As soon as the holidays are over, all the Christmas chocolates have to disappear from the shelves supermarkets. So I'm taking advantage of their bargain prices to stock up for Easter, at a lower cost!
Like foie gras or smoked salmon, Christmas chocolates have had their day and supermarkets are in a hurry to get rid of most of their stock to make room on their shelves.
Discounted at 50% or even 70%. You can even find packets of chocolates 100% reimbursed on loyalty cards depending on the brand. No question, of course, of eating exclusively chocolates for the next ten weeks. On the other hand, I take advantage of this great destocking every year to stock up for Easter.
The boxes sold at Christmas time can be kept at least until May (for liqueur chocolates) and most often until October or November of the following year, provided they are stored away from light and humidity.
I leave aside all the papillotes and other chocolate Santa Clauses to focus on liqueur chocolates, orangettes and other sweets that have no season. In four months, they will be popular again and will be sold at their maximum price, alongside bunnies and Easter eggs. I would be wrong to be choosy!
The box of 16 Ferrero Rocher sweets , normally at €5.50, thus came back to me at €3.30 once the 60% reduction applied by the cashier.
On the side of Mon Chéri , sold for €8.20 a box of 30, I got some for €4.10...
I haven't forgotten the Kinder Surprise either. , which, from €2.90, went to €1.45 for the occasion. And the list is long!
And you, have you stocked up on chocolates for Easter? Share your experience with me in the comments!
My last receipt showed €15.62, after deducting all discounts. Going up a few lines, the sum of €33.24 appears... i.e. €17.62 reduction compared to what I would have paid if I had waited until March to buy my Easter chocolates.
