Shoppers stock up on choc as Sainsbury’s cuts 42 box of Ferrero Rocher to just £1.30
Supermarkets have been slashing prices on festive treats to clear the shelves
IF the excesses of the festive season have left you bloated, chocolate is probably the last thing you would want to eat, but this tasty offer from Sainsbury's might change your mind.
The supermarket is flogging boxes of 42 Ferrero Rocher chocolates for just £1.30 in selected stores.
That's almost a 90 per cent saving, compared to their £11 price tag before Christmas.
Sadly, Sainsbury's discount because it depends on how much stock is left over from the festive season.
It also means that the number of boxes that are available are likely to be different in each shop.
The deal was first spotted by a bargain hunter in a shop in North Wales.
We've had a look around and found that Ocado is - so it might be worth keeping an eye on it, in case its price drops later this month.
The only other place we could find selling a box of the same size for a reduced price was .
Waitrose was previously offering the super-size box for £2.50, so you may still be able to pick up a deal in some stores.
The deal was picked up by and shoppers can't get enough of the amazing offer.
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The bargain hunter who first spotted the deal in a Sainsbury's store in North Wales said: "Scanning at £1.30 at Sainsbury’s North Wales due to it being classed as Christmas stock."
"Cheapest Ferrero this winter! I paid £5 for these on Amazon and thought that was a good deal," another one said.
A shopper added: "Please be in stock in my local Sainsbury’s. Please be in stock in my local Sainsbury’s. Please be in stock in my local Sainsbury’s."
CHOC UP Tesco is selling tins of Quality Street for £1.25 and people are going mad for them
The Sun Online has asked Sainsbury's for more details on the sale, but they are yet to get back to us.
The retailer this week also cut the price of almost 30 every day items in the battle to attract shoppers.
The price cuts include cooking sauces, cereal and vegetables - with some being chopped by 30 per cent.
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Now the festive season has been and gone, supermarkets have been slashing prices on festive treats to clear the shelves.
Tesco is currently flogging big tins of Quality Street for £1.25 - a quarter of their £5 price tag before Christmas.
Savvy shoppers have been quick to stock up on the sweets, with one shopper picking up as many as eight tins.
According to new data from a whopping 87 per cent of Brits would choose chocolate as their chosen snack over biscuits, ice cream, sweets and fruit.
But it turns out that today's choice of bars isn't good enough as many of us pine for chocolate that is no longer made.
The survey of 1,000 people found that Cadbury Time Out, Cadbury Dream and the Wispa Mint are three of the nation's most missed chocolates bars.
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