A MAJOR supermarket has slashed the price of its Terry’s and Nestle Easter eggs to as little as £1.25.
Savvy shoppers can stock up the cut-price Easter chocolate ahead of the four-day event in April.
Sainsbury’s slashed the price of its Terry’s and Nestle Easter eggs to as little as £1.25[/caption]
Sainsbury’s is offering the whopping discounts online and in-store, cutting the prices of dozens of fan favourites.
For just £1.50 shoppers can get their hands on a Terry’s chocolate orange egg, which is reduced to just £1.35 if you have a Nectar card.
The discount applies to Smarties, M&Ms and Maltesers eggs too.
For Smarties fans, the egg is a perfect Easter treat as it comes filled with the colourful crisp sugar shells.
Although not reduced, Cadbury eggs are going for cheap too – a proven go-to for many Brits over Easter.
A Milk Caramel Nibbles or White Buttons egg will set you back as little as £1.75.
Nectar card holders can also collect points when shopping in store and online.
KitKat Chunky Milk Chocolate has been reduced to £1.50[/caption]
Terry’s Chocolate Orange costs as little £1.35[/caption]
You receive one loyalty point for every £1 spent with Sainsbury’s.
You also get one point for every £1 spent on fuel bought at Sainsbury’s petrol stations and can pick up points at hundreds of partners as well, including Esso and eBay.
The Nectar Card also gives customers exclusive discounts on hundreds of products in the same way a Tesco Clubcard does.
You can register and download an e-Nectar Card by downloading the app on your smartphone.
All you do is swipe the card everytime you shop and points will be added to your account so you can get money off future purchases.
Each point is effectively worth 0.5p, meaning you need 500 points to get £2.50 off.
Remember it is always good to shop around to make sure you are getting the cheapest deal.
The closer it gets to Easter the more likely it is that other retailers will start competing to be the cheapest in a bid to get your cash.
You can use shopping comparison tools such as Google Shopping and Trolley.co.uk to compare the cost of items across different retailers.
Also, remember that there is a chance you can get a different offer in-store to what is online so keep your eyes peeled.
This comes as a number of other retailers have slashed the prices of the Easter eggs in time for the big day.
Last week Cadbury eggs were available for as little as £1.45 for a small egg and £2.50 for a medium-sized egg.
And, a major supermarket slashed the price of Cadbury Creme Egg multipacks.
However, it’s not all been good news with shoppers left outraged as they spot more signs of shrinkflation in stores.
As more eggs are released M&S‘ Easter range has attracted a lot of attention, most recently for an “awesome” loaded Easter Egg stuffed with marshmallows and jelly.
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 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.
