HARD-UP parents face shelling out up to 50 per cent more for Easter eggs compared with last year.
The Sun on Sunday found prices soaring, while the choc treats kids will unwrap on March 31 are sometimes smaller.
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A Ferrero Rocher milk chocolate egg is up to £15 from £10, while an Asda dark chocolate one with vanilla truffles is £6.50, from £5.
A Cadbury Dairy Milk giant Buttons egg at Sainsbury’s is £1.50 instead of £1.25 – and not quite as big.
Consumer expert Martyn James said: “Parents are over a barrel. It’s not like Christmas where you can fill a stocking with some relatively cheap things.
“Easter is about eggs, chocolate – no way around it. A simple celebration is unaffordable for millions. The price of cocoa is up but not by 50 per cent.”
Alethea Farline went on an egg hunt to check out prices this year and last, along with the percentage rises.
TESCO
Cadbury Easter egg white chocolate & Buttons
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2023
£1.25
2024
£1.50
Increase: +20%
FERRERO COLLECTION
Milk chocolate egg
9
2023
£10
2024
£15
Increase: +50%
SAINSBURY’S
Dairy Milk giant Buttons shell egg
9
2023
£1.25
2024
£1.50
Increase:+20%
SAINSBURY’S
Cadbury Creme Egg giant Easter egg
9
2023
£4
2024
£5
Increase: +25%
ASDA
Extra-special ‘Free From’ dark chocolate egg with vanilla- flavour truffles
9
2023
£5
2024
£6.50
Increase: +30%
TESCO
Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel nibbles Easter egg
9
2023
£1.25
2024
£1.50
Increase: +20%
WAITROSE
No1 Hidden Truffles Blonde chocolate Easter egg
9
2023
£11
2024
£12
Increase: +9%
SAINSBURY’S
Dairy Milk Freddo Faces shell egg
9
2023
£1.25
2024
£1.50
Increase: +20%
