Easter egg mystery 22 April 2019 at 1:40PM in Old style MoneySaving 13 replies 7.6K views

Si_Clist

Can't think where else to ask in the hope that somebody actually knows the answer, so ...


What happens to all the unsold Easter eggs that have disappeared from the supermarket shelves by the time they open on Easter Monday?

kazwookie

My local supermarket still has them on display and loads of them, but all at the same price.

elsien

Local sainsbury's is selling them off cheap so I've been upgraded to Green and Blacks.

In previous years they've been flogged off cheap to traders and appeared on the market at reduced rates the following week. Same as happens with a lot of surplus stuff.

Brambling

Last year my local Waitrose had loads half price on the Tuesday and then by the end of the week any left were reduced again

PasturesNew

I was in a proper full sized Tesco earlier, all eggs still out/for sale, at the previous/full price.

Pollycat

elsien wrote: »

Local sainsbury's is selling them off cheap so I've been upgraded to Green and Blacks.

You have impeccable taste.
I don't even downgrade from G&Bs.
Lots of lovely chocolate bars and a very nice Easter egg from a friend.

Callie22

M&S had loads today, and all reduced to about 50% off. I'd imagine they'll probably reduce again and then I'd guess that what's left gets sent back to the warehouse and flogged off to places like Approved Foods.

Si_Clist

Callie22 wrote: »

... then I'd guess that what's left gets sent back to the warehouse and flogged off to places like Approved Foods.

Well no trace of any in the local Morrisons first thing this morning, so I guess you're right.

Prinzessilein

Hotel Chocolat have started their Easter sale….mmmmmmmmmm

calleyw

PasturesNew wrote: »

I was in a proper full sized Tesco earlier, all eggs still out/for sale, at the previous/full price.

Have read its tomorrow they go 50% off at tescos




Yours


Calley x

luvchocolate

M and S and Sainsburys were half price yesterday.