Aldi has divided opinion with its latest Christmas offering: 'Chreaster eggs', which combine Easter egg-style chocolate shells with festive characters. The product, spotted by a shopper and shared on social media, features hollow chocolate eggs decorated with yuletide figures such as Garry the Gingerbread Man and Parker the Penguin.
The post, captioned 'Merry Chreaster ya filthy animal', prompted a cheeky response from Aldi: 'Babe what's wrong you've hardly touched your Chreaster egg.' The exchange has ignited a lively debate online, with some customers branding the concept 'disgraceful' while others find it charming.
Critics argue that Christmas chocolate should stick to traditional shapes. One shopper exclaimed: 'Eggs! Just no, Aldi. We all know that Christmas chocolate is either sphere, triangular, circular or hexagon shaped! The most exotic shape allowed is Quality Street's purple one!' Another joked: 'This is just to save the embarrassment of having Easter eggs on the shelves on Boxing Day isn't it?!'
However, many have embraced the quirky treat. One enthusiast commented: 'I'll take them all thank you,' while an Aldi fan said: 'I love Aldi, just when you think they can't do better. This is so cursed I actually love it.' Another customer humorously suggested 'Chreasterween eggs', to which Aldi replied: 'Wow, now... We can't go full throttle right off the mark! We thought we would ease our customers in with the Chreaster eggs first! Final destination: Easummalloweemas eggs!'
