For the first time in my life …

The small Cadbury buttons eggs do the job for me so I always get one! Got the kids some eggs on Tesco deal(one in the pound shop that was cheaper) We use the chocolate left over (if there’s any), to make a biscuit cake so no waste. We’ll also paint some Easter moulds we have an do a small hunt with a few mini eggs.

I've hardly ever bothered to buy or request an Easter egg myself since I was about 12 years old. I can have chocolate any time! My DM used to give me extra pocket money instead- win.

I haven't had an Easter Egg for about 55 years!

Ah...easter eggs. We used to get 8-10 big ones from various family members. On easter morning we would roll them down the wooden stairs to break them up. Dad would sit at the bottom of the stairs and would scavenge anything that make it all the way down. Happy memories :)

I am buying eggs for my gardeners children . They don’t have much as they lost their mum when she was only 33 and finances are very tight . I will also buy an egg for my mum .

I really miss the days when the treats were inside the egg! Having them on the outside and in the packaging isn’t quite the same somehow.

I also agree @ginasevern, although there are some new eggs out this year, they all seem quite adult and are definitely missing the fun factor of eggs from yesteryear.

I love the giant ferrero rocher. And the chunky m&s eggs. And fair trade waitrose. There are some really nice eggs around. I'll happily eat your share OP.

Yes, the cups! The world's going to hell in a handcart isn't it!

What happened to the cups you used to get with the egg?

@ginasevern I know what you mean. I still remember an Easter egg I had as a child that was like a hot air balloon, the egg was the balloon part and the basket was full of toffees. It was so beautiful! I like chocolate and appreciate an egg, but they seem pretty much all the same now.

No Lidl chocolate chickens this year?? They were my favourite too!
I’ve bought myself a huge bar of Lindt special milk chocolate with hazelnuts for the same price as a low quality Easter egg.

AC? Awful Children?

I can take or leave Easter eggs and not a huge chocoholic, so haven’t have one for many years. Haven’t really wanted one as an adult because I can buy chocolate when I like.

I buy them for the kids and we do an Easter egg hunt in the garden. Bear in mind my eldest (of two) is 17, and today asked me if we were having an Easter egg hunt 😂 Younger one is 12 and cares in a very meaningful way about chocolate…

I don’t think eggs are frequently reduced on Easter Tuesday any more @damemaggiescurledupperlip They bring them out so early to make sure they’re all
gone well before the bank holiday weekend even starts. That’s been my experience recently anyway. By Friday they’ll probably have whatever is the next thing in the shops - BBQ and picnic displays maybe? Or just cut out the middle man and start on Halloween? 😂

Definitely not boring! There’s an amazing variety of very original eggs in the supermarkets this year!

If you're getting chocolate for DH, why isn't he doing the same for you?

For the first time in your life you don't have any Easter Eggs?

Are you boasting or complaining? Because I'm really not sure.

I usually treat myself to a big one from HC - can’t really justify it anymore - going without this year

Yes! I only have one egg now, a giany Kinder egg, as it is the same chocolate as used in the bars. All the others thr eggs just taste of grease and stick to the roof of your mouth. Unless you push the boat out and invest your life savings in one from Hotel Chocolat!

My late DM used to dye hard boiled hens eggs in lots of different colours and decorate them as well. She used to leave them on our bedside tables while we slept. We would wake up to the surprise at Easter.I agree with @ginasevern I used to get some really interesting Easter eggs for my DS when he was a little boy. My DH always wants to eat any Easter eggs on Good Friday which we never did.

I don’t usually buy for myself but this year I really wanted to try the M&S pistachio one so have bought that.

I typically just steal from the kids 😆

None of my AC were particularly keen on chocolate, none of my DGS are. The children probably don’t have a clue what Easter is meant to celebrate. One of the other DGPs goes all-out to spoil all her DGC with mountains of goodies, at Christmas and Easter, and I look quite mean (to the AC) because I don’t.

When mine were little I ended up eating most of the Easter eggs after one or two bites. My AC would just bin them.

Suit yourself.

Quite partial to a Cadbury’s egg myself. Tastes lovely still in my opinion. I also like a mini or a crème egg. Will be stuffing one down after my big roast dinner on Easter Sunday 😋.

They are expensive though. So we have cut down. The kids only get one egg now, which let’s be honest, is enough anyway.

I’m mourning the fact that Lidl seem to have e stopped doing their chocolate chicken on a basket 😢

I've never had an Easter egg in my life. We always had great time as a family decorating chicken eggs and granny would take them to mass to get blessed. I was never really sure where chocolate eggs fit in...

We buy after easter. That means we get all the more expensive easter eggs half-price. My teens still enjoy an easter-egg hunt, and since their taste-buds now enjoy nicer chocolate, it is a win-win. The other benefit is that the little lindt eggs are a noice little snack to be found in my hand-bag when out and about 😊