The main tub this year weighs 600kg and features 11 different flavours - retailing at around £6.
I better hire a forklift and get myself down the shops! £6 for all that chocolate!
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The main tub this year weighs 600kg and features 11 different flavours - retailing at around £6.
I better hire a forklift and get myself down the shops! £6 for all that chocolate!
I feel like it’s only fair to confirm this science with my own personal study.
You are doing it for science.
The main tub this year weighs 600kg and features 11 different flavours - retailing at around £6
Pretty good value for over half a tonne of chocky
Even if it's a present for someone else.
😶🌫️ Because it's secretly a present for yourself!
It is if you sit their staring hungrily at the box until they say "why don't we crack this open?"
Pro tip: Aldi has the Roses creams and toffees for sale in seperate bags now.
£3 each.
Get your tesco club card out, they were 4 quid a tub when I was in there this week.
(Went for the QS for the extre 50g)
Tin? I thought they were all in plastic tubs now.
I've seen at least one of them available in both options. I think it was Roses.
They're selling ~900g tins at the big Asda. Quality street are gram for gram even cheaper than the plastic ones.
If you want to be pedantic I highly doubt the metal is tin.
After consulting ChatGPT I must withdraw my attempt to out pedant the pedant. Apparently tins are still made from tin plated steel. I was wrong to assume we'd moved on
Biscuit tins transitioned away from being made out of pure tin in the mid-20th century due to the development of cheaper and more durable materials. Here's a brief history:
Early tins (19th century): Originally, biscuit tins were genuinely made from tin-plated steel to prevent rust and provide a polished surface. Tin-plating gave these containers their shiny and rust-resistant qualities.
mid-20th century (1940s–1960s): The use of tin-plated steel remained common until advancements in materials science and manufacturing processes allowed for the widespread use of other metals, plastics, and coatings. Tin was gradually replaced with lower-cost materials or thinner tin coatings due to the rising cost of tin and improvements in alternative materials.
Modern tins: Most "tins" today are still technically made of tin-plated steel, but the amount of tin used is minimal. The term "tin" persists for tradition's sake, even though the containers are predominantly steel with a protective coating.
so, while "biscuit tins" are rarely pure tin today, the transition started around the mid-20th century and coincided with changes in manufacturing efficiency and cost-effectiveness.