Major supermarket slashes price of Celebrations tubs to just £2.98
CHOC fans are rushing to stock up after a major supermarket reduced tubs of Celebrations to only £2.98 in stores.
The deal was found at Asda, with one eagle-eyed shopper sharing their bargain find on social media.
Posting in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook, the savvy customer revealed they’d picked up the 550g tubs of Celebrations for under £3.
The shopper wrote: “£2.98 in Asda, scanned at this price not labelled! Worth checking your store.”
The bargain hunter also added how she made sure to get a penny off with Asda's rollback offer on the item.
A few shoppers replied to the Facebook post.
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One wrote: "Yes, lots in Asda Haydon in Swindon."
Another wrote: "They are £2.99 in ASDA Filton."
A third chimed in: "They had loads in pill, Newport."
Celebrations tubs usually retail for around £7, meaning shoppers are saving a sweet sum.
As always, deals like this can vary by store and may not be available everywhere — but it’s worth scanning at the till just in case.
Last month, Farmfoods dropped the price of Celebrations 550g tubs to just £2.99.
This made it the cheapest deal on the market before the offer expired.
Two weeks ago, the 185g version of Celebrations was spotted at B&M for just 20p.
The item had been reduced from £3.15.
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.
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.
How to bag a bargain
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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 vouchercodes.co.uk and myvouchercodes.co.uk are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. Trolley.co.uk 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.
Remember to compare prices
It is important to remember to always shop around when buying something like this as you might find a cheaper alternative.
Websites like Trolley and Price Spy let you compare thousands of products across different retailers to find the best 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.
A quick scan on the Google Shopping/Product tab will also bring up how much retailers are selling a certain item for too.
How to save money at Asda
It's worth signing up to the Asda Rewards scheme to save money at the supermarket.
The loyalty scheme, which is free to join, lets you earn Cashpot points by completing "missions" like hitting spending targets or buying products in certain categories.
You can also earn cashback by buying "star" products.
If you're a regular shopper and often go for Asda's premium lines, it's worth taking on the "downshifting" challenge, too.
This means going for budget lines instead, which could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your shopping.
It's worth joining specific Facebook groups where shoppers flag bargain deals they've found online or in-store.
Two worth checking are the Latest Deals Facebook Group and the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group.
The Sun revealed earlier this year the best time to score deals at Asda is once in the morning and again in the evening.
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Look out for fresh produce like fruit and veg, often reduced to as low as 10p, especially during the morning reductions.
Check the reduced shelf throughout the day as different times can offer varying discounts.
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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.