Tesco's new Quality Street tub is like nothing you've seen before and shoppers aren't happy

Having a tub of Quality Street to share at Christmas time is a tradition for many families.

The containers have had their fair share of changes over the years and there are still plenty of people who yearn for the return of the huge metal tins of yesteryear.

But while many are still getting used to the plastic tubs that followed, now there's a new kid on the block - in the form of a paper tub.

The 'first of its kind' Quality Street design is being trialled at 60 Tesco stores, with tubs hitting the shelves from this week and 200,000 of them being sold this festive season.

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Nestle and Tesco say the tub, which comes in the signature Quality Street purple, has 'a luxurious design and feel, and is embellished with gold foil'. The integrated re-close feature of the tub allows it to be securely closed once opened and once empty, it can be put in household recycling.

Nestle will be evaluating the tub’s popularity with shoppers, feedback from supply chain teams and in-store teams at Tesco, as it 'continues to innovate and seek ways to improve the sustainability of its packaging'.

At 600g it's the same weight as the plastic tubs and is the same price, £6. But it seems shoppers are already voicing their disapproval of the change.

A post about the new tub on a money-saving Facebook page has attracted hundreds of comments, many of them questioning the move towards the paper boxes and wrappers, which also recently changed.

"Go back to tin and squeaky wrappers," said one. "Tins are better anyway, can be recycled and often are, my gran had a few that were 20-30 years old keeping various odds and sods."

"Tins are easier to recycle, easier to reuse and