Cheapest supermarket to buy Christmas essentials including Bailey’s, Quality Street and Roses
THE cheapest supermarket to buy Christmas foods including Baileys, Toblerone and Lindt has been revealed.
The Sun compared the prices of nine Christmas treats including Baileys, Terry’s Chocolate Orange and Heroes at ten major supermarkets to find out which was the cheapest.
Families looking to fill their trollies with festive favourites should head to Aldi this year.
The supermarket came out on top for nearly half of the list, beating rivals Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
A 750ml bottle of mulled wine can be picked up for £2.39 at the budget supermarket.
In comparison, a similar bottle would set you back £2.50 at Asda and Tesco and £3 at Sainsbury’s.
Meanwhile, a 600g tin of Quality Street can be snapped up for £4.49 at Aldi, beating rival Tesco by just 1p.
But not all Tesco shoppers will be able to get the deal as it is only available to Clubcard customers.
Tesco shoppers who are not signed up to the supermarket’s loyalty programme will miss out and will be forced to pay the full price of £6.
Aldi also beat rivals with its 550g tubs of Celebrations, which cost just £4.49.
In close second were the Coop and Tesco, who are both charging £4.50 for the same amount.
Just like the Quality Street offer, Tesco shoppers need to have a Clubcard to get the deal.
- Prices checked using Trolley.co.uk and were correct at the time of publication
It’s a similar story at the Coop, where shoppers need to have signed up for Member Prices to unlock the offer.
There’s a £1 fee to access member prices, which are only available in selected stores.
Finally, Aldi pipped other supermarkets to the post with its £1.49 deal on Terry’s Chocolate Orange.
The popular citrus-flavoured treat can be picked up for £1.49 at the supermarket.
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Limit the amount of presents – buying presents for all your family and friends can cost a bomb.
Instead, why not organise a Secret Santa between your inner circles so you’re not having to buy multiple presents.
Plan ahead – if you’ve got the stamina and budget, it’s worth buying your Christmas presents for the following year in the January sales.
Make sure you shop around for the best deals by using price comparison sites so you’re not forking out more than you should though.
Buy in Boxing Day sales – some retailers start their main Christmas sales early so you can actually snap up a bargain before December 25.
Delivery may cost you a bit more, but it can be worth it if the savings are decent.
Shop via outlet stores – you can save loads of money shopping via outlet stores like Amazon Warehouse or Office Offcuts.
They work by selling returned or slightly damaged products at a discounted rate, but usually any wear and tear is minor.
Tesco has price-matched its Terry’s Chocolate Orange to Aldi and is also selling it for £1.49.
In comparison, buying the same chocolate at Asda or Iceland would cost £1.50.
Asda and Tesco were neck and neck when it came to the price of two popular Christmas chocolates.
A 360g bar of Toblerone milk chocolate costs £4 at both Asda and Tesco.
Every Asda customer can get the deal but to get it at Tesco you must have a Clubcard.
Meanwhile, a 250g box of Guylian Shells can be snapped up at both Asda and Tesco for £5, beating the Coop at £5.25 and Ocado at £5.50.
The Asda deal is available to all shoppers but to get your hands on the bargain at Tesco you also need to have a Clubcard.
Shoppers without one will need to fork out £6.50.
Tesco also tied with Sainsbury’s on just one product.
A 200g box of Lindt Milk Chocolate Truffles costs £4.50 at both of the popular supermarkets.
The Sainsbury’s deal is part of its Nectar prices, which means the chocolates cost £6.30 for those who have not joined.
Tesco’s deal is also only available to members of its loyalty scheme.
The same box of chocolates costs £5 at Waitrose and Ocado.
Tesco led all others on just one product.
A 550g box of Heroes can be snapped up for £4.50 at Britain’s largest supermarket, putting it ahead of its rivals, who all charge £6.
The Coop came out on top with just one product.
The grocer is the cheapest place to buy a 700ml bottle of Baileys, placing it ahead of Asda, Ocado and B&M.
A bottle of Irish cream is half-price for Coop members until December 17.
Meanwhile, non-members can grab a bottle for £10 until the same date.
At Asda and Ocado the same bottle costs £10 but at B&M the price rises to £12.
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Odd boxes – plenty of retailers offer slightly misshapen fruit and veg or surplus food at a discounted price.
Lidl sells five kilos of fruit and veg for just £1.50 through its Waste Not scheme while Aldi shoppers can get Too Good to Go bags which contain £10 worth of all kinds of products for £3.30.
Sainsbury’s also sells £2 “Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me” fruit and veg boxes to help shoppers reduced food waste and save cash.
Food waste apps – food waste apps work by helping shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses shift stock that is due to go out of date and passing it on to members of the public.
Some of the most notable ones include Too Good to Go and Olio.
Too Good to Go’s app is free to sign up to and is used by millions of people across the UK, letting users buy food at a discount.
Olio works similarly, except users can collect both food and other household items for free from neighbours and businesses.
Yellow sticker bargains – yellow sticker bargains, sometimes orange and red in certain supermarkets, are a great way of getting food on the cheap.
But what time to head out to get the best deals varies depending on the retailer. You can see the best times for each supermarket here.
Super cheap bargains – sign up to bargain hunter Facebook groups like Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where shoppers regularly post hauls they’ve found on the cheap, including food finds.
“Downshift” – you will almost always save money going for a supermarket’s own-brand economy lines rather than premium brands.
The move to lower-tier ranges, also known as “downshifting” and hailed by consumer expert Martin Lewis, could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your food shop.
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