‘Absolutely lush’, Aldi fans flock to stores to clear shelves of 99p packs of Jaffa Cakes with very surprising flavour
ALDI fans are running to stores to get their hands on 99p packs of Jaffa Cakes that are a very surprising flavour.
A savvy sweet treat fan shared the bargain find on the popular Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group, where users frequently post the best deals they find in stores across the country.
The shopper raved after a country-favourite biscuit – or cake – scanned for only 99p in a “lush” flavour.
Bargain supermarket Aldi are selling Belmont cherry bakewell flavoured Jaffa Cakes – and customers can’t get enough.
The treats appear to have a white icing on the top with stripes of chocolate.
And then the inside is filled with what looks to be a cherry jelly.
The shopper’s Facebook post to the UK bargain group received hundreds of likes and comments from fellow chocolate fans.
One user said: “Yes please!”
Another commented: “These look lovely.”
And: “I need them!”
Others were tagging their friends, saying “these have your name all over them!”
Another user commented: “Bet these are nice.”
It comes after Aldi confirmed it axed a popular chocolate treat.
The poster wrote: “Please don’t say that you have discontinued the Moser Roth vegan blonde chocolate??”
The fan favourite, part of Aldi‘s chocolate line Moser Roth, is a white organic cocoa bar made with rice powder and almond paste.
The 100g bars, which are sold out on the Aldi website, sold for £1.49 each.
The poster added: “There are literally forums dedicated to how amazing this chocolate is. Everyone is trying to get hold of it…. Please bring this back!”
An Aldi spokesperson replied to the disgruntled vegan, confirming that the chocolate had indeed been permanently removed from supermarket shelves.
The comment read: “We can confirm this product has been discontinued. We will certainly pass on the love for this product back to the relevant team.”
However, the original poster was left unsatisfied, adding: “Aldi was building a really good reputation for vegan and free-from — but unfortunately in the last 6 months or so that’s no longer the case with more products disappearing.
“Tesco has sadly now taken over this crown.”
To this, the spokesperson reiterated that they were “sorry again for any disappointment caused”.
The update comes after the budget supermarket chain was also forced to axe its much-loved Salted Caramel teabags, which scanned for just 69p a pack.
How to save money on chocolate
We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar.
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs…
Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for the 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.