A LITTLE-known bargain online retailer is selling giant multipacks of an iconic discontinued Nestle chocolate.
Discount Dragon, an online retailer that sells discounted branded products, is selling a 48 pack of Caramac bars.
Caramac bars are being sold online in multipacks[/caption]
The online shop is charging £18.99 for the mega multipack which works out at £2.52 per bar.
You will also need to factor in a £4.99 delivery charge.
Nestlé confirmed in November last year that it had axed the Caramac bar, first launched in the late 1950s, due to “low sales“.
One shopper branded the move a “bl**dy travesty,” and another said so disappointed! Why do they get rid of the good ones?”.
It was brought back in July 2024, but only for a limited time.
Discount Dragon is not the only store selling the iconic bars.
Iceland is selling a three pack of the chocolate for £1.65.
It is unclear if this is just an online offer or is also available in stores.
With that in mind, it may be worth ringing your local Iceland ahead of time to avoid disappointment.
You can find your nearest Iceland by visiting www.iceland.co.uk/store-finder.
It is likely these products will be available for a limited time, as no plans have been announced to bring the chocolate back full time.
It is not the first time an iconic chocolate bar has made a reappearance on shelves.
Milky Way Crispy Rolls returned last month after it was discontinued three years ago.
The delight, which combines crispy wafer, a soft centre and smooth milk chocolate coating, is now being sold at supermarkets such Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
The range has also expanded to include Bounty and Twix flavoured versions of the snack.
The treats have been available at all major supermarkets since February 1.
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B&M shopper were shocked to see Perky Nanas, usually only sold in New Zeland, now being sold at the discount store for just £1.
The soft banana-flavoured 45g chew bar comes covered with Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate.
The retailer also sparked excitement among chocaholics last year after bringing back Cadbury Fuse Mini Treats.
Sweet-toothed customers were quick to post the find on Facebook after realising it was a rehash of the full bar sold in the mid-2000s.
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.
