Cheapest place to buy extra large Easter eggs this week as supermarket slashes prices – but fans say the same thing
SAINSBURY’S has slashed the price of its extra-large Easter eggs with loads of popular brands on offer.
The supermarket has reduced the price of all large Easter eggs to just £4 for all Nectar card holders in the run-up to the holiday.
Before the offer most extra large-size chocolate Easter eggs were priced at £6 and this will be the price if you purchase the chocolate eggs without a Nectar card.
The cracking deal includes a range of different Easter egg chocolates including some new additions.
Here’s a list of all the chocolate Easter eggs that are included in the deal:
- Cadbury Mini Eggs Chocolate Easter Egg 232g
- Giant Cadbury Easter Egg with Dairy Milk & Caramel Bars 245g
- Cadbury Creme Egg Giant Easter Egg 235g
- Galaxy Milk Chocolate Extra Large Easter Egg 268g
- Cadbury Giant Easter Egg with Twirl Milk Chocolate & Orange Bars 241g
- Smarties Dinosaur Milk Chocolate Giant Easter Egg 226g
- Smarties Sea Splash Milk Chocolate Giant Easter Egg 226g
- Giant Cadbury Easter Egg with Flake Bars 231.5g
- KitKat Chunky Milk & White Chocolate Giant Easter Egg 230g
- Maltesers Bunnies Easter Egg 236g
- M&M’s Giant Milk Chocolate & Peanut Easter Egg 313g
- KitKat Bunny Milk Chocolate Giant Easter Egg 234g
By comparison extra large Easter eggs otherwise known as ‘giant’ Easter eggs usually go for around £5 to £11.
In Tesco, the Cadbury Dairy Milk Creme Egg Easter Egg 235g is currently £5, while Ocado has the Galaxy Milk Chocolate Extra Large Easter Egg 268g for £6.50.
Sainsbury’s has not yet confirmed how long the offer will be available but we will update this story once we have more information.
The offer is available in-store and online remember if you are ordering online you will need to factor in a delivery charge.
It’s important to note all of the eggs come in different sizes but that won’t change the Nectar card price.
You may need to head to a few different stores if you’re after a specific Easter egg.
The deal was shared on the Hotukdeals website but quite a few users claimed they were not impressed by the deal.
One user said: “The size of these is getting ridiculous. Only 30-50g more weight than the £2 ‘large’ ones.”
Another said: “The only difference between this size and a large one is an extra chocolate bar/creme egg/ bag of mini eggs etc. A total rip-off!!”
“Both shrink-flation and inflation…” said a third user.
What is a Nectar card
Nectar card holders can also collect points when shopping in store and online.
You receive one loyalty point for every £1 spent with Sainsbury’s.
You also get one point for every £1 spent on fuel bought at Sainsbury’s petrol stations and can pick up points at hundreds of partners as well, including Esso and eBay.
The Nectar Card also gives customers exclusive discounts on hundreds of products in the same way a Tesco Clubcard does.
You can register and download an e-Nectar Card by downloading the app on your smartphone.
All you do is swipe the card every time you shop and points will be added to your account so you can get money off future purchases.
Each point is effectively worth 0.5p, meaning you need 500 points to get £2.50 off.
This is the second major chocolate Easter egg deal Sainsbury has offered its customers in the lead-up to Easter.
Last week the supermarket revealed that it was reducing the price of all of its large Easter eggs to £2 but that offer expired on February 20.
Tesco has launched a similar deal today with a selection of more than 20 large chocolate Easter dropping in price to £2 for all Clubcard users.
Similarly, Morrisons has slashed the price of its Easter eggs to 75p if you have a More card.
Easter eggs of the Maltesers, Cadbury Buttons, Smarties, KitKat, and Freddo varieties now cost just 75p in Morrisons stores, this offer ends tomorrow February 21.
Remember it is always good to shop around to make sure you are getting the cheapest deal.
The closer it gets to Easter the more likely it is that other retailers will start competing to be the cheapest in a bid to get your cash.
You can use shopping comparison tools such as Google Shopping and Trolley.co.uk to compare the cost of items across different retailers.
Also, remember that there is a chance you can get a different offer in-store to what is online so keep your eyes peeled.
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