The M and S Sparks card?

1p is donated to the charity of your choice each time use it. You choose a charity when you sign up.

Have had free bag of cookies on my birthday, just had 10% off clothing and 10% off home wear.

The discounts are good, but last years advent calendar was ridiculous, if you don't go to store on the day they run out of the things grr.

Well you could always buy one with the discount & return the other one (or the 2nd one with 1st receipt if you've used it!). This won't work if you're outside the returns window though......
I know - I'm sneaky!

Haha they do!

I bought a cardi and shoes and they sent me one for 15% off, so I returned and ordered again.

It feels like a tokenistic and cost effective effort from M&S to give offers their core demographic thinks are bargains (e.g 10% off the most expensive sandwiches in the high street). Like so much else in life, it all comes down to money so god knows how much money they make from selling our data. It’s also a gateway to their credit card, which gives you points.

Having said that I got some nice freebies last December during their 12 Days of Christmas promotion, though I suppose they weren’t really free because of the data thing.

Have been thinking about one of their knitted jackets for a couple of weeks - seemed a bit expensive for what it was, got a sparks voucher for 15% off clothing today.😁

I've done similar with Sainsbury's in the past. Ordered something for click and collect and realised when I've gone to collect it that they have the Tu 25% off event on.
Then gone home and re-ordered and taken the original items back when I've gone to collect the next lot (I pass the store 3 days a week so don't have to go far out of my way).

That's not a bad idea, thanks, because all my jeans need replaced. I used to do something similar in the 80s during Markies' sales. They'd reduce prices gradually over a few weeks so we bought what we wanted at the start of the sale but wouldn't wear any of it until we saw how low the prices went.

A) why do you have the load the offers onto your card? Why can't they just apply them?
B) why didn't I get anything for my birthday? 😭

I got a free box of biscuits on my birthday recently!

I've just emailed to say I've not had any offers for ages. They replied that there will be some soon and they value their customers..

I’ve never seen the point of it.

Can’t see the point of any card that doesn’t give you points to spend.

So that’s both the M&S and the John Lewis cards I just CBA with.

I've had no new offers on mine for months now, I assume there is something wrong with it.

Rubbish card and piddling weird offers like 10% off ironing boards. I do use it every time I shop there in case the lottery thing where you win a free shop ever happens, and I got a free pot of instant porridge one time on the advent calendar. But it's essentially a waste of time.

I got a shop for free once, was obvs great but I was secretly raging as I do a big shop there once a fortnight but this was just a little pop in for about eight things random shop. Still, though. 😅

It is irritating but you also have to load the offers onto your Nectar card to get the bonus points when you scan as you shop and also with vouchers on the Tesco Clubcard app.

I agree
I've never had anything from it & can't see the point of having one.
Don't bother with it now.

If you have the time perhaps order what you want and then wait a week before using it.
See if you get an offer through and re-order and take the first lot back!
If it's a decent discount it may be worth doing.

I’ve got an M&S Rewards credit card but that’s shite too. When I first started using it they sent me £5 off vouchers and earn £3 worth of points when you spend x amount, but they had short expiry dates so I couldn’t use them all. I never got anything again and have stopped using it now.

I haven’t had any Sparks offers in months.

Waitrose used to do good ones, £10 off £60 shops, but they stopped those and now you just get 50p off random things.

I’ve never had a freebie. At the moment they’re offering me 10% off various foods. No incentive there. If I shop in M & S it’s usually a big clothes or Christmas shop. Ditto John Lewis. Who stopped offering me free cake years ago. Waitrose card also gives you nothing.

I've got exactly the same for my birthday too! I think previous years I've had a £5 voucher.
I did get a few bits in the 12 days of Christmas last year - a diffuser; a bottle of light up gin liquor and possibly money off a tin of Chritmas truffles.

I see you got the same advent offers as me.

I notice this year they have got an irresistible offer for their wank advent calendar - spend £35 or more and get it….for £50!

I agree with you OP. I used to get lots of Sparks offers plus free treats but I've had nothing for ages so I no longer bother to scan my card when shopping.

It's absolute shite, stopped using mine ages ago-they keep sending me emails telling me they've noticed and sending numerous shit offers to 'tempt me back' 🙄
Don't even get me started on the absolute wank that was the advent calendar last Christmas where it appears some people got fabulous freebies and the rest of us got a big bag of fuck all.