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A box of chocolates on the sofa and a Christmas movie or two on the telly has become a festive tradition for many families across the UK at Christmas time. But which chocolate box gives you the most bang for your buck, and which has the best selection?

We looked at four of the most popular Christmas chocolate boxes - Celebrations, Heroes, Quality Street and Roses - to see what they offer.

Our findings show there's very rarely an even spread of chocolates in a tub. You'll likely be left disappointed if you're a fan of Quality Street's Green Triangles or Celebration's Galaxy Caramels.

Find out what the average box of Celebrations, Heroes, Quality Street and Roses contains, plus what size of tub offers the best value for money.

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A selection of all of our favourite chocolates. A great gift for an occasion - birthdays, Christmas, weddings Hand tied cardboard hamper box - ideal for last minute present. Use amazons personalisation to add a note for any loved 1. All 31 bars are proper, full sized bars.

Retro sweets are one of the reasons that Zap Sweets exists! We're huge fans of confectionery (believe it or not!) and retro sweets are the forefront of most conversations that we have in the office. We love to talk about sweets from the past and especially those that bring back those childhood memories.

This gave us an idea about a blog post that we've wanted to do for a while, combine our favourite sweeties from our childhood into one post. So, here it goes, here's our list of our favourite retro sweets from the past:

Dip Dabs - one of the most iconic retro sweets to start off our list! These yellow packets are recognisable from anywhere in the world we reckon, that's how much they are known. The sherbet inside is unique with a tangy kick that makes that dipping sensation just mesmerising. Still made by Barratt today in the UK, Dip Dab is available in just the singular format and has rarely changed over the years. If it's not broken, don't fix it!

Candy Necklaces - where do we start with the ever so popular candy necklaces! Often a conversation starter, we remember wearing these around our wrists and doubling them up. Although over the years the colours of this product has changed, the taste has remained the same and still makes that crunching sound when you bite down on them! We can remember going to school when someone also had a candy watch and telling them how lucky they were that they had both a candy watch and a candy necklace!

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Rainbow Drops - another incredible retro classic that comes in iconic packaging. The blue packet with the rainbow going across the front was always noticeable when we were standing in the corner shop, waiting to spend our pocket money. We remember not even getting out of the shop before opening the packet and trying one and waiting for it to melt in our mouth. Made by Swizzels Matlow, these are still made with an original recipe that makes these rice puffs an iconic confection.

Anglo Bubbly - this is top of most peoples list in the office! It may be number 4 on this list but this is one of the best retro sweets on planet we think. Again, iconic packaging makes this bubblegum stand out from competitors and it also blows the biggest bubbles. Anglo Bubbly has a very iconic taste that is bursting with flavour from the very first bite. These are made by Barratt and they produces tonnes of this incredible wrapped bubblegum every week!

Flying Saucers - what did you call these sweetie wafers back in the day? We had a quick poll here at HQ and the winner was UFO's! Maybe it's because we all watch too many movies! These sherbet filled wafers aren't for everyone but 4 out of 5 in the office voted for these are one of the most popular retro sweets of all time so they were certainly a must add to our list. They are made in either Belgium or Spain and there are only a few factories in the world that manufacturer this particular sweet.
So there is our top 5 favourite retro sweets from our childhoods that we remember with ease and have never stopped loving. This was such as hard choice as there are so many old-fashioned, nostalgic classics that we have missed out on the list.

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