Dairy Milk Pineapple Chocolate Bar

Is this one worth buying?

Dairy Milk Pineapple Chocolate Bar is currently listed at $1.25 at Coles, against a usual price of $3.00. The dollar saving is small, so treat it as something to add to a shop you were doing anyway rather than a deal to chase.

Watch the expiry on anything with dairy or fruit content — flavoured milks and chilled juices are sometimes discounted because they are close to date. Long-life items like coffee, tea and soft drink have long shelf lives and are safe to buy several of. Also be aware that the "was" price on a multipack is calculated against the single-unit price, so the headline discount can look larger than the practical saving over buying the same drink in a big bottle.

Half price specials at both Coles and Woolworths normally run for one week, from Wednesday to the following Tuesday, and the same lines tend to come back on promotion every couple of months. If you miss this one it will very likely return — but the price shown here is the current one, and prices can change without notice.