For a chance to send a delicious Cadbury chocolate bar to someone special, you will need to scan one of the QR codes which can be found on our posters popping up all over the country. This will take you through to our Secret Santa Postal Service where you will be shown if there are bars in stock ready for you to send. If there is, you will be taken through steps to send your Secret Santa chocolate bar by our wonderful Cadbury postie.
Subject to availability, you can choose from a range of Cadbury 100g-120g chocolate bars, including our original Cadbury Dairy Milk, Cadbury Dairy Milk Winter Wonderland, Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel, Cadbury Dairy Milk Wholenut, Cadbury Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut and Bournville (all subject to availability). All allergens are clearly labelled on the website and recipients are able to check the ingredient list on the back of the packaging.
We’re keen to invite as many people as possible to be a Secret Santa which is why we’re giving 20,000 people the opportunity to send one bar for free, subject to availability (number of bars sent is limited by phone number).
We want to ensure as many people as possible are able to send a chocolate bar in secret, so this year a maximum of 1 x chocolate bar is permitted per sender mobile number and a maximum of three free bars can be sent to the same address. If you miss out on the free bar allocation, you have the option to enter our daily prize draw for a chance to win the opportunity to send a free gift to a recipient of your choice.
If you haven’t been able to redeem a bar from the poster, you will be offered a chance to enter the random daily prize draw(s) to win the opportunity to send a free gift to a recipient of your choice. Winners will be selected at random each day. If you are selected you will then be taken through the steps to send your Secret Santa chocolate bar.
We’re excited to announce the Cadbury Secret Santa will run from the 2nd November to 20th December so keep an eye out for a poster near you.
This Postal Service is open only to ROI residents aged 18 years and over (‘Participants’) between 06:00 on 2 November 2026 and 23:59 on 20 December 2026 (‘Postal Service Period’). Directors, management and employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter or the agencies or companies associated with this Postal Service are ineligible to enter. The Promoter reserves the right to verify Participants and ask for proof of identity, age and address and to withdraw entitlement in this Postal Service where there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a breach of these Terms and Conditions. This campaign will be available online only at: www.secretsanta.cadbury.ie.
Please allow up to 2 weeks for your Secret Santa gift to be dispatched via An Post standard post, and up to 6 weeks for delivery to its final address. As our gifts are sent out via An delivery, we are unable to guarantee their final delivery date and delivery may take longer during busy periods. We are also unable to track our gifts once they are out for delivery with An Post and therefore cannot accept responsibility for any damaged or lost packages.
Yes, Cadbury Secret Santa Postal Service is free of charge (both the chocolate and postage is covered) for up to 20,000 people.
This means that when you scanned the QR code, our Postal Service had reached its maximum number of free chocolate bars at that moment in time. Our postie is stocking up on more bars, so keep your eyes peeled for another poster and scan a QR code again soon to have another go – this can either be the same poster as the one you used previously or a different one. If you aren’t able to send a bar from one of our posters, you can enter our daily prize draw.
Bars will be released on a staggered basis each day, to ensure as many people as possible have the chance to become a Secret Santa this Christmas. Any unclaimed bars from the main promotion will be rolled over into the Daily Prize Draw with a minimum of 20 bars per day.
Our Secret Santa service will be popping up in cities and towns across the country. If you haven’t spotted one of them yet, information on how to spot them is on our website. Keep your eyes peeled!
Here’s are some tips and tricks when scanning our QR code:
iPhone:
Open the Camera app from the Home Screen, Control Centre or Lock Screen. Select the rear-facing camera. Hold your device so that the QR code appears in the viewfinder in the Camera app. Your device will recognise the QR code and display a notification. Tap the notification to open the link associated with the QR code.
Android:
On your compatible Android phone or tablet, open the built-in camera app. Point the camera at the QR code. Tap the banner that appears on your Android phone or tablet. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish signing in.
If you still aren’t having any luck please also check that your phone is compatible and up to date with the latest software. Please make sure you are also connected to mobile data or wifi.
Oh dear! Please check the tips and tricks above on how to scan a QR code. If this still isn’t working please go to the website but make sure you have a picture of the site you are trying to scan and location of where you tried to scan the QR code.
Every Secret Santa sender has 10 minutes to complete their form. If you ran out of time, don’t worry, try again next time you see a QR code on one of our Secret Santa posters. Here’s some tips to make sure you complete the form in time:
- Have your recipient's address at the ready to save time
- Keep an eye out for the 5 minute reminder which lets you know when half your time is up
Don’t worry! All data will be destroyed once your Secret Santa order has been fulfilled, unless you have opted in to receive marketing communications from us. See https://www.cadbury.ie/terms-and-conditions for full T&Cs.
We want to ensure as many people as possible are able to send a chocolate bar in secret, so this year a maximum of 1 x chocolate bar is permitted per mobile number. Your phone number is only used to authenticate your entry into the Cadbury Secret Santa Postal Service, and will not be stored for marketing purposes
Yes! If you are lucky enough to find a poster with a bar available you can send a bar this year.