Where to buy chocolates at a good price?Gift for carers for xmas

toadhall99

Hi folks,I look after my mother full time but she has 8 carers that visit to give her personal care.I like to buy them something for xmas but haven't got a lot of money as I survive on carers allowance.I'm wondering if anyone has seen any larger sized boxes of chocolates like Thorntons at a good price,I suppose I will have to spend £10 each on them,that might not seem much but it's a lot to me.In previous years I got them a large plastic tub of Quality street  720g that you can pick up for about £3.50 and put a couple of other confectionery items in a bag with it,but having thought about it,I think that looked like I was just trying to buy them the cheapest thing that I could without much thought,and I don't want anyone to feel like that way,I thought they were nice to give as a gift as you get so many in the tubs.Anyway I thought I would do something a bit better this year as it's been a hard year for everyone.

So if anyone has any suggestions or knows of an online site that I could pick up something at a good price,that would be appreciated.

sarah1972

How about you made them some bits instead? Much more personal and cheaper. 

Biscotti in a nice jar
Jams or chutneys 
shortbread in a nice box or jar 
Picalllili 
Christmas cake 

[Deleted User]

What about a smaller gift, but good quality chocolate, such as Belgium chocolate?

Guylian Sea Shells are really nice.  Currently on offer at £3.50 a box in Sainsbury's for the 250g box (usually £4.75 a box).

Much nicer than Thornton's too.

[Deleted User]

Also, Lindt chocolate is lovely.

https://www.lindt.co.uk/shop

The Lindor truffles in 200g boxes are really nice, priced at £4.99 each and they have some smaller advent calendars costing around £5.00.  I have ordered online before several times and always had a great service from they.

Can you tell I am obsessed by chocolate?

janebrain

well it's personal taste isn't it. Not that keen on posh chocs myself but I think Thornton's look nice!
The large boxes have an offer on at the moment, 6 for £35 instead of £8.50 each and the shop always does offers in the run up to Xmas in my High Street as well. There are some other very good offers on their website atm too. Maybe it's to do with the best before dates.

luvchocolate

I checked my local Thorntons this week as I'm shopping for Christmas early not wanting to be around in busy shops. The sell by date was end October so please check 

toadhall99

Spider_In_The_Bath said:

Also, Lindt chocolate is lovely.

https://www.lindt.co.uk/shop

The Lindor truffles in 200g boxes are really nice, priced at £4.99 each and they have some smaller advent calendars costing around £5.00.  I have ordered online before several times and always had a great service from they.

Can you tell I am obsessed by chocolate?

Thanks,chocolate is a wonderful thing,and cakes for that matter :)I shall have a good look on there thanks

toadhall99

luvchocolate said:

I checked my local Thorntons this week as I'm shopping for Christmas early not wanting to be around in busy shops. The sell by date was end October so please check 

Thanks,that's a very good point.I suppose those shops would have been shut for months and footfall has been limited with less people in towns when they did open so plenty of the older stuff will be about I suppose,I would have to order online and would have to ask them before purchasing what the dates are going to be like,that's if they have a clue as they will be being sent out from a warehouse,I shall leave it late though

toadhall99

janebrain said:

well it's personal taste isn't it. Not that keen on posh chocs myself but I think Thornton's look nice!
The large boxes have an offer on at the moment, 6 for £35 instead of £8.50 each and the shop always does offers in the run up to Xmas in my High Street as well. There are some other very good offers on their website atm too. Maybe it's to do with the best before dates.

Thanks,I shall have a look at the offers

Rosa_Damascena

toadhall99 said:

Hi folks,I look after my mother full time but she has 8 carers that visit to give her personal care.I like to buy them something for xmas but haven't got a lot of money as I survive on carers allowance.I'm wondering if anyone has seen any larger sized boxes of chocolates like Thorntons at a good price,I suppose I will have to spend £10 each on them,that might not seem much but it's a lot to me.In previous years I got them a large plastic tub of Quality street  720g that you can pick up for about £3.50 and put a couple of other confectionery items in a bag with it,but having thought about it,I think that looked like I was just trying to buy them the cheapest thing that I could without much thought,and I don't want anyone to feel like that way,I thought they were nice to give as a gift as you get so many in the tubs.Anyway I thought I would do something a bit better this year as it's been a hard year for everyone.

So if anyone has any suggestions or knows of an online site that I could pick up something at a good price,that would be appreciated.

Don't underestimate the pleasure a big box of goodies can give, esp to those with families.. Other tubs will be available at that price, QS are probably the least tasty of the lot.

GaleSF63

Does it have to be chocolates? What about a Christmas cake or Yule Log? The supermarkets  do them at various prices.
Are you going into shops? I haven't been there for a few years but ALDI used to do a variety of Christmas sweets and chocolates and biscuits that were a bit different from the standard.