Aldi is selling a dinosaur shaped Easter egg – and it’s HALF the price of an M&S one
"Danny the Dinosaur", as he's been affectionately named by Aldi, is a 200g hollow milk chocolate treat costing £2.99
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THERE'S some roarsome news for dinosaur fans as Aldi is selling a dinosaur-shaped Easter egg costing just £2.99 - half the price of M&S's version.
"Danny the Dinosaur", as he's been affectionately named by Aldi, is a 200g hollow milk chocolate treat.
But he's a real steal compared to M&S's milk chocolate, slightly scarier looking, "Spiketail" version that costs £6 for 205g - although that does include some white chocolate "dinosaur eggs".
The tasty treats were spotted by shoppers on the .
Someone on the group initially posted the M&S version but that lead to savvy bargain hunters pointing out that a cheaper version was available in Aldi.
M&S's version has a whopping 1,060 calories in total. The Sun has asked Aldi to confirm how many calories is in its dinosaur and we'll update this story as soon as we get a response.
An M&S spokesperson said: "Spiketail the dinosaur is a much-loved member of our fabulous Easter egg collection, which starts at just £2.
"It’s made with creamy milk chocolate and comes with five delicious milk chocolate dinosaur eggs for both children and big kids to enjoy."
The supermarket is also selling a accompanied by a 45g milk chocolate egg that costs less than Aldi's at £3. It contains 252 calories.
An adult man should eat around 2,500 calories a day, while a woman should consume 2,000, according to the NHS.
Aldi is also selling a PINK unicorn Easter egg for £3.
While Asda is selling Mars, Smarties, Milkybar, Freddo and Malteser Easter eggs for £1.
But Cadbury has shrunk several Easter eggs — without slashing the price to match.
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