I have to spend £44.23 more in the next 3 days to get a £19 voucher. We don’t drink so can’t just splash it all on wine but I’m getting stuck. Going to spend about £15 on dinner tomorrow but is there any other high cost but worth it things I should buy? EDITED TO ADD; I have the TINIEST freezer in the world (just an ice box freezer that’s already more than half full) so can probably get 1-2 frozen products max.
A week's supply of Percy pigs
23 bags of Percy pigs with 53p left over to be exact.
Those damn Phizzy pigtails
Feeling charitable? Buy loads of basics and donate to a food bank.
Is the voucher worth it if you end up down £25.23? Don’t just want to save the money?
Exactly this. It's not a discount if you weren't going to buy it/shop there anyway.
Does anyone know of anybody who has bought something for £100 marked down from £200??? The "savings".
My wife tells me she "saves" so much by doing this, but all I see is more clothes and our bank balance decreasing...
I am a proponent of girl maths too.
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Nah I’m due a food shop anyway but when I look for some things I’m blinded by the ‘that’s more than Lidl!’ But what’s actually like worth the more or actually reasonably priced
Their puddings are very good, worth a look.
Can you spend on clothes as well? That might be a good way to bump it up.
I do love their puddings, might get one for every day next week or something
Annoyingly I can’t or I’d just buy their basic clothing because they’re so good
Their party food is great too, we always get a load of frozen party bits around Christmas and have them in the freezer. Maybe stock up if they have anything at the moment?
I believe they have a value range which is meant to be pretty good, could stock up on stuff from that and buy a few treats when you get the voucher
A box of M&S chocolate biscuits is £5 well spent
Food cupboard staples - tinned soup, microwave rice, pasta sauces, olive oil, flat breads,
Olive oil is a great shout, that’s expensive wherever I buy it and I need some!
Food for Christmas that will keep
I might have a look for that kind of thing actually yeah good shout!
Their "best ever" steak pie is pricey but I think it's delicious and worth it as a treat. Usually I'm not a fan of shortcrust pastry but there must be a whole vat of butter in theirs which makes it delicious.
I don’t eat beef but my boyfriend does so I’ll look into it!
12-and-a-bit cans of salted caramel espresso martini cocktail
Don’t drink 🙃
Oh yeah, just saw the words "splash it all on wine" and ran with it, context be damned.
well i know where i’m going tomorrow now!
88 packets of extra cream bourbon biscuits
They are fantastic aren’t they
Yes! Or at least a few!
Should be easy. Biscuits in tins last forever. Loads of 2 or 3 for x. General groceries to be honest and one of those Colin the caterpillars.
You can always buy wine and gift it. Couple bottles of Chateau nerf du pape for the next 2 birthdays.coming up.
45 bottles of M&S own brand ketchup!
Is it good?! I’m actually running out of ketchup
Yh it’s good
Some people prefer it to Heinz and it’s a lot cheaper too
Buy a heap of meat (3 for £12 kinda thing) then have a good bbq at the weekend and invite people round!
Coronation chicken on the 3 for £12 deal , you won’t be disappointed , then cauliflower cheese , in fact don’t get that you can never go back . Then lastly the Victoria sponge muffin …..
Fantastic thank you I will have a look
White wheel biscuits (or the big boxes of milk, dark, and white)
Chocolate covered custard creams + chocolate covered bourbons.
A bag of white chocolate cookies from the bakery
Ciabatta from the bakery
M&S Collection French Butter with sea salt
Jam sponge puddings
Prawns (easily the best supermarket prawns)
The white chocolate shortbread wheels are like crack
If your asking, youre buying things you don't really need, in order to get money off, you'll probably save more by just not buying the things you don't need? This is exactly what the companies are wanting with these deals, you to spend more money than you would have done initially and you feel like you've won......but it's the shop that wins......
No I’m due a food shop but I want to spend it on stuff that’s actually worth the extra
Then do your regular food shop and splurge on treats with the balance.
They do have a very fine cheese selection.
Chocolate covered cashews
"I need to spend £44 to get "£20".
Just don't spend £44 and you'll get £44.
I need to get a food shop anyway so I thought I might as well
Anything that goes in the freezer! Steak, butter, ready meals for a rainy day.
Edited to add now but I have a TINY freezer
Canned goods (beans, soups) drieds goods (pasta)
Just stock up on frozen products like potato products and vegetables that you'll actually use.
Should have added and now have, I have the worlds smallest freezer
Seafood platter. Fresh seafood. Fruit. Soft drinks.
Socks and slippers? Assuming it doesn't have to be food.
