Tesco is selling an After Eight advent calendar – but it costs £10
It includes 24 pieces of dark and white chocolates with mint flavoured fillings - but is not a great deal for those who are looking to save money
DECEMBER is fast approaching – so what could be better than an After Eight advent calendar?
Tesco has just started selling that online and in stores, but it’s not a great deal if you’re only after the chocolate.
The 185g calendar contains 24 pieces of dark and white chocolates with mint flavoured fillings – one for each day of advent – and costs £10.
But if you aren’t fussed about the actual calendar, you can get more chocolate for a lower price by buying a box of After Eight instead.
Asda offers the best original price of a 300g pack of the chocolate – 115g more than in the advent calender – at £2.
This means that you only pay 66.7p per 100g of an After Eight box, in contrast to the £5.41 you would have to pay for every 100g of the calendar.
Morrisons and Sainsbury’s also sell the 300g boxes for £2, but their prices are down from £2.50 and £3 respectively.
Iceland sells the boxes of chocolate for £3 each, or any two for £4 – which makes it as good a price as at Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s if you pick up at least two.
Customers who are watching their waistlines may also want to avoid the calendar – it contains 547 calories per 100g compared to a box of After Eight which contains 432 calories per 100g.
Last week Morrisons started selling a Viennetta-style After Eight Dessert – and it sounds incredible.
Ben & Jerry has also decided to bring back a popular flavour as a part of its winter range – the Minter Wonderland is a must for all mint chocolate lovers.
For those who want avoid frozen treats as the weather gets colder, Lindt is selling a Lindor treatbar in mint.
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