g)
Cheapest: Morrisons* – £5 each
Next cheapest: Waitrose – £5.20 each
42 pack (525g)
Cheapest: Sainsbury’s* & Tesco* – £10 each
Heroes tub (695g)
Cheapest: Morrisons* – £4.72 each
Next cheapest: Tesco* – £5 each
Guylian Belgian Chocolates (250g)
Cheapest: Sainsbury’s*, Tesco*, Asda* & Morrisons – £3 each
Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffles (200g)
Cheapest: Asda* – 3 for £10 (£4.90 each) on offer (awaiting confirmation of end date)
Next cheapest: Sainsbury’s* – £3.50 each
Maltesers box (120g)
Cheapest: Asda*, Tesco*, Poundstrecher & Iceland – £1 each
Next cheapest: Sainsbury’s*, Waitrose & Ocado – £1.50 each
Quality Street
The overall cheapest pack if you want to stock up on Quality Street is the small boxes at Tesco. With the 2 for £2 offer, you can get a bigger amount of chocolate for cheaper than the biggest tin.
Small box (265g) – BEST VALUE
Cheapest: Tesco* – 2 for £2 (£1.50 each) on offer until Tue 20 Dec.
Next cheapest: Asda* – £1.50 each
Medium tin (750g)
Cheapest: Tesco* – £4 each
Next cheapest: Morrisons* – £4.72 each
Extra large tin (1.32kg)
Cheapest: Tesco* & Asda* – £7 each
Next cheapest: Sainsbury’s* – £7.50 each
Terry’s Chocolate Orange (157g)
Cheapest: Tesco, Asda*, Morrisons* & Ocado – £1 each
Next cheapest: Iceland – £1.25 each
I don’t know about you, but I’ve now got the ‘Munchies’ and I’m craving some chocolate! I hope this helps you save some money on your Christmas this year. I’m off to devour a Fudge.
Have you seen any great deals on Chocolate? How have you been saving money this Christmas? I’d love to know in the comments below, on Twitter @MSE_Deals or on Facebook.
