B&M shoppers go wild as axed iconic childhood sweets are spotted back on shelves
B&M shoppers have gone wild after spotting an iconic childhood sweet back on the shelves a year after it was axed.
Fans were left devastated when Nestle announced it was discontinuing Polo fruits in December 2023.
But over a year later the sweets have been spotted on the shelves of bargain store B&M.
A fan posted a picture of a tube of fruity treats on Facebook group Bargain Lovers.
One shopper eager to pick up the sweet commented: "Thank you for posting this, I've been looking all over for these Polos."
Another said: "Omg thank you for posting been looking for these since I was a kid."
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A third added: "Was only talking about these the other day."
A lot of fans were left feeling nostalgic after seeing the old sweets.
One said: "Not seen these for years."
Another added: "Reminds me of my mum she loved them."
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A third exclaimed: "These bring back memories happy ones."
A fourth added: "Omg I LOVED these every day before school."
Polo Fruits consist of assorted fruit-flavoured hard candies, in flavours such as strawberry, blackcurrant, orange, lemon, and lime.
They were launched in 1954 and sold for 70 years before being discontinued due to disappointing sales.
This is not the first time in recent weeks B&M has stocked old favourites that fans thought they had lost for good.
Shoppers were also shocked to discover the discounter was stocking a pink lemonade-flavoured Dairy Milk bar.
And, back in October, shoppers were blown away when they spotted Cadbury 5-Star mini treats in stores.
The places where you can typically get the treat are India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, South Africa, the Philippines and Egypt.
More recently, B&M took customers on a trip down memory lane when it spotted Cadbury Fuse Mini Treats on the shelves.
The treat was launched in 1996 but only lasted for a decade, being removed from shelves in the mid-2000s.
Fuse bars are now rarely spotted apart from in specialist stores like Bombon.
B&M has over 600 stores across the UK, but no online shop - so if you are keen to try out the bar you will have to make a visit in-person.
How to save money at B&M
Shoppers have saved hundreds of pounds a year by using B&M's scanner app.
The scanner lets you see if an item's price is cheaper than advertised on the shop floor label.
Products that are typically discounted are seasonal items and old stock that B&M is trying to shift.
The app is free to download off the B&M Stores mobile app via Google Play or the Apple App Store.
According to one ex-B&M manager, you'll want to visit your local branch at 10am on a Wednesday too.
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This is when staff slash items to as little as 10p to clear excess stock and make way for new products.
Remember you can find your nearest B&M branch by using the retailer's store locator tool on its website.
How to save money on chocolate
We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar.
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Go own brand - if you're not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you'll save by going for the supermarket's own brand bars.
Shop around - if you've spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it's cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you're getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers - supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they've been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars - most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you've got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
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