Cheap Chocolates

I just love chocolates. I love Belgian Chocolates best. A good but value for money brand is Leonidas. They aren't handmade, but use 100% cocoa butter, so they taste as good as the much more expensive handmade varieties like Godiva.

Leonidas Chocolates easily cost $150 a kilogram in Singapore. I try to buy mine in Brussels for about 30 Euros a kg. That's about a third of the Singapore price. Failing that, some other European city will also give you a relatively good deal.

However, I can also appreciate other brands of chocolate. A good value/taste brand is Merci. Carrefour house brand chocolates are also worth eating. But best of all, I like expensive chocolates at a bargain price.

So, if you're buying chocs for your own consumption, then there's nothing better than to go to The Cocoa Trees chocolate shop for their "soon to be expired" chocolates. They start marking down the chocs about 2 months before the expiry date. And they get progressively cheaper. I've bought lovely Grand Marnier filled Swiss chocolates for $1 (Original price: $7). Just buy one box or bar first. Taste it, and if you feel it's still good, then buy as many as you think you can possibly eat. Don't worry if you still have some past the due date. If they come from a reputable manufacturer and have been properly stored, they will still be good to eat. If not, bake cookies or cakes with them!

But if you do this, you'll end up saving even more money. I've got to change.