Christmas Market Shock: Mum Stunned by £14.34 Price Tag for Small Bag of Sweets

A mother has revealed her shock after her daughter was charged nearly £15 for a measly portion of pick 'n' mix. Emma Gill headed to Manchester Christmas Market this weekend and treated her to a small bag of sweets. But she was quickly shocked when she was charged £14.34 for a couple handfuls of sugary sweets.

The northern city has made host to one huge Christmas markets including a number of sweet shops, with the first at the bottom end of Market Street and the second near to Piccadilly Gardens. Deciding to indulge her daughter in a selection of sweets at the market, Emma gave her free rein to select the candies she wanted. 'I kept a close eye on what she was putting inside the bag, as I'm all too aware of how the price can quickly mount up,' she said. However, she was 'staggered' to discover the cost of the bag, which was filled with a couple of handfuls of goodies. As Christmas markets set up camp around the UK's major cities, including London , Manchester, Newcastle and York, hundreds of revellers arrived to indulge in the Christmas delicacies Emma was 'staggered' to discover the cost of the bag, which was filled with a couple of handfuls of goodies 'But I was staggered to discover that what she got cost a whopping £14.34,' she said. 'I didn't want to ask to return some once she'd put them in the bag and I should have realised that the sign, advertising that it Is £3.29 per 100g, is a damn sight more than you'll typically pay for sweets.' 'A 175g bag of Haribo for example, cost £1.25 at Aldi or Tesco, which works out at 71p per 100g, around four times cheaper,' she noted. And it's not just sweets that have been raising the eyebrows of Christmas market punters, as the cost of sausages have also exploded in the last yea

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