Has to be food unfortunately
The barbeque sausages, and burgers from the summer range are really good..especially the Piri piri chicken sausage hot dogs.
Often hard to find but they do lovely battered scallops 😋
Get on the percy pigs and a few Belgian biscuit collections. Someone got my mum one for Christmas and I'm not usually a biscuit guy but I ate the full thing in less than 24 hours. Some of their fresh bread is great too. I used to always get the dark rye but I'm not sure they do it anymore
They do a £12 deal with some really nice stuff too. You could get 3 of them and some percy pigs
I would gorge myself on strawberries
Definitely get a towel in there. They do nice soft towels that wash well.
It’s food only unfortunately
Noooooo!
Edit - they do some nice soups - there’s a lemongrass and something one that was great. Sorry - that’s all I got!
I’ll have a look for that, thank you!
You could invest in a luxury item like their famous giant Percy Pig plush toy. It might not fit in your freezer, but it'll definitely add some whimsy to your home décor. Plus, it's a conversation starter—imagine explaining to guests that Percy Pig is your financial advisor now
I wish it included home/plush toys but it’s food only 😭
Fancy chocolates and comfty socks! Never fails.
A couple steaks? They're vacuum sealed so will last a while. And a couple cakes and boxes of biscuits.
Stock up on pasta, cheese, nuts, jam, fancy sauces in jars, anything not needing to go in the fridge or freezer.
I would suggest buying some christmas foods that will last and also if you have friends or family that drink you could buy few bottles of drink for their birthday or even Christmas gift
Buy an item for 45 quid.. get your voucher, take item back afterwards...
Can you spend some cash at an M&S that does clothes? Or is it the food section only? Could buy some flowers or plants, birthday cards for future use, tinned items, household stuff (they sell cleaning products and room scents etc)
Annoyingly had to be food only
Aw that's a shame. I'd probably grab tinned goods and snack stuff. If you can fit something in the freezer grab a few expensive cuts of meat.
Maybe some chocolate selection boxes for any upcoming birthdays? (Or yourself!)
Does it have to be groceries. M&S sell clothes too. And descent ones
It has to be food annoyingly!
In that case, canned items (beans, tomatoes, drinks, olives, pickles) which you don’t need to keep cool. Then quite a lot of pasta and sauces. 10kg bag of rice. Stuff like biscuits which you can store for some time, rotisserie chicken.
14 packs of chocolate coated bourbon biscuits (very deadly), and whatever £2.23 can get you 🤣
"I need to spend £44 to get "£20".
Just don't spend £44 and you'll get £44.
The chocolate round biscuits are amazing, also their chocolate pretzels and cashews, dried pasta is delicious and yes you can tell the difference! Also their fruit is always really yummy!
The right thing to do here is clearly purchase as many luxury biscuits as funds will allow and disperse them evenly amongst your most beloved coworkers.
Food for hamper gifts for Christmas (Obviously check the dates)
Pass by around 30 mins before shop shutting time and go hunting for reduced priced steaks. I've had a shed load of awesome ribeye etc for a fraction of the true cost. I know freezing them kinda damages the structure a little but it's good quality meat and not pumped full of fluid.
Underwear
All of the redcurrant puffs you can afford.
Socks and undercrackers.
Duvet cover
Rather than spend £44 to get a £19 voucher why not just keep the £44? Or shop at Aldi/Lidl and you will.provavky still be better off.
I shop at Lidl for my big shop anyway usually but M&S is my nearest shop, which means I’ve learnt to be quite frugal there. But now I’ve learnt to be too frugal there and haven’t reached my total which I thought I would to get the voucher, I’ve got a bit of extra cash this month so I thought why not
The indiviual desserts are all lovely, but expensive! And they have some wonderful little canapes and lunch/picky bit nibbles!
However, I'd use the money to buy fancy chocolates and things I could give as gifts!
Buy a £50 gift card. Sell on a key trading website. Invest into a diversified stock portfolio of your own or through an ETF. Set up inheritance, and inherit portfolio for 3 generations. Make grand-grand-child a millionaire in 2160 through compound interest.
And claim £19 voucher for yourself.
Lovely idea but gift cards don’t count towards the amount and it has to be food only
If stuck, buy clothes.
Honestly my first thought was cheese and chutney. They’re just really damn good 😂
Pants, socks and basic t-shirts.
Food only!
Put it towards a weekly shop then :)
Spend 44 quid more on stuff that you don't need/want to get a 19 pound voucher?
Does not compute.
No I’m trying to find things I do want. M&S is annoyingly the closest shop to me so I’ve worked out how to be reasonably frugal there, and I thought I’d hit the amount to get a voucher but turns out I’m too frugal and still have some ways to go.
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