M&S App

Wheety

This app has freebies on it. When I first installed it I received a pack of their chocolate biscuits worth €2.50. Haven't used it in a while but opened it again today and there were new offers. I got a free pastry/bakery item. I picked up a donut worth €2 today. There is also a pack of 5 of their cookies for free which I'll pick up tomorrow :-)

It seems to be based on how much you spend in there as my wife got around €5 worth of stuff for free today, she got the pastry too, a sliced pan and a pack of Percy Pigs which are €2.50 on their own.

When you download the app go to the Sparks section.

crayon80

I got a bar of chocolate months ago but not much since. My offers are things like 15% off flowers and chilled desserts. You can't use the discount on reduced stuff either, 15% off a full price, already expensive, M&s steak isn't much good to me 😂 Good to hear it's working out for others tho.

Wheety

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119492288#Comment_119492288

I agree it's expensive and I don't shop in M&S much but just by chance I opened the app a few days ago and there were new offers with a few freebies.

s.k.w.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119492288#Comment_119492288

I bought some reduced priced biscuits once and it also applied my 15% off voucher that I had to them 🤷

gmisk

It's a decent app.

Got a free hession bag, jellies, pastries, chocolate, room sprays.

They also seem to be bringing in the 5 euro off a 35 euro shop as well which is good

sasco

Be useful if they bring in the 5 off a 35 euro shop through the app rather than getting one at the till after you've shopped.

Caranica

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119514726#Comment_119514726

They have done

sasco

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119514995#Comment_119514995

Thanks Caranica.

HildaOgdenx

I got some decent offers especially at the beginning although am finding it's a bit hit and miss.

Nothing for ages then last week got the 5 off 35 and some reductions on various things, most of which were useful to me.

I've gotten some great free stuff on it in the past few months (candle set worth 15e, bag of coffee, reusable bag, percy pigs etc) but its very feast or famine and can't see any rhyme or reason why free stuff comes up or not. I seem to get no more or fewer rewards for shopping there a lot or not at all

Wheety

Just picked up a 3 pack of candles "worth" €11.

adventures

Re free gift from store, I picked up a chocolate pastry but got no discount, anyone else have this problem ?

Wheety

Did you activate the offer and scan your Sparks card?

s.k.w.

M&S have started their 12 days of Sparks offers today.

The first is 15% off A Percy Piggy Bank.

If you open them all you get an extra reward.

crayon80

Sorted

Has anyone gotten anything good yet?

So far I've gotten 15% off a percy pig piggy bank and 15% off a shortbread light up lantern. I'm reading a thread on an english bargain site and they're all getting bottles of gin, christmas lights, hand cream etc.

Heydoyoubye

No I am pretty sure everyone in ROI gets the same thing.

In the UK they get free stuff ....we get 15% off a over priced pretty tin

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119950552#Comment_119950552

Yep as usual.

There is a reason tesco referred to Ireland as treasure island.

Heydoyoubye

It's cleaver really as lots of people will be seeing people in the UK wining stuff all over social media so will be trying everyday here and just getting money off Tat

s.k.w.

I hope we get something free too 😢

I got this in my third one 🙄...

TheSheriff

Got 35% off a roe&co distillery experience, meh.

uli84

It’s shocking really that the same item which is Free in the UK is offered here at 15% off.

Muahahaha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953201#Comment_119953201

Its a slap in the face thats what it is. Its not like M&S are sending an extra truck over with only free stuff on it so its not costing them anything to replicate the UK offer here. Clearly someone in head office made a decision to shaft the paddies with a paltry 15% off.

I get the impression that M&S would pull out of Ireland altogether and just sell clothes online if it werent for the long leases they are signed up to.

Finally got something! A free bag of percy pigs and my husband got a free percy hot chocolate bomb

s.k.w.

I got the Christmas Percys too and my other half got a box of chocolates!

It might not be a free bottle of gin but I do love Percy Pigs!

uli84

I have free chocolate stirrer 🙈 pity, also love Percy pigs 😉

PeterPan92

"Free Sparks Savings on Samsung Products"

They're taking the piss now.

andydurnin

i got a free M&S GOLD TEA LIGHT UP TIN BOX worth €7 .50. was on day 4 rewards.

EarWig

I got free Belgium Truffle chocolates.

s.k.w.

Today I got 15% off a chocolate popcorn wreath... Boring!

gmisk

I got a Percy pig hot chocolate thing a few days ago...of course none left zzz

road_high

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119957301#Comment_119957301

They must be doing alright in the grocery side- they’ve opened a massive new food hall in Liffey hall- way better stocked than any other one I’ve been to.

xpletiv

I'd probably say that this was up there for the worst bargain alert of the year. F u m&s.

Caranica

Rubbish offers/prizes this year. Only got a free bag of Percy Pigs and a load of discounts I won't use. Got my shortbread tins in Newry a few weeks back, 3 for £12

what the hell!

I thought we'd get something free at least today with it being the last day. 20% off curtains and cushions!

Caranica

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119986206#Comment_119986206

There's the golden prize tomorrow, it had better be something free!

what the hell!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119986240#Comment_119986240

Ah ok I missed that part!

crayon80

Agreed. The only free item was a chocolate stirrer which was out of stock. only reason I kept opening calendar doors was for the promised prize at the end. It would be marginally less annoying if we didnt know UK customers getting great stuff.

what the hell!

So have we been screwed or can I just not see the golden prize?

Moving2017

Nothing on mine either.

Moving2017

It’s there now… 30% off Christmas Decorations

what the hell!

Oh god useless!

crayon80

Those "rewards" were the most useless pile of xxxxxxx. One small free item which wasn't even in stock and you had 7 days to redeem it. Tempted to uninstall.

gmisk

I got the Percy pig hot chocolate thing...tried 3 marks...zero stock...zzz

s.k.w.

I feel like M&S really missed the mark on this surprise thing. Very disappointing.

I have contacted the customer services with feedback about it, not that I think anyone will care.

Icsics

Very disappointing from M&S. the sparks offers seem to be poor too

snowgal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119990815#Comment_119990815

will do the same, they might half take notice! really crap tbh

Caranica

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119990619#Comment_119990619

Brutal!! Have just sent them an email

Moving2017

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119991413#Comment_119991413

I haven’t. I suspect they won’t be too fussed, they’ll say 30% off is a deal and that’s that.

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119990815#Comment_119990815

I doubt you will even get a reply tbh

From reading on a UK forum, they similarly only got one free thing (although some of them were more high value like alcohol) and the rest of the days were percentage discounts like we got. Their golden reward was 30% off decorations too.

They shouldn't have built up the golden reward thing or they should have saved the free item for the golden reward day. It has generated annoyance for me rather than feeling like I got something.

To me its the worst of the rewards apps because theres no consistency in it. I get no better offers when I shop loads or not at all. With other supermarket loyalty cards I earn points/save money/get free things when I shop with them. I got the most high value items from M&S' app this year like I got a candle set, free reusable shopping bags, tea, coffee etc but the loyalty programme hasn't provided me with a reason to shop there.