[B]Around 40 per cent of Twin Peaks stocks have been sold in stores after just 500,000 bars went on sale two weeks ago[/B

The limited edition "Twin Peaks" bars have been flying off shelves since the cost-cutting retailer started stocking them two weeks ago.

40 per cent of stock has already been sold after the copycat Toblerone finally launched following a lengthy legal battle with Mondelez - the makers of Toblerone.

Just 500,000 of the bars were up for grabs and they have become one of Poundland's top ten selling items in history alongside prescription reading glasses, toilet paper and batteries.

The budget store's design features two peaks in each segment, rather than one like the Swiss chocolate Toblerone bar.

Pundits predict shelves will be stripped of Twin Peaks completely by January after the widespread interest in the British-made bars - which have 20 per cent more chocolate than Swiss Toblerone.

In October, Poundland were ordered to change the design of the bar after a three month legal dispute with Mondelez.

It was agreed with Mondelez that they could sell the bars as long as they were in distinctive packaging. They went on sale in Poundland's 850 stores on December 4.

The budget chain will then relaunch the bars in the New Year with a different shape but they will still weigh 180g.

It believes the bars could become a collectors item with chocolate fans.

Toblerone's used to be one of Poundland's biggest sellers but sales dropped dramatically since they became a victim of shrinkflation last year.

Mondelēz increased the gap between the peaks to reduce the weight of the chocolate bars from 170g to 150g but the price stayed the same.

The legal battle between the two brands comes after a similar fight with Nestle and Cadbury, which is also owned by Mondelez.

In May, the Court of Appeal fuel that the shape of the KitKat was not protected.

Last week, Morrisons caused a storm when it started telling a GIANT Tobelerone for £57.

The bar, which weighs more than your average baby at 4.5 kilograms or just under 10 pounds, is the size of 12 bars.

Savvy shoppers soon spotted that you could buy 12 normal sized bars for as little as £37.50.