The Official Roses/Heroes/Quality Street/Celebrations et al Thread

Tiat Young · 11-09-2020 12:35pm

4 euro each in dunnes

11-09-2020 12:50pm

These look promising given how rubbish roses have become but will need big price drop
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/306661296

messrs · 11-09-2020 2:10pm

123654789 wrote: »

These look promising given how rubbish roses have become but will need big price drop
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/306661296

Saw them advertised and thought they would be pricy enough. Thats the sterling amount on them so prob another 3 or 4 on top of that price. Cant see them been reduced too much

Supercell · 11-09-2020 3:47pm

Stopped buying Roses when they squished the tin then started the airbag individual wrapping, not even trying to hide the shinkflation anymore.

Davy · 11-09-2020 5:13pm

Tiat Young wrote: »

4 euro each in dunnes

Just to note, this is till Sunday only - 13/09/2020

Darc19 · 11-09-2020 7:26pm

Supercell wrote: »

Stopped buying Roses when they squished the tin then started the airbag individual wrapping, not even trying to hide the shinkflation anymore.

This ridiculous argument comes up every year. Usually started by second rate journalists in rag tabloids that wouldn't know a real story if it hit them in the face.

Then people believe that sh1te without thinking themselves.

Yes tubs became smaller and guess what? Prices dropped.

Have a look at this thread. €6 used to be a bargain, now anything over €5 does not warrant a mention.

Look at the price per 100g and you get the real price.

Whilst tabloids won't dare look at something that kills their sensationalist sh1te, hopefully others can.

What I'd like to see is the difference in ingredients between today and 20 years ago. My guess is they were far better quality back then with lower sugar and higher cocoa content.

Proof of price point - op from 6 years ago = 77c/100g
Post above = 61c/100g

11-09-2020 7:32pm

Cadbury’s heroes could be so much better like there is 3 Different types Of plain chocolate wispa, milk & twirl. Then there’s toffee & creme egg I think they need to go also

Like why not add fruit & nut, tiffen & minit crisp?

brian_gall85 · 11-09-2020 7:50pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Cadbury’s heroes could be so much better like there is 3 Different types Of plain chocolate wispa, milk & twirl. Then there’s toffee & creme egg I think they need to go also

Like why not add fruit & nut, tiffen & minit crisp?

Because only one of those of available in the UK and even then they altered the ingredients of it a few years ago.

Cadbury is complete muck now.

murphyebass · 11-09-2020 8:00pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Cadbury’s heroes could be so much better like there is 3 Different types Of plain chocolate wispa, milk & twirl. Then there’s toffee & creme egg I think they need to go also

Like why not add fruit & nut, tiffen & minit crisp?

Why not add fruit and nut tiffen? Some people just like to watch the world burn.

Cadbury hero’s are fine just the way they are. ****in tiffen and mint crisp, get the **** out of here!

Darc19 · 11-09-2020 9:24pm

brian_gall85 wrote: »

Because only one of those of available in the UK and even then they altered the ingredients of it a few years ago.

Cadbury is complete muck now.

57% Sugar., 23% fat.

Sugar is three of the main ingredients.
"sugar" "glucose syrup" and "glucose fructose syrup"

rubadub · 07-10-2020 5:06pm

The 4 usual tubs are 2 for €10 in tesco

The alleged end date is interesting.

valid from 9/9/2020 until 1/12/2020

They often pull these offers early. I wonder will the supermarkets be doing anything different to get people doing christmas shopping early. There might be nothing forced in law but I could imagine the government might request they do something.

vicwatson · 07-10-2020 11:34pm

Those tubs are marginally cheaper in LIDL - iirc €4.90 per tub

bazz26 · 07-10-2020 11:54pm

4.90 each in Dunnes too.

2lazytogetup · 08-10-2020 2:48pm

they usually drop to about 4euros a tub. 3euro for quality street last year.

