Review: The ‘merry’ label added to these very standard Co-op mince pies back in 2023 felt like an attempt to make them more appealing, brighter and to be honest it didn’t work then and it’s not working now.
The box is fine – nice and festive, bright and certainly merry, but the contents are a little boring and when we compare price to some of the other offerings this year…it’s not looking good.
The design is very familiar – in fact identical to the version we tested back in 2023 – with a star and a sprinkle. But, the insides are more paste than mincemeat which makes me think someone at Co-op has been fiddling with the filling, leaving the outside the same to fool us into thinking we’re getting the same pie. We’re not.
It’s a fairly bland offering – a church hall mince pie at best I’m afraid. They’re cheap for a Co-op mince pie but there’s better and cheaper out there this year and I’m only 5 mince pie varieties in.
Link: https://www.coop.co.uk/products/co-op-mince-pies-6pk
Cost: 27p each (£1.60 for 6)
Overall rating: 5.5/10
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