CHOC BARGAIN
Big supermarket selling Easter eggs for just 99p and they’re the cheapest around
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CHOC fans are in for a treat as one high street chain is flogging branded Easter eggs for under a quid — making them one of the cheapest around.
Heron Foods is selling M&M’s Mini Medium Eggs with a bag of M&M’s inside for just 99p.
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The deal was spotted by an eagle-eyed shopper at a Heron Foods store in Blakenall, Walsall.
The bargain hunter took a snap of the offer and posted it on hotukdeals.com.
The same treat is currently going for £1.50 at Waitrose, after its price was reduced by 25p.
Sainsbury’s is also charging £1.50 for Nectar card holders, while everyone else will need to fork out £1.75.
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It’s also £1.75 at Morrisons, and currently sold out online at Tesco.
That means Heron Foods undercuts rivals by at least 50p, or more if you don’t have a loyalty card.
The egg includes a medium-sized chocolate shell and a bag of classic M&M’s inside, making it the perfect last-minute Easter gift.
As always, stock can vary by store, so it’s worth checking your local Heron Foods if you’re hoping to bag the deal.
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Whatever you're buying in Heron Foods, make sure you're using the saver stamp scheme.
Each time you shop, you can collect a £1 saver stamp.
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Sign up to the Heron Foods newsletter and follow the supermarket on Facebook, too, as it sometimes shares money-off vouchers.
Remember to compare prices
It is important to remember to always shop around to make sure you are getting the best deal.
Websites like Trolley and Price Spy let you compare thousands of products across different retailers to find the cheapest price.
Price Spy even lets you see how much an item has cost over time, so you can see if the current price is a good deal.
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Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.
Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use and are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.
Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.
A quick scan on the Google Shopping/Product tab will also bring up how much retailers are selling a certain item for.
EASTER DEALS
Asda has slashed the price of its large branded eggs just in time for the bank holiday weekend.
Shoppers can get 20 large branded eggs for £2.32, including Cadbury Crème Eggs, Maltesers Teasers Milk Chocolate Large Eggs and Galaxy Minstrels Large Eggs.
Other big brands featured in the offer include Terry's, Mini Eggs, Celebrations, and M&Ms.
But the cut-price eggs are only on offer until April 21 so you'll have to be quick.
You can find your nearest Asda supermarket by visiting storelocator.asda.com or buy the eggs online via asda.com.
Elsewhere, shoppers have been racing to B&M after spotting Cadbury’s Daim Eggs back on shelves for just £1.50.
The Easter treat made its return after the Christmas version, Dairy Milk Robins, was discontinued, leaving shoppers gutted.
Recently, Morrisons slashed the price of a number of its big packs of Cadbury chocolates to just 87p.
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The chocolates include Bitsa Wispa, Crunchie Rocks, Oreo Bites and Cadbury Animals, all going for a fraction of their usual price.
The 110g bags of sweet treats usually range anywhere between £1.75 to £2 at the major supermarkets.
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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.
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