The cost of living crisis continues to worsen, as prices are raising at their fastest rate in 30 years.
Inflation rates can be seen almost in everything, but place you may not expect to see it is in the price of a Freddo bar - the classic Cadburys chocolate snack.
When the Freddo was relaunched back in the 1990s, the treat sold for as low as 10p in shops all over the nation, and that price didn't budge until 2005.
However, by 2015 the bar's price already reached an average of 25p and to 30p by 2017.
And now one secret shopper has discovered that some shops are charging almost double that.
The average price of a Freddo in 2022 stands at 30p – a whopping 200% increase on the 1990s figure, reports The Echo, but some shops are selling them at much higher prices.
Home Bargains - 85p for five (17p each)
If you’re looking for the best value Freddo in town, Home Bargains is the place to go. It doesn’t sell individual Freddos but you can get a multipack of five for 85p – working out at 17p each.
B&M - £1 for five (20p each)
Up next for value for money is B&M, who are selling a five pack of Freddos for £1. This works out at 20p each – which is still, unfortunately, twice as much as prices in the 90s.
If you’re feeling Fred-venturous, B&M has also stocked up on ‘milky top’ (half white chocolate and half milk chocolate) and strawberry-flavoured Freddos. At £2.99 for a bag of 12, they work out at 25p each, so you’re paying an extra 5p for the experience.
Tesco and Sainsbury's - 30p
Tesco Expresses and Sainsbury's Locals sell Freddos for a standard price of 30p – earning them second place in the expensive Freddo hunt. Online they sell for 26p at Tesco and 25p at Sainsbury’s.
WHSmith - 49p
If you can believe it, the most expensive Freddo the ECHO found was 49p at WHSmith.
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