RIPPED-off shoppers are paying up to four times more for advent calendar chocolates than they would if they bought standard packs.
The worst deals include the £10 Quality Street calendar, which contains 230g of chocolate — a total of 4.3p a gram.
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How advent calendars compare to their tub/packet counterparts
But a 375g bag of the family favourites costs £4 — the equivalent of 1.1p a gram.
It makes the calendar choccies nearly four times, or 300 per cent, more expensive.
The £6 Celebrations calendar contains 215g of chocolate, working out at 2.8p a gram.
But a 600g tub is just £4.50 or 0.8p a gram.
It means you pay more than three times as much for the chocolate in the calendar.
And a Cadbury’s Heroes calendar is £6 for 230g of chocolate (2.6p a gram), with a 300g bag £4.25 (1.4p a gram), making the festive offering twice as expensive.
A Ferrero Rocher calendar with a stunning gold Christmas tree looks amazing but it costs £12 despite only having 271 grams of chocolate while 518 grams of chocolate in a box costs just £11.50.
That means the calendar chocolate is 4.4p per gram – exactly double the cost.
Reese’s Advent Calendar is a stunning orange with a jolly Santa on the front but it costs £15.90 with just 249g of sweet treats but Reese’s mini cups tin has 345g and costs just £6.50.
That is a 237 per cent increase.
Lindt Advent Calendar costs £6 with 160g of chocolate but a Lindt Excellence Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate Bar costs just £1.95 for 100g.
Making the calendar 90 per cent more expensive.
Consumer expert Jane Hawkes said: “Save a packet by making your own calendar at home with a big tub of choccies — plus you’ll have plenty left over on Boxing Day.”