Aldi is selling a £25 dupe of Hotel Chocolat’s £100 Velvetiser – it’s easy to use and makes the perfect choccy drink
ALDI shoppers will be rushing to Aldi stores later this week to grab their new dupe.
The beloved Velvetiser from Hotel Chocolat is the perfect gift for Christmas whether it’s for a loved one or yourself.
But the must-have product for foodies comes at a price.
The Velvetiser costs £100 and promises to make you the creamiest hot chocolate you’ve ever had at home in just two and a half minutes.
But shoppers will be thrilled to know Aldi is releasing its own dupe.
The Hot Chocolate Maker costs just £24.99 and comes in two colour ways – stainless steel or white.
Aldi bosses say: “Indulge in creamy, perfect hot chocolate with our easy-to-use Hot Chocolate Maker.”
All you need to do is add 200ml of milk and chocolate flakes to the maker and let them combine and melt together.
The hot chocolate maker also has the capacity to make hot or cold foam depending on what you prefer.
The Specialbuy will be available to buy this Sunday, December 8, so you better set an alarm if you want to grab it for yourself.
Also available to buy from the German retailer next weekend is an Espresso Machine for just £59.99 which comes with a milk warming wand and one or two espresso shot wand.
Shoppers recently went into a frenzy as Aldi released a dupe of the Dyson Airwrap for just £50.
It comes with five attachments including a hair dryer, two automatic wrapping curling wands, and 32mm and 60mm brushes for every styling need.
It also has two heat controls as well as a cool shot button to hold styles in place – all for just £50.
You’ll save £430 compared to the real deal and it’s coming out just in time for Christmas making it the ideal present for beauty lovers.
The supermarket also polled 2,000 adults to explore their shopping habits and found 77 per cent of Aldi shoppers admit to coming out of a store with a Specialbuy purchase, having only popped in for a quick food shop.
Nine in 10 (90 per cent) of these visit the middle aisle when doing their weekly shop, regardless of whether they buy anything.
Nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) look forward to visiting the middle aisle when they shop.
And 84 per cent have gone into a store just to see what’s on offer there.
When's the best time to shop at Aldi?
WHEN it comes to shopping at Aldi, the best time to do so depends on what you want to buy.
For reduced items – when shops open
Red sticker items are rare at Aldi’s 830 UK stores, but the supermarket says that none of its food goes to waste so there are some to be found – if you’re quick.
A spokesman for the supermarket said: “All items are reduced to 50 per cent of the recommend sales price before stores open on their best before or use by dates.”
That means you have the best chance of finding reduced food items if you go into stores as soon as it opens.
Opening times vary by shop but a majority open from 7am or 8am. You can find your nearest store’s times by using the supermarket’s online shop finder tool.
For Specialbuys – Thursdays and Sundays
Specialbuys are Aldi’s weekly collection of items that it doesn’t normally sell, which can range from pizza ovens to power tools.
New stock comes into stores every Thursday and Sunday, so naturally, these are the best days to visit for the best one-off special deals.
For an even better chance of bagging the best items, head there for your local store’s opening time.
Remember: once they’re gone, they’re gone, so if there’s something you really want, visit as early as possible