‘Look at the size of that’ shoppers say as retailer adds 1kg bag of a cult fave chocolate to their shelves for Easter
A MAJOR discount retailer has sent sweet lovers into a frenzy with an epic deal just in time for Easter.
If your secret stash of treats running low? Or perhaps you’re getting ready for Easter holiday?
Then you may wish to plan a trip to the nearest Home Bargains where money-smart customers have found the cult favourite Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups going for a bargain price.
But it’s not to much the incredible price shoppers have been raving about – it’s the jaw-dropping size of the bag, which comes with a whipping 1kg of the popular treat.
Most supermarkets offer significantly smaller pouches of the viral chocolate, with the average weight being just 185g.
This amount of the popular peanut butter cups will set you back £3.50 at Sainsbury’s, while a 90g pouch will cost you £2 at Waitrose.
Meanwhile, Home Bargains have added the epic 1kg bag to their shelves for just £3.99 – so, it really is a no-brainer.
Informing others about the epic deal, one thrifty shopper took to the popular Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group.
”Spotted today in Banbury Home Bargains …£3.99 for a 1kg bag!” Louise Bailey wrote in her post.
While the bite-size treats come in the same signature wrapping, the mega plastic bag is clear – which appears to be the only difference, apart from the price.
Since being shared online, the news has already taken the internet by storm, with over 270 members giving the post a like and a further 471 racing to the comments.
As many tagger their friends and family, one was gobsmacked by the sheer amount of chocolates.
”Look at the size of that bag,” the person couldn’t believe the offer.
Another joked: ”I’d eat that in 2 days, I must not buy it.”
Meanwhile, someone else said it was their ”idea of heaven”.
”Well that’s me walking down there in the morning!” a foodie was already planning a trip the local branch.
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Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for the 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.
Viral ‘Dubai chocolate’ for 93% cheaper
Foodies are also rushing to Home Bargains to get their hands on the latest ‘Dubai chocolate’ treat – for a fraction of the usual price.
The retailer’s version of the chocolate bar is cake-filled, offering a twist on the viral knafeh and pistachio filling.
Bargain hunters were shocked when they saw the product listed on shelves for just £1.50.
Dubai bars typically sell for around £20 more on sites like eBay — meaning you could nab them for a tiny fraction of the price at Home Bargains.
The treat claims on its wrapper to have “premium rice and pistachio in every bite.”
It whipped up a storm on the Bargain Lovers and Deals Facebook page, with one person commenting “wow” and another saying “I need to try it”.
Dubai chocolate has surged in popularity since 2021, attracting hundreds of thousands of views on social media.
For example, a video by TikTok user CheyanneKerr who went hunting around stores for the viral chocolate received over 50,000 likes.
Sweet-lovers who are keen to get their hands on the dupe will have to hunt the shelves of their local Home Bargains – as it is not currently visible on the website.