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Quality Street unveils nostalgic Christmas 2024 tin but shoppers are all saying the same thing
It comes after a major change was made to packaging
QUALITY Street has unveiled a nostalgic Christmas tin celebrating 88 years since the confectionery was first made - but shoppers are all saying the same thing.
Nestlé, which produces the iconic festive chocolate, has launched a new version of its 813g tin for sweet-toothed customers.
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The £12 tub features all the usual classic flavours and plays on Quality Street's Halifax heritage - where it was first manufactured in 1936 and still is.
The 813g Quality Street tin is available now across a host of retailers nationwide including Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, B&M and Sainsbury's.
This is the full list of chains you can get it from:
- Asda
- Co-op
- B&M
- Morrisons
- Nisa
- Ocado
- Sainsbury's
- Booths
- Spar
- Waitrose
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Jemma Handley, senior brand manager for Quality Street, said: "Quality Street has been part of Christmas traditions for 88 years and this year’s beautiful Quality Street tin design really highlights that."
Nestlé also announced the launch of the new tin in a Facebook post earlier this week, with hundreds of shoppers liking and commenting.
But despite the shiny nature of the new tub, which contains 471 calories per 100 grams, plenty have been left saying one thing in particular - how they want the old wrappers back.
It comes after the chocolatier scrapped its old packaging in October 2022 and replaced it with eco-friendly waxed paper wrappers.
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Commenting on the Nestlé post, one shopper said: "Yesterday I bought a box and I was surprised.
"Plastic and the paper (packaging) is so ugly and cheap."
Another commented: "Please can we also have the old wrappers back. Those ones from last year were truly awful."
A third added: "Nice tin but sadly the sweets and wrappers are dreadful now."
Meanwhile, a fourth chimed in: "Since the change of wrappers last year which seemed to have a terrible effect on the taste of the chocolates I shan't be buying again."
And a fifth said: "Has it got those awful wrappers you had last year? They were depressing."
But not all shoppers are downbeat about the new tin.
One said "I love the more traditional look" while another added "beautiful tin. Would love one".
Meanwhile, a third piped up: "Love it!"
Shoppers can pick up the new 813g tin for £12, £1.48 per 100g, which can obviously be reused after all the chocolates have been eaten.
However, if you're not fussed about the nostalgic tin, you'll pay less going for a different tub or packet.
Shoppers can pick up a plastic 600g tub from Tesco for £4.50 - 75p per 100g - if you've got a Clubcard.
It's also on sale at Asda for £5 - 83p per 100g - and Morrisons for £6 - £1 per 100g.
You can also pick up a 357g sharing bag of Quality Street from B&M for just £4 - £1.12 per 100g.
The launch of Quality Street's new tin comes after a number of other retailers started stocking Christmas bits.
Tesco shoppers have been rushing to get their hands on Celebration tubs with just one iconic flavour in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, customers have been left in shock after B&M launched its new Christmas range.
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It's not the first time Nestlé has brought metal Quality Street tins to the market either.
John Lewis added pick 'n' mix stands to branches last Christmas, letting shoppers fill tins up with whichever flavours they wanted.
How to save on your supermarket shop
THERE are plenty of ways to save on your grocery shop.
You can look out for yellow or red stickers on products, which show when they've been reduced.
If the food is fresh, you'll have to eat it quickly or freeze it for another time.
Making a list should also save you money, as you'll be less likely to make any rash purchases when you get to the supermarket.
Going own brand can be one easy way to save hundreds of pounds a year on your food bills too.
This means ditching "finest" or "luxury" products and instead going for "own" or value" type of lines.
Plenty of supermarkets run wonky veg and fruit schemes where you can get cheap prices if they're misshapen or imperfect.
For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme, offering boxes of 5kg of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50.
If you're on a low income and a parent, you may be able to get up to £442 a year in Healthy Start vouchers to use at the supermarket too.
Plus, many councils offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support Fund.
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