NEW snack-size Snickers, Twix and Mars have left chocolate-lovers feeling short-changed.
The scaled-down versions, all under 100 calories, are 50 per cent smaller than standard bars but cost the same.
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Packs of ten of the 21g treats are being sold at some shops for £2 — as are nine-packs of the standard 33.8g bars.
It means shoppers are getting nearly a third less of their favourite treats for the same money.
Chocolate fan Ed Davis, 36, an electrician from Great Barford, Beds, said: “I hadn’t noticed the change when we bought them but I ate it in two bites quicker than normal and was puzzled.
“I compared the packs. What a con. They were snack bars anyway. They are more like fun-size bars now.”
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Meanwhile, another miffed consumer wrote online: “Even less product for the same price and sooner or later the standard size will get quietly abolished.”
And another wrote: “A Mars bar used to keep the hunger at bay until tea time. Now you’d need at least three.”
A spokesman for Mars said: “This new range is for consumers who want a sweet treat but in a smaller portion size.”
