Savvy shopper spots Thorntons chocs worth £7 reduced to just 50p
A SAVVY shopper has spotted a huge sale on its chocolate products with eggs and bunnies reduced to just 50p.
Emily Hardiman, a 28-year-old finance assistant from Didcot, Oxon, shared details of the sale on Facebook and said she plans on stocking up for Christmas.
group, much to the delight of sweet-toothed fans of the chocolate maker.
She told The Sun: "I spotted the deal on another Facebook page so I thought I would take a look as sometimes the deals aren't always as good as they seem.
"When I had a look I saw that there were actually quite a good few deals.
"I haven't bought any of the chocolate yet, as I am hoping to save on the postage cost.
"I'll be popping into our local Thorntons shop this afternoon once I have finished work to hopefully find some in store."
The sale has seen Thorntons slash the price of Easter eggs and bunnies from £7 to just 50p – a saving of £6.50, or 92 per cent.
What's available in Thorntons' sale?
THORNTONS has slashed the prices of chocolates with incredible savings of up to 92 per cent.
Here's what you can find in the sale, which is available now online.
265g (white, milk or dark chocolate) - Was: £7. Now: 50p. Saving: £6.50 (92 per cent)
200g (white or milk chocolate) - Was: £7. Now: 50p. Saving: £6.50 (92 per cent)
354g - Was: £10. Now: £5. Saving: £5 (50 per cent)
149g - Was: £7. Now: £4. Saving: £3 (42 per cent)
155g - Was: £4. Now: £2. Saving: £2 (50 per cent)
123g - Was: £5. Now: £2.50. Saving: £2.50 (50 per cent)
462g - Was: £12. Now: £6. Saving: £6 (50 per cent)
462g - Was: £12. Now: £6. Saving: £6 (50 per cent)
432g - Was: £17. Now: £10. Saving: £7 (41 per cent)
580g - Was: £25. Now: £15. Saving: £10 (40 per cent)
284g - Was: £12. Now: £6. Saving: £6 (50 per cent)
However, eagle-eyed buyers were quick to spot there’s a £35 minimum spend online to get free delivery.
Orders under £35 are charged £3.95 postage and packaging, meaning you’ll need to buy 70 chocolate eggs or bunnies to get free delivery.
We’ve asked Thorntons if this sale is available in stores and we’ll update this article when we know more.
The chocolate makers have 121 stores across the UK and you can find your nearest branch using the .
We've also asked Thorntons for the expiry date on the sale products for other shoppers who are hoping to keep the chocolate for presents.
But you might want to think twice before scoffing the lot as the dark egg contains 547 calories per 100g, while the milk chocolate has 545 and the white egg contains 549.
There’s also 36g of sugar per 100g of the dark chocolate, 54g for the milk and 61g in the white egg.
For the 200g bunnies, you’re looking at 545 calories and 54g of sugar per 100g of the milk chocolate version, while the white chocolate bunny has 549 calories and 60g of sugar per 100g.
The average UK adult is recommended to have no more than 30g of sugar a day.
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