Tesco plastic tubs of Roses Qal St and Celebrations are £3.50 but 1/2 the size of the originals.
Let's face it, many of us only bought those tins at C to be handed round when watching tv or playing board games so the sweet companies doing us out of half a tin in the mistaken belief that they're saving us from unhealthy sweetmeats, are wrong...IMV.
A week of indulgence isn't too much to expect and they were cheap enough for most people to afford.
Of course, ingredients change, tastes change, we're older.
I prefer a Hotel Chocolat monthly selection as a treat.
Green and Blacks have 90g (used to be 100g) bars for £1.50 ATM. I like the Raspberry and Hazelnut or a square of plain dark choc occasionally.
My C shopping is done much nearer the time when shops start to reduce their goods and I too wrap in brown paper tied with raffia and decorated with sprigs of holly and a black & white photo of the recipient with a greeting written on the reverse.
They look very smart, if I say so myself. ?