M&S deals

Plus 'up to 40% off homeware'. We're not impressed

M&S* doesn't officially take part in the Black Friday sales (similar to last year, you won't find the words 'Black Friday' mentioned on its website) however, if you go online there are a variety of deals around at this time – just as we predicted. It calls these deals 'Unmissable Offers'*. 

Currently, you can get 'up to 40% off' selected homeware, and there are various different discounts on brands, including 'up to 30% off Sketchers', '30% off Adidas', ' 25% off Monsoon', and '20% off Ted Baker' to name a few. However, as you can see from our examples below, brands are often either price matched or beaten elsewhere, so we're not very impressed with the offering so far. 

There's no code needed for these offers as the discount is already marked on the item. 

Min discount: 20%
Max discount: 50% 

Typical discount we found on ten random items: This is hard to say as M&S has selected offers on different departments, but its offers vary from up to 20% to up to 50%

Last year, more offers were added as the week went on so it's worth checking back to see if these deals change. It is unclear when the sale will end, but we will update you here when it does. Delivery's from £3.99, or free if you're spending £60 or more. 

Here are some strong deals we found on Tuesday 26 November:

• Apothecary Warmth gifting hamper* – £48 (was £80)

• White Stuff jersey floral v-neck midi waisted dress* – £48.75 (was £65). Price matched at White Stuff

• Adidas Duramo speed mesh detail trainers* – £55.65 (were £79.50). 

  CHEAPER

   for £48 at Adidas

• Ted Baker slim fit wool rich check waistcoat* – £88 (was £110).

  CHEAPER

  for £55 at Burton and Suit Direct

Extended returns policy

If you've purchased anything online or in-store between Thursday 10 October and Tuesday 24 December, you'll have until Sunday 26 January 2024 to return it. 

Important: Don’t allow yourself to be taken in by the hype around Black Friday and be sucked into buying something you don’t need or can’t afford. Always do your own price comparisons to ensure you are getting the best deal possible – don’t just take a retailer’s word for it.

See our Black Friday 2024 guide for all our analysis. Check Deals & Vouchers for the latest offers on now.

But you'll need to spend £35 on other stuff to get it

Update: The M&S beauty calendar is now sold out online, but there might be stock available in stores.

The eagerly-awaited 2024 M&S beauty Advent calendar* is available to buy online or in stores (find your nearest*) for £50. 

Yet – as is often the case with M&S beauty boxes – there's a catch... you also have to spend a minimum of £35 on full-price clothing, beauty and/or homeware at the same time to be eligible to buy it. So, you actually have to spend at least £85 at M&S to bag this calendar.

It's a good excuse if you need to top up on some extra clothing for winter, or replace all those socks with holes in, but don't buy stuff you don't need just to get the beauty calendar.

It contains 25 products from brands including Clinique, Color Wow, Pixi, Emma Hardie and L'Occitane (see the full contents below). By our calculations, it's filled with products that would cost about £311 if bought separately, which is a decent amount, though it's about £40 less than last year's advent calendar contents, and you also need to spend £5 more this year to get your hands on it.

The M&S calendar is usually very popular with MoneySavers, so if you want this it's best to go quick. Beauty Advent calendars are a good way of bagging your wish list products at a fraction of the normal cost, and they're also great for dividing up as gifts in festive hampers or as birthday presents throughout the year.

Here's a list of what the M&S beauty Advent calendar contains, and where we found the products cheapest on Monday 21 October. Where a product size isn’t normally available, we’ve based its cost on the equivalent proportion of the full-size product:

• Floral Street Vanilla Orchid Eau Deu Parfum, 10ml – £24.65 at Floral Street, currently on sale

• Clinique Take the Day Off Balm, 15ml – £4.98 based on 30ml at Sephora

• Color Wow Colour Security Shampoo, 75ml – £11 at Lookfantastic

• Color Wow Colour Security Conditioner, 75ml – £11 at Lookfantastic

• Benefit Fan Fest Mascara, 8.5g – £21.60 at Lookfantastic, currently on sale

• REN EverCalm Cleansing Milk, 50ml – £8.50 at Lookfantastic, currently on sale

• Nails Inc Cranberry Me Merry, 10ml – £3 based on 15ml product

• Percy & Reed Tame That Mane Smoothing Blow Dry Cream, 100ml – £20 at John Lewis

• Formula Sleep Cream, 15ml – £9.50 at M&S

• L’Occitane Shea Hand Cream, 30ml – £9 at John Lewis

• Philip Kingsley Elasticizer, 40ml – £12.50 at Asos

• Fresh Elements Glow Day Cream, 15ml – £3.75 based on 50ml at M&S

• Aveda Botanical Repair Strengthening Masque, 15ml – £7.50 based on 25ml at John Lewis

• Nails Inc Nude In Noelle, 10ml – £3 based on 15ml product

• Pixi Eye Define Waterline Tightline Black, 0.35g – £12 at Next

• Cowshed Relax Bath & Body Shower Gel, 100ml – £7.33, based on 300ml at Ocado

• Margaret Dabbs Nail and Cuticle Serum, 15ml – £13 at Lookfantastic

• This Works Deep Sleep Overnight Whip, 200ml – £22.40 at Lookfantastic, currently on sale

• Discover Velvet Amber, 10ml – £10 at M&S

• Cowshed Relax Bath & Body Body Lotion, 200ml – £14.67 based on 300ml at John Lewis

• Dr. PAWPAW Ultimate Red Tinted Lip Balm, 10ml – £2.68 at Holland & Barrett

• Prai Ageless Throat & Decolletage Crème, 30ml – £24 based on 15ml at Boots

• Living Proof PhD 5-in-1 Styling Treatment, 60ml – £16 at Lookfantastic

• Emma Hardie Purifying Pink Clay Detox Mask, 15ml – £15 from Emma Hardie

• Bloom & Blossom Keep Dancing Foot & Leg Mist, 100ml – £24 at Blossom & Blossom

For other beauty offers, see our Cheap make-up & beauty round-up.