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Whittaker's Chocolate Blocks 200g-220g $3 (RRP $4.80) @ Big W

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Really good chocolate from New Zealand. They sell it in bigger block sizes and have better discounts over there but this is the lowest I've seen it in Oz for a while. Almond Gold and Creamy Milk are my go tos. Enjoy!

Whittakers White Chocolate
Whittakers Dark Almond
Whittakers Creamy Milk
Whittakers Coconut
Whittakers Peanut Butter
Whittakers Rum & Raisin
Whittakers Almond Gold

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  • doweyy on 07/10/2018 - 11:42
    +10

    Great price, this chocolate is delicious.

    • Icecold5000 on 07/10/2018 - 12:02
      +1

      You can still get inhouse brands for that price. It just depends on how much you value decent quality.

      • Jamesx on 07/10/2018 - 12:43
        +3

        Is Whittaker good quality? How do they compare with others? I thought Whittaker is average.
        I'm not asking any kiwi :)

        • PJC on 07/10/2018 - 13:24
          +22

          Whittaker's is far superior to Cadbury's.

        • brian77 on 07/10/2018 - 13:44
          +12

          Whittaker’s is the best fairly affordable chocolate I’ve ever had. Heck, it’s probably the best full stop. Haigh’s is pretty good but too $$$. If you can’t find it at Big W, try Woolworths. Once you try Whittaker’s, you’ll not look back

        • bargainparker on 07/10/2018 - 17:03
          +2

          It is a great chocolate, but I stopped buying it because of their poor response to why they raised their prices. Instead of being upfront, they just used some lame excuse. Can't remember what their response was, but there was a huge backlash then. Beofre they put the price up, you could buy 1 block for $2.
          The good ol' times.

          • PJC on 07/10/2018 - 17:14

            @bargainparker: Understandable, and if memory serves me right they all used to be 250g.

        • This Guy on 07/10/2018 - 17:58
          +1

          Used to be. They changed formuala 8? Years ago and increased their price. Too sweet for me now. My new go to is Aldi home brand.

        • Icecold5000 on 07/10/2018 - 19:09
          -1

          Honestly, I won't be losing any sleep if you choose to save a dollar and eat some crappy homebrand.

      • dcep on 07/10/2018 - 13:16
        +2

        what about aldi's chochuer

        • WhyAmICommenting on 07/10/2018 - 13:54
          +1

          It's pretty good - some of it doesn't contain dairy, which is my main criteria. Whitaker's dark are also excellent for this.

    • doublezero1 on 07/10/2018 - 12:04
      +12

      hands in badge………….buys 4 more blocks

      • muncan on 07/10/2018 - 14:08

        This guy needs more badges

        • ireadtermsofuse on 07/10/2018 - 14:13
          +1

          Badges?!?!? You want badges?!? I’ll give you badges. Here. 99c each. I’ll sell you some

  • nubzy on 07/10/2018 - 12:04
    +1

    Almond Gold, Peanut Butter and milk are all good. Rum and raisin was pretty awful though, Cadbury's is better and thats saying something. Would be good to have an alternative with less sweetness, more cocoa and rum.

  • Username Taken on 07/10/2018 - 12:07
    +7

    Good price and they are palm oil free too.

    • [Deactivated] on 07/10/2018 - 12:32
      +4

      You enjoy your Made in China Kmart Chocolates.

      • Question on 07/10/2018 - 12:36
        -8

        Uh, where do you think you are? This is Ozbargain.

        For $1/100g, kmart chocolates are amazing, although at one point they had way more flavours in their range which seems to have been reduced to a few basic flavours now.

        Coles chocolates are $1/100g as well but it is nowhere near as good.

        • PJC on 07/10/2018 - 13:27
          +1

          They were rather good - Belgian, but not top quality Belgian. Haven't they ceased that line?

      • Diji1 on 07/10/2018 - 18:31

        China is so far ahead of New Zealand yet you think they can't make chocolate?

  • Munki on 07/10/2018 - 12:19

    Almond gold is good. I don't know why woolies stopped selling them.

    Is this a new lowered price or is it a sale price only?

    • doublezero1 on 07/10/2018 - 12:28
      +1

      sale price looks to be until end of this month when I checked the sale tag.

      • Munki on 08/10/2018 - 09:29

        Cheers mate.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/10/2018 - 12:37
    +7

    Coconut is good. But I do miss the Golden Rough block from decades back in full size block form, now only sold in small pieces.

    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSc0n…

    • Unrvl on 07/10/2018 - 13:44
      +1

      yep it's my alternative to Golden Rough.

    • Meconium on 07/10/2018 - 16:50
      +1

      Man, that was the best.

    • brandogs on 07/10/2018 - 23:34

      Cadbury sell 'coconut rough' blocks but I can only ever find them in IGA. Might give these ones a try.

  • arthurbach4 on 07/10/2018 - 12:45
    +4

    Safeway used to stock the white chocolate blocks (my favourite), then didn't for a year or two, then did again for about 6 months and now they're gone again.

    They are the McRibs of the chocolate world.

