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I've got some save £5 if you spend £25 in M&S anyone got any good basics that are worth getting in there. Food plants or flowers it says...otherwise I'd use them for new underwear.

Normally I find M&S very expensive and just buy their ready meals occaisionally instead of eating out. I don't particularly want to fill the freezer with these.

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  • Cheapskate
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    Their meatloaf is gorgeous & has recently been on buy1get1halfprice, cooked whole chickens fairly good value for money (& so much nicer than any rivals!). Keep your eyes open for those £10 weekend deals - somtimes done that when they've had whole fresh chicken, fancy veg or big bag of spuds - you can really stretch those for at least 2 or 3 meals, so getting more for your money.
    Even when I'm short, I always buy their cooked meat on principle as it's such good quality, never buy anywhere else except local butcher.
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  • Larumbelle
    Larumbelle Posts: 2,140 Forumite
    I agree that I would save it for one of those £10 deals, the whole chickens that are usually in it are really lovely, but otherwise £25 in M&S doesn't seem to go very far and you might even find you're spending more after you've spent the vouchers!

    I used to work with a lady who did her whole weekly shop in M&S, and I used to get this kind of voucher quite often. I used to just give them to her, then she started buying me bottles of wine there as a thankyou (which defeated the object of giving her a voucher to save some money :wall:) so in the end we agreed to split the difference. If you know anyone who does their regular shop there it might be worth working something out with them?
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