Walmart offers cheapest Halloween candy in price comparison of major retailers

A price comparison of Halloween candy, chocolate and chips at three major retailers found Walmart offered the lowest cost for most items, while Loblaws did not have the cheapest price for any product.

Narcity compared similar products at Costco, Walmart and Loblaws, checking prices for items like Coffee Crisp, Caramilk, Ruffles chips and Swedish Berries.

Walmart was the cheapest store for five of the eight product categories examined.

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For a box of treat-sized Coffee Crisp, KitKat, Aero and Smarties bars, Walmart charged $15.97 for 977 grams, or $1.63 per 100 grams.

That was $0.40 cheaper per 100 grams than Costco and $0.82 cheaper than Loblaws.

Walmart also had the lowest price for boxes of Ruffles chips and Cheetos, each costing $12.97 for a 640-gram box, which was $0.02 cheaper than Loblaws.

For a box of treat-sized Mars, Twix, Snickers and peanut M&M's, Walmart charged $14.97 for one kilogram, or $1.49 per 100 grams, which was $0.13 cheaper per 100 grams than Costco.

Walmart's bag of Reese's, Oh Henry, Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme and Whoppers was $12.97, making it $7.03 cheaper than the same product at Loblaws.

Costco was the cheapest for three categories.

It offered the best price for a box of Cadbury chocolates including Caramilk, Dairy Milk Oreo, Twirl and Cadbury Toffee Crunch at $17.99 for 1.3 kilograms, or $1.38 per 100 grams.

Costco was $0.17 cheaper per 100 grams than Walmart and $0.83 cheaper per 100 grams than Loblaws for this product.

Costco also had the cheapest bag of Twizzlers at $14.99 for 1.3 kilograms, or $1.15 per 100 grams.

That was $0.12 cheaper per 100 grams than Walmart and $0.81 cheaper per 100 grams than Loblaws.

Costco's box of Swedish Berries and Sour Patch Kids was $23.99 for 1.9 kilograms, or $1.26 per 100 grams, which was $0.52 cheaper per 100 grams than Loblaws.

Loblaws did not have the lowest price for any of the Halloween candy, chocolate or chips compared in the review.

For example, its box of 100 treat-sized Coffee Crisp, KitKat, Aero and Smarties bars cost $24, which worked out to $2.45 per 100 grams and $0.24 per chocolate.

Its box of Cadbury chocolates with Caramilk, Dairy Milk Oreo, Twirl and Wunderbar cost $22 for 993 grams, or $2.21 per 100 grams and $0.24 per chocolate.

Its bag of Twizzlers and Jolly Rancher gummies cost $20 for 1.02 kilograms, or $1.96 per 100 grams.

A recent survey found price is a major factor leading Canadians to avoid certain grocery stores.

The prices were confirmed at the time of publishing but can change, and taxes and fees may not be included.

With files from Narcity