Patsy167 · 14-10-2020 2:17pm

Good price on Celebrations - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebrations-Chocolate-Bulk-Case-2-432/dp/B07318ZZLL?ref_=Oct_DLandingS_D_42b19691_61&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

rubadub · 14-10-2020 4:12pm

Patsy167 wrote: »

Good price on Celebrations - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebrations-Chocolate-Bulk-Case-2-432/dp/B07318ZZLL?ref_=Oct_DLandingS_D_42b19691_61&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

only for prime, works out about €3.90 per regular tub. i.e. 2400g is 3.7x650g tubs

MB05 · 14-10-2020 11:55pm

Iceland are doing a special on the 15th/16th for any two Quality St or Celebrations tubs for €8

California Dreamer · 15-10-2020 6:53am

Disappointed Quality Street customers have taken to social media to complain that the selection is lacking a crucial ingredient. "Where are the Chocolate Caramel Brownies?! My 8yr old son is devastated," wrote one. Another customer complained they had been given extra Orange Cremes. The company said that its manufacturing process was adversely affected during lockdown, resulting in a narrower range in some tins.

Caranica · 15-10-2020 8:23am

I ordered a personalised tin (€16.50 + €3.50 p&p) of 1kg of my favourite quality Street from http://www.qualitystreet.co.uk and chocolate brownies was definitely an option. Mind you I just went for toffee fingers (and maybe toffee pennies I'm not certain).

Not cheap but still a bargain to me as I only have the ones 1 like!

Jonesy101 · 15-10-2020 8:47am

these should be banned, so bad for the environment. remember when they were tins and you got to untwist the foil wrapper that was deadly! now its plastic everywhere and cheap as sh*t.

Davy · 15-10-2020 9:14am

This is the bargain alerts forum. Their is a forum for climate & environment issues.

Jonesy101 wrote: »

these should be banned, so bad for the environment. remember when they were tins and you got to untwist the foil wrapper that was deadly! now its plastic everywhere and cheap as sh*t.

pigtail33 · 03-11-2020 10:12am

Two tubs for €8 in Tesco from tomorrow (04/11)
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/SpecialOffers/SpecialOfferDetail/Default.aspx?promoId=R32927623

Chemistry3 · 03-11-2020 12:23pm

pigtail33 wrote: »

Two tubs for €8 in Tesco from tomorrow (04/11)
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/SpecialOffers/SpecialOfferDetail/Default.aspx?promoId=R32927623

Thanks for that, wouldn't expect them to ever go any lower than 2 for 8. Heroes, Celebrations, Quality Street and Roses, in that order for me.

tscul32 · 04-11-2020 5:09pm

Chemistry3 wrote: »

Thanks for that, wouldn't expect them to ever go any lower than 2 for 8. Heroes, Celebrations, Quality Street and Roses, in that order for me.

They sometimes hit 3 for €10 somewhere for a couple of days at some stage, usually after I've bought mine.

bromley52 · 04-11-2020 5:21pm

tscul32 wrote: »

They sometimes hit 3 for €10 somewhere for a couple of days at some stage, usually after I've bought mine.

So when are you buying yours?

tscul32 · 04-11-2020 5:38pm

bromley52 wrote: »

So when are you buying yours?

I was thinking the day before they go 3 for €10 ☹

Princess Calla · 05-11-2020 2:04pm

pigtail33 wrote: »

Two tubs for €8 in Tesco from tomorrow (04/11)
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/SpecialOffers/SpecialOfferDetail/Default.aspx?promoId=R32927623

My dunnes has them €4 each......I was surprised not to see them in the weekly wonders when I saw Tesco's offer, so no idea how long they will be €4 for .

zell12 · 08-11-2020 7:39am

Chemistry3 wrote: »

Thanks for that, wouldn't expect them to ever go any lower than 2 for 8. Heroes, Celebrations, Quality Street and Roses, in that order for me.

€3.99 each, caller

Chemistry3 · 08-11-2020 8:40am

zell12 wrote: »

€3.99 each, caller

I have picked up 30 tubs so far at the 4 euro mark, they are much too tempting.

2lazytogetup · 08-11-2020 8:56am

Chemistry3 wrote: »

I have picked up 30 tubs so far at 4 euro since they are too tempting.

