‘I need these’ cry Home Bargains shoppers after spotting popular discontinued chocolate bar on shelves
CONFECTIONERY fans have been left delighted after spotting a popular discontinued chocolate bar on shelves at Home Bargains.
Fans of MilkyWay’s Crispy Rolls have discovered the sweet treat is back in shops after being axed Mars around two years ago.
Shoppers were left devastated when they were discontinued and the bar regularly tops polls of chocolates they would like to see return.
Plus, a “Bring Back The Mars Milky Way Crispy Rolls” petition has reached almost 10,000 signatures.
But chocolate aficionados can now breathe a sigh of relief after the treats were spotted on shelves at Home Bargains.
The retailer posted a picture of the treats on its official Facebook page, writing: “Run don’t walk. Milky Way Crispy Rolls are back!
They are available to buy in store or online and you can bag a pack of six for just 99p.
In response to the Facebook post, one person commented: “Ohhhhhhh my days. Neeeeeed some.”
Someone else was feeling nostalgic, as they revealed: “I remember when these were launched and loved them!”
While another user said: “I need these in my life again. Lets hope my nearest one has them when I next visit on Friday.”
But others felt that the formerly discontinued items were not the same as their original format.
One woman wrote: “I find they taste different – I don’t like them anymore.”
Another said: “Bought three packs last week. I’m convinced that they’ve changed the middle bit.
“Still delicious but just not quite the same!”
If you want to grab a pack, you can find your nearest Home Bargains store by using the locator tool on its website.
A Mars spokesperson previously told The Sun: “While Milky Way Crispy Rolls are currently in a galaxy far, far away we’re pleased to offer many delicious alternatives such as Milky Way Magic Stars, Maltesers, Mars and of course, the traditional Milky Way.
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Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed on flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for supermarket’s own brand bars.
Shop around – if you’ve spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it’s cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you’re getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers – supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they’ve been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars – most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you’ve got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
“The love for Milky Way Crispy Rolls has been out of this world and we’ve certainly taken note.”
While we couldn’t find any high street stores selling the treats, we have previously spotted them being sold on confectionary websites like Sweettreatsandpartyfavours.co.uk, Belito.co.uk and sosweetshop.co.uk.
While we think that the Home Bargains offer is hard to bear, it is always good to shop around.
You can compare the cost of items across different retailers using price comparison tools such as Google Shopping and Trolley.co.uk.
The Milky Way Crispy Roll isn’t the only discontinued treat to be reinstated on shoppers’ shelves.
B&M are selling a dupe for the retro treat Tooty Frooties– called Fruit Blast.
Cadbury announced it would be bringing back the beloved Cadbury Top Deck for a limited time.
First launched in 1993, the retro bars disappeared from shelves in the late 90s – but the iconic chocolate bar is being revived as part of Cadbury’s 200th anniversary celebrations.
And B&M shoppers have been rushing to buy another new Cadbury bar based on an iconic Australian dessert.
The discounter often imports stock from Down Under to customer fanfare including most recently Dairy Milk Raspberry bars.
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