IF you’re not doing a ‘new year new you’ and still want to munch away on Christmas chocolate, then you’ve come to the right place.
Particularly if you love chocolate and have already eaten all of your festive treats, but are eager to nab yourself a bargain, you’ll need to check this out.
Foodies are racing to get to their nearest Sainsbury’s store, desperate to get their hands on big bags of Quality Street and Celebrations that have been slashed.
But if you want to nab the leftover Christmas treats, you’ll need to move fast, as they’re sure to sell out super quick.
One lucky shopper was thrilled when she spotted that the large bags of chocolates had been reduced.
Overjoyed with her finds, Kelly Pickard-Smith took to social media to show off her buys, leaving many open-mouthed.
Posting on Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, a private Facebook group with 2.6 million members, Kelly shared snaps of her haul and penned: “Sainsbury’s Paignton, £1.35 each.”
But rather than demolish the 300g pouches of chocolate now, Kelly then confirmed: “Put away for Easter baskets”.
Another shopper, Eithyl Jones, also spotted the cheap bags of chocolates in her local Sainsbury’s.
Whilst Kelly nabbed hers in a store in the east of the UK, Eithyl found hers in Stoke.
The bargain hunter, who clearly has a sweet tooth, stocked up on 14 bags of Quality Street pouches, costing her just £18.90 in total.
Although the chocolate pouches had been slashed to £1.35, they were originally priced at £4.50, saving shoppers £3.15 per bag.
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Thrilled with her finds, alongside her post, she penned: “Today Quality [Street] chocolates at £1.35 in Sainsbury’s. Stoke area.”
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Foodies were eager to stock up on the cheap chocolates, which many flocked to the comments to express.
One person said: “Get out there and grab.”
Another added: “Bargain.”
And a third shared: “Lot’s of Quality Street at Sainsbury’s, Hadleigh Road, Ipswich.”
Meanwhile, at the same time, one user claimed: “I must be the only one that can’t look at another sweet or chocolate till next month at least lol.”
Whilst someone else agreed: “I’m taking my leftovers to work to get rid of, let alone buying more.”