Like tubs of Quality Street, selection boxes are a Christmas staple in many households.

And now, thanks to Tesco you can buy offerings from Cadbury, M&M and Mars for half price.

The supermarket has an offer on a wide range of boxes for a limited time only.

Shoppers can buy a medium-sized Cadbury selection box for £1, reduced from £2.

It contains five chocolate bars including a Dairy Milk, a Double Decker, a Wispa, a Crunchie and a Dairy Milk Oreo, as well as a packet of Buttons.

You can also buy a Fredo Cadbury selection box for £1, it includes three Fredo bars, as well as a Dairy Milk, a packet of Buttons, a Chomp, a Curly Wurly and a Fudge.

Both of the Cadbury offerings come in a purple boxes with a picture of Santa Claus waving on the front.

Still sticking with the Cadbury theme, you can also buy a stocking filler for £1.50, down from £3.

It comes with a similar range of chocolates as the selection boxes. The cardboard stocking has 'All I Want For Xmas' across the front.

Shoppers can also buy a Reese's selection box for £2, down from £4.

The Favourites Collection box contains four Reese's treats, including two packets of Peanut Butter Cups, a pack of Dark Peanut Butter Cups, and a pack of white chocolate ones.

Tesco has also reduced the price of selection boxes from the likes of Hershey's, Mars and Maltesers.