M&S deals

Probably the most eagerly awaited beauty advent calendar for MoneySavers is the £35 M&S advent calendar* – see our full round-up for other advent calendars.

MSE Update, Mon 5 Nov at 10.23am: M&S has confirmed the advent calendar is now sold out online. It says stock is available in store, but will likely go quickly.

It's available in stores (find your nearest*) – but there's a catch – you'll also have to spend £35 on clothing, beauty and/or homeware (excluding furniture) to even be eligible to buy it, so technically you have to spend at least £70 at M&S to bag this calendar. It's a good excuse if you need to top up on some extra underwear for the winter, or replace all those socks with holes in.

Even if you don’t have much use for an advent calendar, it’s often cheaper to buy beauty products in sets such as this – but see our Beauty deals page for other ways to get beauty products cheaply.

By our calculations, the M&S calendar's filled with products that would cost £250+ in total if bought separately from the cheapest retailers, including items from L'Occitane, Eyeko, Balance Me, and Ren.

Here's a list of what the M&S beauty advent calendar contains, and where we found the products cheapest if bought separately on Fri 26 Oct...

• Nuxe Luxurious body cream, 30ml, £6.75 based on the full-size 200ml at M&S.
• Diego Dalla Palma eye pencil, 12cm, £14.50 at M&S.
• Eyeko Lash Alert mascara, 4ml, £10 at Space NK.
• Percy & Reed Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Overnight Recovery, 50ml, £6.60 based on the full-size 150ml at Feel Unique and others.
• The Hero Project Hyasoft Instant Moisture Boost, full-size (30ml), £15.50 at Mankind.
• This Works Deep Sleep pillow spray, 10ml, £2.04 based on the full-size 75ml at Lookfantastic.
• This Works In Transit Camera Close-up mask, moisturiser and primer-in-one, 20ml, £12.50 based on the full-size 40ml at Amazon.
• Skyn Iceland Berry Lip Fix with Wintered Red Algae, full-size (12ml), £12 at Amazon.
• Philip Kingsley Pomegranate & Cassis elasticizer, 40ml, £7.69 based on the full-size 150ml at Lookfantastic.
• Leighton Denny High Performance nail colour, 12ml, £9.60 at M&S.
• Living Proof Perfect Hair Day 5-in-1 styling treatment, 30ml, £5 based on the full-size 60ml at Feel Unique.
• Studio 10 Lip Perfecting balm gloss, £22 at M&S.
• PUR Afterglow Skin Perfecting powder highlighter, 2.4g, £6.75 based on the full-size 8g at Lookfantastic.
• Leighton Denny mini crystal nail file, £12.50 at Boots.
• Filorga Time-Filler Eyes, 4ml, £11.51 based on the full-size 15ml at Amazon.
• Stila smudge stick waterproof eye liner, 0.28g, £14.50 at Amazon and Boots.
• L'Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream Advanced Anti-Aging Skincare, 8ml, £11.23 based on the full-size 50ml at John Lewis.
• L'Occitane Verbena shower gel, 50ml, £2.88 based on the full-size 250ml at Debenhams.
• Autograph blusher brush, £8 at M&S.
• M&S Formula Absolute Ultimate sleep cream, 15ml, £6.60 based on the full-size 50ml at M&S.
• PRAI Ageless Throat & Décolletage Crème, 15ml, £7.50 based on the full-size 50ml at Lookfantastic.
• Balance Me Wonder eye cream, 10ml, £8.89 based on the full-size 15ml at John Lewis.
• Pixi Rose Tonic, full-size (100ml), £8 at Lookfantastic.
• Autograph Luminosity Luxe Multi bronzer, £12.50 at M&S.
• Ren V-Cense Revitalising night cream, 15ml, £7.19 based on the full-size 50ml at Amazon (third party seller, fulfilled by Amazon).
• Shay & Blue Black Tulip Natural spray fragrance, 10ml, £16 at Asos.
   

M&S won’t confirm stock, but last year it sold out so go quick if you want it.

You can get a full school uniform (ages 3-16) from £21 in stores and online at M&S*. Delivery's £3.50, or you can click and collect in store for free.

What do you get?

• 2x polo shirts* - £7-£13
• Sweatshirt*- £6-£9
• Skirt* - £8-£12
• Trousers* -  £9-£14

Prices change depending on size.

If you go online to M&S* you can get a set of six towels for £10, while stocks last. Delivery's £3.50 or you can click and collect in store for free (find your nearest*). We haven’t seen this offer in stores, only online.

The set includes two face towels, two hand towels and two bath towels, and all of them are made from 100% cotton in a choice of four different colours. 

We’ve asked M&S to confirm stock levels, and we’ll update you here when we know more. See our full list of Hot Bargains, Deals & Steals for the best short-lived bargains and freebies.

You can get a voucher for £5 off a £35 spend at M&S when you recycle at least one M&S-branded item by taking it to an Oxfam shop.

Simply take an old piece of M&S clothing or soft furnishings into your local Oxfam shop, where you'll get the voucher. M&S says you'll get one for every donation you make containing its clothing. For more info, see 'How can I get a £5 M&S voucher from Oxfam?'

If you go online to M&S* or in store, you can get 20% off when you buy two pieces of selected furniture, including bedroom, living room, kitchen, nursery and dining room furniture.

On the M&S website it says delivery's usually free for most furniture items. We've asked M&S for full details on furniture delivery and we'll update you here when we know more.

Add two of the selected items to your basket and the 20% discount will be automatically applied at the checkout. 

We're waiting for M&S to confirm which stores are included and when this offer ends - in the meantime, it might be worth calling ahead before making a special trip.

M&S no longer has an outlet online. However, you can still shop for bargains at M&S outlet stores* (click to find your nearest). There are about 50 M&S outlets across the UK, including Ashford, Cheshire Oaks, Doncaster, Gunwharf Quays (Portsmouth) and Wembley.

If you go online to M&S* or into a store, you can get 3for2 on selected £6 knickers. Delivery's £3.50 or collect in store for free.

Add three items from the 3for2 mix & match selection* to your basket and the cost of the cheapest one will be automatically deducted at the checkout. In stores, items valid in the 3for2 will be clearly marked.

There are always ways to save money at M&S*, so even if there isn’t a cracking deal out there that works for you, don’t assume you can’t cut your costs further.

Ways to save include:

• Free Click & Collect. Every online purchase is eligible for free Click & Collect and there's no minimum spend required. 


• Try haggling. In May 2016 we polled 1,400 MoneySavers to see in which shops they had most success and M&S came in the top 10, with a 39% success rate - so it's worth a go. Read our Haggle on the High Street guide for more haggling tips.


• Check the online offers page. The M&S offers page* lists offers from all departments - these are often on multi-buys, so it's worth checking if you need to buy more than one of something.


• Check out similar retailers, eg, Debenhams and Dorothy Perkins. If you're not committed to buying from M&S, check out our deals from Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, John Lewis, House of Fraser, Very and Littlewoods, where there may be a better offer.


• Had a problem with M&S? There’s a free online tool you can use to complain – it helps draft, manage and if necessary escalate your complaint. It’s offered by a firm called Resolver, which we like so much we work with it to help people get complaints justice – you can use it to complain to M&S*.

If you spot any hot deals out there we have missed (we are human after all!), please let us know on Twitter @MSE_Deals, via MSE Facebook or by emailing msedeals@moneysavingexpert.com..