Christmas Watch 2025

[fossyant]

I noticed the quality street and celebrations tubs had gone up from £4.99 to £5.49 in Aldi. No idea if they have shrunk as well.



You could put one in too? Early bird catches the worm after all!

My daughter spotted the increase in Morrisons. Last year was the big tub shrinkflation !

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Quality Street tub ~£4 in Tesco, Celebrations £4.50

 

[Alex321]

Felixstowe Morrisons had the Quality Street/ Celebrations/Roses tubs out on sale on Wednesday if that counts. Don't know if they were Ch****mas themed or not.

I thought those were all year round in the larger supermarkets. And they were certainly still on sale even in the local Tesco Express for several months after Christmas.

 

[Alex321]

Whoops, I *may* have bought some Belgian chocolate-covered nuts in Tesco this evening.

In my defence, they *were* bought on yellow sticker...

If they are on yellow sticker now, then they can't possibly be Christmas stuff, as the use by or best before date will be in the next few days.

 

[Alex321]

I was buying some bread at my local mini Sainsbury's on Monday and I noticed they had hot cross buns. I bought some and very tasty they are.

I'm not sure if they're late for last Easter or early for next.

Quite a few shops sell them all year round now. Our main Tesco does. And the mini coop across the road from the office.

 

[Alex321]

Can't think of anywhere that sells fruited buns *without* the cross on anymore. I know Waitrose used to...

Tesco still do - sold as teacakes, either Braces or Warburtons. We buy those quite frequently (usually the Warburtons ones).

With the hot cross buns on the shelf above them.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Quite a few shops sell them all year round now. Our main Tesco does. And the mini coop across the road from the office.

Just shows how often I go shopping for spicy fruit buns.

 

[classic33]

My daughter spotted the increase in Morrisons. Last year was the big tub shrinkflation !

Think the tubs are a victim of the warmer summer this year. They've shrunk again.

 

[classic33]

I thought those were all year round in the larger supermarkets. And they were certainly still on sale even in the local Tesco Express for several months after Christmas.

Quality Street were made seasonal by Nestle, who in the last two years have been trying to recapture their share of a former market by making them available all year round.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Let me know when the cheese footballs appear

 

[dicko]

99 days to Christmas

 

[Reynard]

If they are on yellow sticker now, then they can't possibly be Christmas stuff, as the use by or best before date will be in the next few days.

Naah. Discontinued line, BBE Dec 2025. And to be fair, they will keep for a long time after that. IF they survive.

Besides, I never said they were Christmas-themed. Just that I bought them *for* Christmas.

 

[Reynard]

Tesco still do - sold as teacakes, either Braces or Warburtons. We buy those quite frequently (usually the Warburtons ones).

With the hot cross buns on the shelf above them.

Nope. Teacakes are totally different in flavour and texture. They're lighter and woollier than the sticky fruited buns, and have far less fruit in them. And no spices. Totally different dough as well, if like me, you sometimes bake them from scratch.

 

[Drago]

Besides, I never said they were Christmas-themed. Just that I bought them *for* Christmas.

A fine legal mind!

 

[Drago]

I noticed last night that the neighbours up my rear have Christmas lights up in their garden.