    • bargainparker on 07/10/2018 - 17:11

      Technically, what you called white chocolate isn't really chocolate.

    • virhlpool on 07/10/2018 - 23:08

      You mean Safeway, US?

  • Immeg on 07/10/2018 - 12:47
    +7

    The coconut one is soooo good

  • ThatKiwiFella on 07/10/2018 - 12:57
    +9

    This chocolate smashes Cadbury's. If you get a chance I definitely recommend the smaller West Coast Buttermilk Caramelised White chocolate flavour!

    • ThatKiwiFella on 07/10/2018 - 13:42

      The creamy milk also makes the second best hot chocolates i’ve tried, besides Lindt. Melt some into a cup and add steamed milk

  • drazenm on 07/10/2018 - 13:07
    +5

    Best retail chocolate in Australia, hands down, it's not sh!T as cardbury, nestle etc. Rubbish full of sugar, oils, and cheap health killing fillers, literally melts on the touch of your hand, no solid, nutritional ingredients at all. Love these chocolates, you can taste and feal the difference, doesn't matter which one you buy, hazelnuts, almonds, coconut, peanut butter, they are all great and loaded with it.

    • bargainparker on 07/10/2018 - 17:07

      Once I ventured into an IGA shop and they had far more ranges than the local Woolworths, like strawberry, but they were pricey even then. I think normal price at Woolworths was about $3 while at IGA they were about $8.

      • PJC on 07/10/2018 - 17:15

        South Hurstville?

        • bargainparker on 07/10/2018 - 17:26
          +1

          Not quite, but you are close, though I think IGA stocks them nationally. Not quite sure about that and it's been long time since I went to another IGA. I know their range of flavours was what surprised me. Quite a bit more than Woollies and Big W.

          • PJC on 07/10/2018 - 17:29

            @bargainparker: The range is less extensive in the Lower Hunter but as you described last time I looked in South Hurstville.

            • bargainparker on 07/10/2018 - 18:19

              @PJC: Coles used to stock them. It seems Coles drives many other brands out of their shelves. And while Woolworths had them on special from time to time I don't remember Coles doing the same.

              • PJC on 07/10/2018 - 18:25

                @bargainparker: I haven't seen it in my local Coles branches. Lots of Lindt though, and those Chinese M&Ms bars.

                • bargainparker on 07/10/2018 - 19:56

                  @PJC: Coles had them, but long time ago. I think probably 7-8 years ago. And suddenly it was all gone. They only kept small bars. It reminds me how Coles used to stock Browns 1 kg sour cream, then only half a kilo and small tub of 200g, then just the small tub. There was fairly big range of Berri juice, the 100% juice. Now only orange juice in plastic bottles.

                  • PJC on 07/10/2018 - 20:24

                    @bargainparker: Yes I've only seen small 40g or 50g bars in Coles, never blocks.

    • Diji1 on 07/10/2018 - 18:32

      Pretty sure Lindt or Haighs make better chocolate than this off the top of my head …

      • Ryk on 14/10/2018 - 10:32

        not for $3

    • virhlpool on 07/10/2018 - 23:12

      How does it compare with Lindt?

      • PJC on 07/10/2018 - 23:25

        Close in quality but not quite as smooth.

  • loropy9 on 07/10/2018 - 13:12
    +3

    These chocolates taste like they use natural ingredients. No funny aftertaste. The cocoa in the chocolate tastes more raw and genuine, not over processed like some other brands.

    • virhlpool on 07/10/2018 - 23:13

      Lindt doesn't have a funny aftertaste either. Does it?

  • fuzor on 07/10/2018 - 13:13
    -8

    Lots of New Zealanders on here spruiking this stuff. Rather support an Aussie business.

    • Tm15 on 07/10/2018 - 13:19
      +1

      its just chocolate man.. let it go

    • drazenm on 07/10/2018 - 13:25
      +3

      I'm neither, and no, I'm not gonna support cardbury or nestle or any of does scamming, killing, corporations, by the way Cadbury used to be British, now it's Karfts, American. And in all honesty it's getting under my skin and irritating me ,it feels more day by day like some mixture of nazi-comunisam wrapped and hidden behind a huge sign that says Democracy. That whole false patriotism that's only used for individual benefits to boost sales etc (man when I hear Harvey Norman and that idiot from crimsafe I wouldn't want to buy anything anymore in my life "big and true" patriots LOL!) . What do I have from it if it's Australian made, same grade of quality as an equal Asian product but 500% more expensive? Same machine used to make, same ingredients, material etc. Slapped with an Aussies flag.

      • Diji1 on 07/10/2018 - 19:55

        like some mixture of nazi-comunisam wrapped and hidden behind a huge sign that says Democracy

        Actually we're a plutocracy (a government controlled by the wealthiest for the benefit of the wealthiest).

        Here's the ABC and the Washington Post agreeing with me: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-26/frijters-foster-battle…

        And yet Australian's continue to vote for the two parties that are carrying out this disgusting behavior at their and my expense.

    • loropy9 on 07/10/2018 - 13:29
      +3

      I’m not a NZ-lander and I like the choc. Is there an australian owned brand that makes a genuine australian chocolate that I should buy instead?

