From 31st Heroes, Roses, Celebrations & Quality Street £3.50 @ Tesco 20 August 2020 at 5:32AM edited 3 January 2021 at 4:11PM in Gone off! 26 replies 1.7K views

sarah1972

Instore and online, valid until the 8th September. 

Celebrations https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/300917389
Heroes https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/302307699
Roses https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/302294448
Quality Street https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/304570118

Browntoa

Along with the Xmas decorations 
  

Rosa_Damascena

Interesting, they have the big* boxes at £4 atm.

*I say big, but they seem to have shrunk significantly since I was a child.

Apintplease

Tiny 

I took a tub into work last Thursday, they were opened @ 11 am and gone by 3pm and I only had two myself lol

sarah1972

Rosa_Damascena said:

Interesting, they have the big* boxes at £4 atm.

*I say big, but they seem to have shrunk significantly since I was a child.

yep, £4 currently. £3.50 from 31st 

prowla

I just look at the size of sweets and think I'm being ripped off.

Since Toblerone removed every 2nd chunk I've never bought another of those, to buying my last pack of Kit-Kats a couple of weeks ago which must've shrunk to half its size.

You used to be able to use a chocolates tin to put a cake in, but they're more suited to a few pancakes now.

Shrinkflation to me is the manufacturers thinking I'm stupid.

Rosa_Damascena

prowla said:

I just look at the size of sweets and think I'm being ripped off.

Since Toblerone removed every 2nd chunk I've never bought another of those, to buying my last pack of Kit-Kats a couple of weeks ago which must've shrunk to half its size.

You used to be able to use a chocolates tin to put a cake in, but they're more suited to a few pancakes now.

Shrinkflation to me is the manufacturers thinking I'm stupid.

I made a Bundt carrot cake yesterday and it did not fit into the plastic tub of Celebrations. As you alluded to, it's as flat as a pancake.

pumpkin89

prowla said:

Shrinkflation to me is the manufacturers thinking I'm stupid.

They know that you notice, but the reality is that the costs go up, and the options are (a) keep the size the same and increase the price, or (b) reduce the size and keep the same price.  (b) sells more, it's as simple as that.

Rosa_Damascena

pumpkin89 said:

prowla said:

Shrinkflation to me is the manufacturers thinking I'm stupid.

They know that you notice, but the reality is that the costs go up, and the options are (a) keep the size the same and increase the price, or (b) reduce the size and keep the same price.  (b) sells more, it's as simple as that.

But knowing the floor price is £3.50, I'm unlikely to spend more than that.

£3.50 for 600g of boxed chocolate is as good as it gets. Lazy gift to a household but one that is unlikely to be shunned.

davelewis

Thanks for this - bought a tub of Heros and a tub of Celebrations in Tesco's last night. Now just have to keep them until Christmas!!

Rosa_Damascena

Morrisons are doing 2 for £7 atm. I doubt discounting will be allowed for much longer if the government serious about implementing its obesity strategy.