Marks and spencer's sale - now extra 20% off

adelight

Think I'm gonna fill a basket and then see what goes in the sale! I'm too easily persuaded to buy stuff in the sales that I don't reeeeally need (or is just a touch too big/small)- i have so much unworn m&s undies!

A_Phoenix_of_Tangerine

Doc_N wrote: »

M&S = DFS

How can you trust a company with a sale every couple of weeks? Thorntons are just as bad - hyped up prices, lowered in ever more frequent and desperate sales to make things look bargains when they're not.

Sounds very much like Dominos Pizza too- they have online money-off codes out every week for around 40% off, to justify their prices being so !!!!!!!' high and to create the illusion that you're getting a bargain! Not so.

EDIT: MSE blank off f r i g g i n'? That's not even a swear word! hahaha!

veruccasalt

A_Phoenix_of_Tangerine wrote: »

Sounds very much like Dominos Pizza too- they have online money-off codes out every week for around 40% off, to justify their prices being so !!!!!!!' high and to create the illusion that you're getting a bargain! Not so.

EDIT: MSE blank off f r i g g i n'? That's not even a swear word! hahaha!

I once heard Martin on the radio explaining the name of this type of marketing. Basically, it allows most of the pizzas to be sold at the very reasonable half-price, but still allows for the highly lucrative and profitbale 'walk-in' impulse buys. Made perfect sense the way he explained it........Where are you Martin??

Doc_N

veruccasalt wrote: »

I once heard Martin on the radio explaining the name of this type of marketing. Basically, it allows most of the pizzas to be sold at the very reasonable half-price, but still allows for the highly lucrative and profitbale 'walk-in' impulse buys. Made perfect sense the way he explained it........Where are you Martin??

The only downside is that for some of us it just shows M&S up as price manipulators (like DFS and Thorntons) - with the result that we never trust any of their prices to be genuine, and only buy in the sale periods (which is about 25% of the time, after all!) if at all.

shimmigirl

sale stuff starting to appear, i don't know how claire21 finds the whole list but some dresses on already:
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Sleeveless-Abstract-Print-Pleat-Dress/dp/B005025206?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_171&nodeId=72625031&sr=1-171&qid=1320701847

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Autograph-Square-Line-Ponte-Dress/dp/B00565EUG4?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_170&nodeId=72625031&sr=1-170&qid=1320701847

off to see what I can find

emmaroth

It's started - at least in some categories (only looked in womenswear)!

Scaredy_Cat_3

Skirts
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Una-Elasticated-Waistband-Animal-Print/dp/B005GMWB22?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_33&nodeId=43094030&sr=1-33&qid=1320702237

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Una-Basket-Weave-Bodycon-Skirt/dp/B0057BG31M?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_39&nodeId=43094030&sr=1-39&qid=1320702237

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Una-Textured-Panelled-Maxi-Skirt/dp/B005GMWJRE?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_40&nodeId=43094030&sr=1-40&qid=1320702237

bargainhuntress_2

happy2bhere wrote: »

Claire21.....where are you???!!!

who's gonna pm her first??;)

unhappy_shopper

Dresses

http://www.marksandspencer.com/All-Dresses-Dresses-Womens/b/527058031?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=0F51W7PEA1FQVJ92T24S&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=43091030&pf_rd_p=475115433&pf_rd_s=left-nav-2#ie=UTF8&node=527058031&sort=price&forceNoKeyword=false&size=60

Jumpers & Cardigans

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Jumpers-Cardigans-Classic-Womens/b/43035030?ie=UTF8&ie=UTF8?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=0ZB3R0V7154AZ8S92QAX&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B004GBQ1E8&pf_rd_p=470877813&pf_rd_s=global-top-10#ie=UTF8&node=43035030&sort=price&forceNoKeyword=false&size=60

emmaroth

tum te tum.... Waiting impatiently for lingerie!