      • boomramada on 08/10/2018 - 09:07
        +1

        Haigh’s :)

    • ThatKiwiFella on 07/10/2018 - 13:40

      I’ve bought blocks of this over and given it to workmates here and every one of them prefer Whittaker’s over any chocolate they’ve tried here. It’s just really nice stuff, I don’t blame them

  • Mister Plod on 07/10/2018 - 13:16
    +2

    ah nice, the peanut butter one! was a bit sad when coles and woolies both stopped selling it a while back.

    i swear they always take away the snacks i like (jalapeno and cheeseburger pringles, honey soy grain waves, non-caffeinated mountain dew…..the list goes on)

    perhaps i should eat healthier

  • twig on 07/10/2018 - 13:24
    +5

    can't remember if I got it here or overseas, but the Whittaker L&P's white chocolate mix was so damn good

    • hymio on 07/10/2018 - 23:43
      +1

      A friend of mine gave me a small block recently, so good! I think she got it from IGA.

      • twig on 08/10/2018 - 09:01

        thanks, I'll check it out!

  • Baghern on 07/10/2018 - 13:24

    So who copied who… the names sounds eaxctly like Cadbury Old Gold collection

    I usually get these
    https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/826441/cad…

    • ausmisc on 08/10/2018 - 07:44

      Whittaker's sounds like Cadbury Old Gold?

      Edit: Oh you mean the flavour names? No idea but I do like both brands

  • vishalpandi97 on 07/10/2018 - 13:55

    Where else do they sell the bigger packs of
    Whittaker's apart from bigw?

    • doublezero1 on 07/10/2018 - 13:58

      I was referring to the bigger blocks in NZ - 250g.

    • Taorei on 07/10/2018 - 21:36
      +2

      Coles now sells the 250g blocks. They even have the caramel flavour which is my favourite and as far as I'm aware wasn't available in Australia before. There's also a dark block that I think was also caramel which is probably the best dark chocolate I've had. The Coles I shop at had them displayed by themselves on the shelf in the chocolate aisle separate from the other brands of chocolate. Silly to not have them all together.

      • OzBarAnon on 08/10/2018 - 11:37

        Is it a new addition? I just had a look at the Coles website and only 1 Whittaker's item is available (peanut chocolate slab)

        • Taorei on 08/10/2018 - 18:17
          +1

          Think they only started selling them about 2 weeks ago and may not be available in all stores hence why they're not showing on their website. Click here to see which stores have them.

          • PJC on 08/10/2018 - 18:35

            @Taorei: That makes sense. You may be right.

      • doublezero1 on 08/10/2018 - 16:58

        Thanks didn't know that will keep an eye out for them at Coles.

  • mick01 on 07/10/2018 - 14:00
    +2

    Whittaker's Dark Almond is the best. Really decent chocolate for the money.

  • Jaystea on 07/10/2018 - 14:13

    How does this compare to black and gold?

    • Steptoe on 07/10/2018 - 14:16

      Both are legally called 🍫

    • PJC on 07/10/2018 - 14:28

      There's Black & Gold chocolate? I've never seen that.

    • serpserpserp on 24/10/2018 - 09:49

      I wanna be next to you, black and gold, black and gold, black and gold.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/10/2018 - 14:25
    +2

    Dark Almond and Rum & Raisin are both dairy free/vegan, for those interested in these kind of things.

    Although if you have a chocolate intolerance I'd stay away…….

  • Rimzi on 07/10/2018 - 15:50
    +1

    Coconut. That’s all I want

  • siresteelhell on 07/10/2018 - 17:36

    spewing they stopped production of their cashew block… Just have to satisfy myself with their peanut slabs…soooo good

  • Meconium on 07/10/2018 - 18:49
    +1

    Thanks OP, just nipped down to Big W and bought way more chocolate than I needed!

    • PJC on 07/10/2018 - 18:53
      +3

      Forgive yourself. Chocolate is a basic human right.

  • Neoika on 07/10/2018 - 19:51
    +1

    My local store does not have special price tag,but scanned at $3 anyway,SD 10% off plus 5% off eGC(Feel Winning!).

    Most of them have a long life till July 2019 onwards.

  • kiwibro on 07/10/2018 - 20:27

    Choice as Kiwi chocolate awesome as too

  • ihavecentsnotsense on 07/10/2018 - 20:52

    How long are these on special for?!

  • So Was Red on 08/10/2018 - 11:41
    +2

    Not advertised but scanned for $3 at my local
    Also now I feel sick but it was probably worth it
    Thanks OP

  • DarkOz on 08/10/2018 - 16:24
    +1

    Love the Whittakers slabs almond and peanut. Much better than Crapburys.

  • lainey13 on 08/10/2018 - 22:07
    +1

    Oh man, my last trip to NZ in August I brought back 8 big blocks and three of the fancy special blocks. I love these!! Great cheap chocolate, especially all the nut ones.

  • serpserpserp on 24/10/2018 - 09:47

    Peppermint not on sale? That is my fav.

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