Tim Tam Jatz Biscuits

Is this one worth buying?

Tim Tam Jatz Biscuits is currently listed at $3.00 at Coles, against a usual price of $6.00. That is a useful saving on a regular purchase, though not on its own a reason to make a special trip.

Chocolate keeps well in a cool, dark cupboard but not in a hot Australian kitchen: above about 25°C it blooms, which affects texture rather than safety but is unpleasant. If you are buying several blocks on special in summer, the fridge is a reasonable compromise. Boxed chocolates near a seasonal date are often discounted heavily right after the occasion passes, which is the cheapest chocolate of the year.

Half price specials at both Coles and Woolworths normally run for one week, from Wednesday to the following Tuesday, and the same lines tend to come back on promotion every couple of months. If you miss this one it will very likely return — but the price shown here is the current one, and prices can change without notice.