The cheapest places to still buy Marmite as eBay joker tries to sell a jar for £4 million

WITH the news that Unilever products have been pulled from Tesco’s online shelves people are worrying that some of their favourite items are about to become very hard to get their hands on.

For some fans of the popular yeast-extract spread Marmite this news is too much to handle.

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The hysteria has set in and some hopeful pranksters have even started listing their marmite pots of auction site eBay for up to .

But do we need to be playing the lottery with the hope of cashing in enough to buy a jar?

The short answer is no.

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There’s no need to panic bulk buy your favourite sandwich spread just yet, there are plenty of places stocking a jar for under £2.

So where is the best deal?

• Waitrose 125g, £1.65
• Asda 125g, £1.65
• Morrisons 125g, £1.66
• Sainsbury's 125g, £1.70

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But what do you do Tesco is your weekly big-shop location of choice AND you still want a delicious yeast extract spread to sparingly coat on your cheese sandwich?

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Tesco is still stocking non-Unilever product Vegemite, the Australian equivalent at a cost of £1.97 for a 220g pot as well as its own brand yeast extract for £1.75 for a 225g pot.

The other supermarkets also have their own version of the love it/hate it spread; a 225g portion serving of Sainsbury’s yeast extract costs £1.90, Morrison’s 240g pot is priced at £1.84 and Asda’s version comes in at £1.88 for 240g.

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Marmite is one of 42 Unilever brands which is sold regularly in this country, including Flora, Ben & Jerry’s and Pot Noodle.

On Wednesday afternoon, the supermarket withdrew a large number of popular products from its website marking them as “out of stock” in response to Unilever’s steep price increases following the pounds post-Brexit plummet.