CHOC GONE
Two major supermarkets axe bargain Quality Street deal TODAY – check where you’ll find cheapest Xmas chocolate tubs
See below for our advice on bagging a bargain
SUPERMARKETS are axing cheap deals on a chocolate favourite later today.
Shoppers will have to be quick to stock up on low price Quality Street tubs from Aldi and Asda stores across the UK.
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The Aldi price was slashed by 35% as part of the short term discount, with the 600g tubs reduced to £3.89 each.
While Asda has reduced the same tubs to just two for £5 - meaning each one costs just £2.50.
In the latter case, the deal is part of the supermarket's Rewards Mega Event weekend, and also includes Cadbury Heroes, Cadbury Roses, Celebrations and Swizzles.
Shoppers will need to download the Asda Rewards app to take advantage of this offer.
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The deals mean savvy Christmas shoppers can dash to stock up on the chocolates in the run up to winter festivities.
Or ahead of trick-or-treaters arriving on Halloween this week.
The offer beats prices for the same item sold at Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Tesco.
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Ocado is currently selling the same 600g tubs for £5, while Tesco and Sainsbury’s are listing them at £6.
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Morrisons is offering 2 tubs for £6, and Aldi has dropped prices to £3.89 per tub.
However, Asda’s 2 for £5 offer blows all competitors out of the water so for those wanting to get ahead of the festive rush, now’s the perfect time to stock up and save money.
Prices listed above reflect today's prices, October 24, and are subject to change all the time.
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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.
There are plenty of comparison websites out there that'll check prices for you - so don't be left paying more than you have to.
Most of them work by comparing the prices across hundreds of retailers.
For example, Google Shopping is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web. Simply type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results.
Another tool is Price Spy, which logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and supermarkets.
Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock.
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is another website that lets you compare prices between retailers.
All shoppers need to do is search for the item they need and the website will rank them from the cheapest to the most expensive one.
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Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.
Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use and are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.
Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.
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