SAINSBURY’S shoppers are rushing to bag a bargain on Cadbury chocolate bars that taste like a discontinued favourite.
Cadbury Dairy Milk and More Caramel Nut Crunch bars are scanning for just 25p at the supermarket giant, reduced from £2.75.
One sweet-toothed shopper made a post in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains Facebook group, alerting others to the deal.
Fellow bargain hunters were quick to comment and tag their friends, with one person saying they “ended up buying the whole shelf.”
Another said: “Looks lush, haven’t seen one before.”
A third wrote: “Can I have eight, please?”
While a fourth cried: ” I’m keen to try it, especially at this price.”
Sainsbury’s customers have also flocked to the product reviews to praise the Cadbury treat, with one saying it reminded them of a discontinued classic.
They said: “Loved this – so good. When eating I think it tastes like the now extinct Topic, but in bar form.
“I’m happy about as was devastated when the topic got stopped as they were amazing.”
Topics were discontinued three years ago and choc lovers were gutted.
The Mars favourite was quietly taken off shelves in 2021 and it seems fans are only just starting to realise.
The popular bar contained hazelnuts, nougat and caramel and was first launched in the UK in 1962.
It was initially removed from boxes of Celebrations in 2006, and now it has been taken out of production completely.
The chocolate bar was officially discontinued in August 2021 with the final sales being recorded by Nielsen in June 2022.
While we think that the Sainsbury’s offer is hard to bear, it is always good to shop around.
You can compare the cost of items across different retailers using price comparison tools such as Google Shopping and Trolley.co.uk.
We checked to see what price other retailers are offering on the popular Cadbury bars.
Iceland is selling the bars for £2, while Asda and Morrisons have them priced at £2.25 and Tesco shoppers can bag them for £2.75.
All of the prices we checked were online, and sometimes prices can vary when you go in-store, so do keep your eyes peeled.
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Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed on flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for 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.
Money-saving tips for your next supermarket trip
Picking up yellow, orange and red sticker bargains is just one way to save money on your next supermarket shop.
Another easy way to slash the cost of your next trip is by “downshifting” – a term coined by money-saving expert Martin Lewis.
It involves opting for supermarkets’ own-brand and lower tier produce instead of their premium lines.
For example, if you were in Sainsbury’s, that would involve buying from its “Basics” range instead of Taste the Difference range.
It’s also worth shopping around for the best deals and not sticking with the same retailer every time.
Websites like trolley.co.uk let you compare the price of thousands of supermarket products to find the best deal.
For example, we just used the site to try and find 150g tins of Heinz Baked Beans and four retailers showed up.
The cheapest is Sainsbury’s, offering the product for 65p while Tesco is also selling it for 65p.
But Asda and Ocado are selling the can for 80p and 90p respectively, meaning you’d save money buying from Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
Bear in mind, trolley.co.uk is just based on online prices so you might find specific products cheaper in your nearest store.
Either way, it’s a useful guide for checking how much retailers are selling a specific product for.
A third way to save on your food and grocery shopping is by using food waste apps, such as Olio and Too Good to Go.
Too Good to Go for example lets shoppers pick up food that is due to be thrown away at massively discounted prices.
It has seen foodies nab dozens of items for under £3 in the past.
Both Olio and Too Good to Go can be downloaded for free via the Google Play or Apple App Store.
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