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Major supermarket slashes price of Ferrero Rocher tray from £10.50 to just £5 as shoppers say ‘I got 6 today in one go’
See below for our tips on how to save money on chocolate
MORRISONS has slashed the price of a chocolate treat by more than half, just in time for Christmas.
A 24-box of Ferrero Rocher was £10.50 and is now £5, with one excited shopper admitting to buying six "in one go".
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The posh Italian confection contains chocolate and hazelnut - and has been leaving sweet lovers salivating since 1979.
Much of its production process is kept secret, with no smartphones or notebooks allowed inside its production facilities.
Ferrero Rocher chocs are associated with Christmas and New Year, with the vast majority of its sales made in the last three months of the year.
Morrisons is among the retailers to slash the price ahead of the festivities - though only for More Card holders.
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The loyalty card is free to sign up to and offers discounts in store and online - read more about how it works below.
One person in Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK said: "I'll have some for Christmas please."
Another said: "I got six today in one go."
Others have pointed out similar deals at other supermarkets - though none as cheap as Morrisons when we checked - while Amazon is selling 42-piece trays for £12.50.
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Asda is selling the same chocs for £6.50, as is Tesco and Sainsbury's, but you'll need their respective loyalty cards (Nectar and Clubcard) to get the low prices.
It always pays to shop around and compare prices so you kow you're getting the best deal.
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Just because something is on offer, or is part of a sale, it doesn't mean it's always a good deal.
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.
Here are some that we recommend:
- 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.
- Price Spy logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and the supermarkets. Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock.
- Idealo 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.
- CamelCamelCamel only works on goods being sold on Amazon. To use it, type in the URL of the product you want to check the price of.
Morrisons More Card
Getting a Morrisons More card couldn't be easier.
Shoppers can sign up online at www.morrisons.com or in stores nationwide.
The Morrisons loyalty card gives users access to exclusive savings and rewards and Morrisons customers can earn points on their shopping.
Deals include personalised money off items and product ranges, earning more points on your shopping and a £5 free spend when you hit 5,000 points.
Shoppers can track offers and points using the More card app, which is available to download from the App Store and Google Play.
It comes as Morrisons also slashed the price of its Cadbury advent calendars to just £1.
The supermarket chain cut the price of its Cadbury Dairy Milk Advent Calendars by a whopping 63%.
Usually, these advent calendars are priced at £2.75, but instead they're on sale for just £1.
The supermarket has also revealed new Christmas baked treats.
The Gingerbread Latte Plait two-pack is available for just £1.89.
A post in Facebook group Newfooduk saw commenters unable to hide their delight.
One said: "There seems to be an explosion of new stuff like never before and it's costing me a fortune."
Another added: "We need these."
And a third said: "Yes please."
The supermarket has also released a Christmas Topped Brownie Traybake for £3.
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The same shopper shared a picture of the treat in the Facebook group.
One person said: "These are lethal."
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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