Quality Street, Heroes 550g tubs under £5 at 2 supermarkets | UK | News
Fans of Quality Street and Heroes can currently buy 550g tubes for less than £5 in two major supermarkets.
Both Asda and Aldi are selling favorite chocolates at bargain prices, allowing shoppers to grab a cheap deal before Halloween or stock up in time for Christmas. The 12-ounce tubs come filled with all the classic sweet treats, ideal for trick-or-treating at Halloween or sharing with family and friends over the festive period. Quality Street has long been a favorite among shoppers and carries individually wrapped milk and dark chocolates, fudge and fruit spreads including strawberry delight, chocolate finger fudge, the famous Green Triangle and Purple One. For Cadbury fans, Heroes tubs include a range of chocolate classics including Dairy Milk, Dairy Milk Caramel, Twirl, Wispa, Eclair and Crunchie.
The 550g tubs of Quality Street are currently cheapest at Aldi, where shoppers can pick one up for just £4.39; 3p cheaper than Asda, where the same size tub costs £4.42 each.
Aldi beats Asda on price once again for its 550g tubs of Heroes, which cost £4.89 and £4.92 respectively – a difference of just 3p.
Elsewhere, shoppers will have to pay more than £5 for tubs at other rival supermarkets; Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Tesco sell 550g of Heroes for £7 each.
Tesco customers with a Clubcard can reduce the price by 25% to £5.25, but this is still more expensive than both Aldi and Asda, even with the loyalty card discount.
As for Quality Street, 550g costs £7 at Sainsbury’s and Morrisons, while Tesco sells the same size tub for £6.
But Tesco currently has a good deal on 750g Quality Street tins. These cost £12 each, but Clubcard customers can get one for just £8 and save £4. By comparison, the only major supermarket currently selling 750g tins is Morrisons, which costs £13.
But as shoppers enjoy discounted prices on popular chocolates, Quality Street tubs have shrunk in size this year, dropping to 550g from the previous 600g, a 50g weight loss.
This is not the first time that tubs have become smaller, as their weight has gradually decreased over the years, from 780 grams in 2015 to 650 grams in 2021. Nestle had previously said that tub sizes were shrinking due to increasing production and content costs.
A spokesperson for Nestle said: “Every year we introduce a new Quality Street range, with formats, sizes, weights and RRPs based on a range of factors including cost of production, materials and transport costs, as well as the preferences of our customers and consumers.
“We consider our 2025 range and prices to be competitive with a good range of selection for Quality Street fans. Final prices are at the discretion of individual retailers.”
