M&S Food #10 Christmas treats are coming, don't set the bar low with Gary!

[Yel]

Are the shortbread tins good quality? I need some new tins but so many of the ones you get these days are so flimsy you have to open them carefully else they bend. Certainly not made the way they used to be where the tin could be reused for 20+ years.

 

[Renegadedancer]

Are the shortbread tins good quality? I need some new tins but so many of the ones you get these days are so flimsy you have to open them carefully else they bend. Certainly not made the way they used to be where the tin could be reused for 20+ years.

We’ve just put our tree declarations up, one of the tins that some of the decs are in are v old. We have a quality street one that is years old and the size was double what they are now. My kids can’t believe it was that big and stuffed with sweets

 

[Ensay]

We’ve just put our tree declarations up, one of the tins that some of the decs are in are v old. We have a quality street one that is years old and the size was double what they are now. My kids can’t believe it was that big and stuffed with sweets

They do still sell big tins of Quality Street but only at a few places and they tend to work out more expensive per 100g than the tubs.

I think people are so used to the size of the tubs now that anything much bigger seems too extravagant/costly.

 

[rainbowlemon]

Are the shortbread tins good quality? I need some new tins but so many of the ones you get these days are so flimsy you have to open them carefully else they bend. Certainly not made the way they used to be where the tin could be reused for 20+ years.

Yes. I have a Stag one and an older chocolate biscuit tin. I use both to keep photographs in.

This is old from 2015, but they might be even smaller now:

Here's what Nestle has to say about the photo that 'proves Quality Street are shrinking'

Nestlé has said the picture is an unfair comparison

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Missmopps]

Mixed results at M&S today. I bought the panettonut for an afternoon treat with a cuppa. Moley, are you listening? Whoever decided that these were good enough to go on sale as a Christmas treat AND at a £1.60 price point must have lost all their sense of taste through covid. Very underwhelming. Not enough custard filling, not sweet enough, and could really have done with a few pieces of dried fruit inside like a panettone. 2/10. Wish I’d bought a plain Jane yumnut now which is guaranteed deliciousness. Or even a small panettone, which I love!!

On the other hand, I bought the last pack of these really pretty baubles and with their 20% off and my sparks advent decorations discount, I got the three for £5.60 instead of £10.

 

[Badbugger]

Bought these - wouldn’t recommend. On the other hand, I DO like the Panettonut, so perhaps there’s no accounting for taste!

 

[ElektraWintour]

I enjoyed the panettonut too and mine had loads of custard in. Are they made in the store bakery? Maybe some stores are more generous than others with the filling

 

[Acorncollecter]

Bought these - wouldn’t recommend. On the other hand, I DO like the Panettonut, so perhaps there’s no accounting for taste!
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These are horrible.

 

[I_Like_Tractors]

I enjoyed the panettonut too and mine had loads of custard in. Are they made in the store bakery? Maybe some stores are more generous than others with the filling

Can't vouch for this one specifically but when (many years ago) I worked in an in store bakery the jam machine could be programmed to deliver more or less. I was generous as nobody wants a doughnut with scant jam rations

 

[Meg78]

Right you lot I have a competitor insider tip for you as I feel like spreading Christmas cheer

The vouchers on the waitrose app are currently taking money off anything in store! Ive tried it two weeks in a row and can confirm that it works, they say that they’re for specific items but it comes off the bill for anything, so pick the two highest value coupons you get each week and give yourself a discount!

 

[Notworthy]

Right you lot I have a competitor insider tip for you as I feel like spreading Christmas cheer

The vouchers on the waitrose app are currently taking money off anything in store! Ive tried it two weeks in a row and can confirm that it works, they say that they’re for specific items but it comes off the bill for anything, so pick the two highest value coupons you get each week and give yourself a discount!

They always have. The free newspaper is on the app too

 

[LydiaDeetzHat]

We’ve just put our tree declarations up, one of the tins that some of the decs are in are v old. We have a quality street one that is years old and the size was double what they are now. My kids can’t believe it was that big and stuffed with sweets

yes we were discussing the other day in the office of how they were not only big but full to the top. Now you are lucky if you get about 12 chocs in them

 

[watermelon sugar]

i used one of my offers today just on these crisps which ngl i probs would never buy if they weren’t on offer but they are bloody yummy

 

[ATV2021]

i used one of my offers today just on these crisps which ngl i probs would never buy if they weren’t on offer but they are bloody yummy

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Oh I thought they were vile

 

[dee_mc]

20% off skincare for me today.
I won't use it as I recently stocked up on my own favourite bits and don't need any lotions and potions to give anyone else as gifts.

 

[LittleMy]

20% off women’s cashmere jumpers and cardigans.

 

[Clickbait]

20% off men’s slippers 🫠

 

[butterfliesandhurricanes]

20% off light up candles

 

[Guitarwarrior]

20% off bras which is okay but pants would’ve been more helpful.

 

[Sleep_deprived]

20% off skincare for me today.
I won't use it as I recently stocked up on my own favourite bits and don't need any lotions and potions to give anyone else as gifts.

We keep getting the same already stocked up too 🫣