Need Xmas gifts? How about half-price chocolates

Boxed chocolates make popular gifts at Christmas time – for family, friends, colleagues and neighbours alike.

But they can be quite expensive.

Fortunately this week both Woolworths and Coles are flogging a whole bunch at half the usual price.

So if you're savvy enough to bulk-buy six weeks ahead of time, you could save a stack of money and be able to extend your gift-giving to the periphery of your network – like neighbours three doors down and obscure uncles.

The stocked chocolate will remain fresh until well after Christmas. You can even eat them at Easter.

Unopened dark chocolate lasts a couple of years, according to The Chocolate Journalist blog, while milk and white varieties will stay good for about half that time.

Here are the 50 per cent-off bargains Yahoo Finance has spotted. They will be selling at that price from Wednesday November 13 until Tuesday November 19 inclusive:

Coles half-price boxed chocolates

• Lindt Lindor bag 585g or Christmas Collection bag 460g: $15

• Nestlé Quality Street tub 726g: $12.50

• Ferrero Rocher Diamond gift box 24 Pack 300g: $11

• Toblerone 700g: $10

• Cadbury Favourites boxed chocolate 570g: $10

• Lindt Lindor chocolates bag 300-308g: $8

• Cadbury gift box 220g: $6

• Mars Maltesers 400g, M&M's peanut 460g or Celebrations 320g: $6

Woolworths half-price boxed chocolates

• Cadbury Favourites Santa tin 700g: $15

• Toblerone 700g: $10

• Lindt Lindor cornet 337g: $10

• Guylian Seashells 250g: $8

• Cadbury Roses 450g: $7.75

• Cadbury Favourites boxed chocolate 373g: $7

• Mars Maltesers Truffles 196g: $7

• Ferrero Rocher 200g 16-pack: $6.30

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