Cheapest place to buy chocolate coins this week – and it’s not Poundland
CHRISTMAS is fast approaching and stores are already stacking the shelves with festive goodies.
If you are looking for some chocolate coins to fill up the stockings for the big day we reveal the cheapest place to go.
Everyone loves a little bag of gold coins at Christmas as they are as much a part of the festive season as Santa himself.
If you have started your shopping and are on the hunt for Christmas chocs you will know just how much choice there is out there.
Most supermarkets have their own branded version of popular treats these days - and chocolate coins are no exception.
It can be overwhelming to know where to start to make sure you are getting the best deal, so we have made it a little easier for you.
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We scoured all of the supermarkets to find who was the cheapest for chocolate coins this week.
While they all sold different size bags, there was a clear winner.
We worked this out by comparing the price per 100g and there was a 56p difference between the cheapest and most expensive supermarket coins.
Bear in mind this is for guidance only and prices can change on a daily basis.
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Remember it is always good to shop around and compare prices yourself, you can do this by using sites such as Trolley.co.uk and Google Shopping.
Here we reveal the best deals on chocolate coins:
Aldi
Aldi was the clear winner this week with its 75g bag of chocolate coins for £0.75p.
Per 100g the bag worked out at £1 making it the best-value bag of coins among the supermarkets we checked.
It also has a white chocolate version for the same price.
Iceland
Iceland came a close second with its 120g bag of chocolate coins for £1.25.
Per 100g the bag worked out at £1.04 so just slightly more expensive than Aldi.
The product also has a 4/5 customer rating on the website with 24 reviews.
One person said: "Very reasonably priced, don't know what they taste like as they are for a stocking filler."
Tesco
Tesco's bag of chocolate coins weighs in at 62g so it is a smaller bag than what Iceland has on offer.
It retails on the website at 69p making it £1.11 per 100g, so 7p more expensive than its rival.
The coins are also available in white chocolate for the same price.
There are no reviews online for this product yet.
Sainsbury
Sainsbury's bag of coins is slightly bigger than the one on offer in Tesco and is £1 for a 70g bag.
This makes the price per 100g £1.43 which means you are paying 39p more per 100g than you would in Iceland.
Sainsbury's also has these coins in white chocolate for the same price.
Waitrose
Waitrose was the most expensive and worked out to be 56p more expensive per 100g than Iceland.
A 75g bag of chocolate coins is £1.20 on its website which means it works out to £1.60 per 100g.
Customers had mixed reviews on this product, one said: "These are good-looking, good value and plentiful."
While another said the chocolate tasted like "American chocolate" and it was not to their taste.
Poundland
Poundland has an 80g bag of chocolate goings on its website for £1.
This makes the product £1.25 per 100g.
There are no customer reviews on the website for this product.
Marks and Spencer
Marks and Spencer chocolate coins are listed on the Ocado website at £1.25 for an 80g bag.
This means that the cost per 100g is £1.56 which makes M&S the second most expensive place to buy your coins from.
However, customers seem to think it is worth it and the coins have a five-star review on the website.
One person said: "Perfect stocking filler and good quality chocolate".
And another added: "So nice to find decent chocolate in this form. Two sizes of coin, both generous.
Cadbury
In September customers were rushing to buy Cadbury chocolate coins after they made a surprise return to the shelves.
The product was discontinued in 2014 after the company said they were "not profitable."
But don't worry they are now available in most of the major supermarkets and the retail price is £1.50 for a 70g bag.
This makes Cadbury more expensive than all of the supermarket coins.
We also checked Aldi and Lidl, and while Aldi did have the item listed on its website there was no price showing.
We could not find any Lidl chocolate coins online.
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