I hope you are joking about buying that many

Chemistry3 · 08-11-2020 8:58am

2lazytogetup wrote: »

I hope you are joking about buying that many

No, my will power must be strong as I have only gone through one of each so far in the past week. If it drops under 4 euro, I will get a load more and share them out.

rob316 · 08-11-2020 9:42am

I've 2 boxes of roses in the garage since last Xmas. The chocolate is awful on these and gets more tasteless every year. I'll be sticking with the lindor balls this year, worth paying the extra.

Chemistry3 · 08-11-2020 9:51am

rob316 wrote: »

I've 2 boxes of roses in the garage since last Xmas. The chocolate is awful on these and gets more tasteless every year. I'll be sticking with the lindor balls this year, worth paying the extra.

Roses this year have improved and Covid must have forced their hand in that as they're not as sweet and in equal measure. I find I am sure that Quality Street were affected too as they were missing sweets at one stage, but are back to normal now.

oneweb · 10-11-2020 4:08pm

Chemistry3 wrote: »

Roses this year have improved and Covid must have forced their hand in that as they're not as sweet and in equal measure. I find I am sure that Quality Street were affected too as they were missing sweets at one stage, but are back to normal now.

Jaysus the Roses were crap last year - still not a great selection this year if you don't like caramel (and I usually love it).

EDIT: Sorry, forgot my main point... Still 4 euro for a box (as in, not Tesco's 2 for 8) in Dunnes.

prodsc · 11-11-2020 10:34pm

Lidl offering 2 tubs for €7 from tomorrow (12) until 18th on all four products.

deiseindublin · 11-11-2020 11:26pm

Anyone know approx how many sweets in a tub? Want to buy few boxes for a gang of kids to share but not sure how many I'll need to buy.

11-11-2020 11:55pm

Tesco website has exact weights for each type. Eg Celebrations,
Portions per pack: ~ 23, Portion size: 27.3g which is probably 3 sweets. So 65 to 70 sweets per tub roughly i guess

PopTarts · 12-11-2020 1:51pm

Is 2 for €7 as cheap as they’ll get

SheroP · 12-11-2020 2:06pm

PopTarts wrote: »

Is 2 for €7 as cheap as they’ll get

Where is that offer? Please

freshpopcorn · 12-11-2020 2:07pm

SheroP wrote: »

Where is that offer? Please

Lidl.

PopTarts · 12-11-2020 2:07pm

SheroP wrote: »

Where is that offer? Please

All Lidl’s have the tube of Roses/Quality Streets/Heroes/Celebrations at 2 for €7

JP Liz V1 · 12-11-2020 2:22pm

prodsc wrote: »

Lidl offering 2 tubs for €7 from tomorrow (12) until 18th on all four products.

That's great have €1 off too with app

Chemistry3 · 12-11-2020 4:59pm

prodsc wrote: »

Lidl offering 2 tubs for €7 from tomorrow (12) until 18th on all four products.

That's me getting another 20 then.

rubadub · 12-11-2020 6:49pm

PopTarts wrote: »

Is 2 for €7 as cheap as they’ll get

Possibly, they can go 3 for a tenner, but I would not count on that happening. If you heard of any cheaper they were likely very low level of stock and gone in a flash.

If I was definitely getting in a load for christmas I would be buying at that 2 for €7 price.

A few years ago tesco had vouchers readily available for 10 off a spend of 40 (maybe 50) and they were 3 for a tenner, that was quite unusual though, tesco do not seem to do this much anymore, just via post in your clubcard.

zell12 · 15-11-2020 7:18am

Aldi

you2008 · 15-11-2020 10:54am

zell12 wrote: »

Aldi

let see waht Tesco and Dunnes going to do ..........

zell12 · 15-11-2020 3:27pm

Lidl NI selling em for 2 for £6/€6.70

Darc19 · 15-11-2020 8:36pm

zell12 wrote: »

Lidl NI selling em for 2 for £6/€6.70

Let's all spin up to NI to save about 25c

vicwatson · 15-11-2020 10:11pm

Darc19 wrote: »

Let's all spin up to NI to save about 25c

There are people from the north of Ireland that are members of boards believe it or not 🙄

2lazytogetup · 16-11-2020 2:11pm

vicwatson wrote: »

There are people from the north of Ireland that are members of boards believe it or not 🙄

and im sure there are people from Swaisland on boards too, but prices of sweets there is irrelevant too imho.

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