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The Sun
16-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Major supermarket sends shoppers into a frenzy after slashing chocolate to 20p & it's over 10x more expensive elsewhere
A MAJOR retailer has sent shoppers wild after slashing the price of popular chocolate to just pennies. So if your secret stash is running low and you fancy a sweet treat to celebrate the arrival of weekend, you've come to the right place. 2 2 While Easter may be long over, that doesn't necessarily mean we're sick and tired of sweets just yet - and now Lidl shoppers can snap up Terry's Orange Chocolate Mini Eggs for spare change. Informing other bargain-mad chocolate lovers about the epic deal, one woman, Kate Pickering, took to Facebook. ''Maybe not everyone's taste but only 20p in Lidl,'' she wrote in the post, shared on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group. While some may wonder if there's a catch or if the treats will expire soon, there's no need to worry. Uploading a snap of her mini haul, Kate revealed that the mini eggs are still good to enjoy until March 2026. This offer is indeed not one to sleep on if you love chocolates - as the same treat retails for more than a whopping 10x elsewhere. Rival Tesco shoppers can expect to fork out £1.50 for the chocolates - so if you want to save some serious cash, best get racing to the local German retailer now. Needless to say, the offer has already taken the internet by storm, winning Kate a staggering 140 likes. Fellow bargain-mad shoppers flooded to comments to tag their friends and family. One Lidl customer revealed which location still had loads of the cut-price chocolates left in their store. ''Had plenty in Wisbech!!'' Unfortunately, not everyone had luck finding the cheap treat at their branch. ''None in mine. I love these.'' How to save money on chocolate We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar. Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs... 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 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. This comes after the mega discount retailer warned shoppers not to eat a popular product over fears it could contain plastic. Lidl is recalling Alesto Raw Fruit and Nut bars and offering customers a full refund. The affected fruit bars are Cocoa & Orange, Blueberry Muffin, Salted Caramel, and Berry flavours, with a best-before date of November 2025 and batch code L24316. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) notice told shoppers that Lidl was recalling the products "due to the potential presence of plastic foreign bodies which may present a choking hazard". The FSA continued: "Customers are asked to return this product to the nearest store where a full refund will be given. "We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your cooperation." These warnings aim to protect the public from harm and help remove dangerous items from shelves quickly.
The Guardian
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Notes on chocolate: sweet little treats priced from 70p to £40
It's a week until Easter and yes I am a little rosy cheeked at still going on about Easter eggs, but Terry's has just launched an orange gooey egg to go head to head with Cadbury's Creme Egg. I'm not personally a fan of Terry's Chocolate Orange (or Creme Eggs, both way too sweet for me, as is almost all commercial chocolate now). But it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge what a… dare I say… cult status they have with some people. This year, sees a new addition to the Terry's stable – a milk chocolate egg (same size as a Creme Egg) with orange cream inside, 70p from almost everywhere that sells chocolate. There's also (exclusive to Tesco) a new mint Easter egg with a mint chocolate ball, £6, which went down very well with testers ('There's an egg and a mint chocolate orange!') At completely the other end of the scale Pierre Marcolini, maker of some of the world's best truffles, has launched a 30th anniversary box of chocs. This is expensive at £40 for 18 chocolates, and I wouldn't want anyone to go into debt for it, but for those of you with money it's worth a look at. It starts in 1995 with a milk chocolate and Piedmont hazelnut bar (one of my faves) and ends in 2025 with the raspberry ganache heart and there are truffles, caramels and pralines along the way. A gorgeous and generous present to bring to someone, especially someone you've known for years. The box is shockingly easily consumed in one sitting among just a few of you as you scoff and reminisce.
The Independent
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Drayton Manor's free entry prank for April Fool's may be real after all
Theme park fans have been left baffled by Drayton Manor 's April Fool's joke that claimed admission fees would be dropped this year – only for the resort to then reveal that the joke could actually be true. April Fool's jokes have become a popular marketing tactic for companies in recent years to stir up a bit of recognition on 1 April, whether their claims are true or not. This year, some of the most outrageous April Fool's 'offers' included Branston launching a new 'tin to tint' lip baked beans gloss and Terry's, best known for its iconic Chocolate Orange, revealing it is stepping into the dental industry with its own mint chocolate toothpaste. Amusement parks also got a slice of the prankster action too. On April Fool's Day, Staffordshire-based Drayton Manor posted on its social media that its theme park would be free to enter. The post read: 'Imagine not having to pay to get into Drayton Manor…' 'Oh wait, you don't! 'To celebrate our 75th birthday, we're scrapping our admission fees this year, so everyone can join in the fun!' Yet two hours later after 12pm, when jokes are meant to end, the park then released a follow-up post to reveal that slashing their fees was an April Fool's joke, only to confuse theme park enthusiasts further. 'APRIL FOOLS! Or is it…,' the follow-up post started. 'But seriously… we ARE scrapping admission fees to celebrate our 75th anniversary!' 'The best part? All the details – including when you can jump in on this epic offer – are coming soon! 'Stay tuned, because 2025 is going to be one unforgettable year at Drayton Manor!' In Drayton Manor's initial post, they carefully used the words 'this year' when announcing its free-to-enter scheme, but did not clarify if this meant just a select date or the entire season. A spokesperson for Drayton Manor clarified to The Independent: 'The park will be removing entry fees for a number of days to celebrate its 75th birthday.' The park added that all the details will be revealed in the next couple of weeks. Despite the April Fool's joke coming true for some to-be-announced dates scrapping entry fees, some park fans criticised the initial post amid cost-of-living concerns. 'If this is an April's fool joke it is a bit cruel… With the cost of living and bills going up again… Parents are feeling guilty they can't afford to take children on days out, They might see this and get excited/think yeah we can have a day out!' one social media user wrote. 'I'm all for a joke but maybe the timings are are bit wrong with the current situation.' Another person wrote: 'Yeah have to say it looks like you're joking at the expense of people who'd really benefit from getting in free'. While many other users were relieved to see that the free admission would become a reality for certain days, some were still concerned they could not grab the offer after already purchasing tickets for later in the year or spending hundreds on season passes. Drayton Manor said it decided to tease this announcement by framing it as 'a playful April Fool's Day prank.' 'There will also be plenty more celebrations in store for visitors, including special events, experiences and exciting surprises, throughout the year to mark the major anniversary,' the spokesperson added. Drayton Manor has already announced some of its 75th-anniversary celebrations, with this weekend kicking off with a 50s tribute act, rides opening late on 5 April, the first of its monthly fireworks, and an Easter egg hunt with a chance to win a Diamond Annual pass.
