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Sparks...claim your free treat. Guess what it is!

341 replies

BarrelOfOtters · 25/11/2022 12:09

It's not a treat.

OP posts:
Bluekerfuffle · 25/11/2022 19:07

Are we ever going to find out what it was?

ZenNudist · 25/11/2022 19:09

Is it a banana?

PolkaDotMankini · 25/11/2022 19:09

Rennies?

Mañanarama · 25/11/2022 19:10

Is it a loaf of bread? I got a lovely free loaf of farmhouse granary last week, and free percy pigs just before that. I love Sparks!!

chikp · 25/11/2022 19:11

Leaving us hanging

Mañanarama · 25/11/2022 19:16

viques · 25/11/2022 19:04

I think you used to get free cake, or free coffee in a proper cup at JL, but that hasn’t happened for a while. They are offering a members evening now, with free premium champagne cheapest cava they could find.

I’ve had 3 lots of free cake and a hot drink from JL this year, and I spend sod all in there, free cake is pretty much the only reason I go in!

The worst is Nectar - spend several hundred quid and get fuck all in vouchers. I can’t work out the point of it.

bettytaghetti · 25/11/2022 19:32

Mañanarama · 25/11/2022 19:16

I’ve had 3 lots of free cake and a hot drink from JL this year, and I spend sod all in there, free cake is pretty much the only reason I go in!

The worst is Nectar - spend several hundred quid and get fuck all in vouchers. I can’t work out the point of it.

Nectar cancelled my card during covid because I didn't use it, and wiped all my points; I had approximately £300. 🤬They just cancelled it without any warning and refused to reinstate my points when I complained.
The reason I didn't use it was because I didn't think it fair to use my local Sainsbury's when I had a Smart pass with Ocado (definitely counting my blessings there!), and they stopped partnering with BP, which was my local petrol station.
Now go out of my way to avoid shopping at Sainsbury's in protest! 😂

bettytaghetti · 25/11/2022 19:35

Sleepyquest · 25/11/2022 15:14

Does anyone remember the Gary Barlow 'treat' ? God that annoyed me

I assumed that I would be "lucky" and get the same treat again 🤬 but all I've got is a hot drink stamp card and magazine online read offer. Geez M&S, thanks! 😂

Els1e · 25/11/2022 19:39

An apple

JestersTear · 25/11/2022 19:45

EvenMoreFuriousVexation · 25/11/2022 13:28

this Food Hall ain't big enough for the both of us

😂

daisychain01 · 25/11/2022 19:47

15p off a can of kidney beans.

how inspiring and feel good factor during the CoL crisis, woopy doooooo

TheWeeDonkeyFella · 25/11/2022 19:48

HDready · 25/11/2022 18:29

Oh I imagine he’s limbering up as we speak. 12 days of Christmas offers starts on the 1st

oh dont, that sounds like some weird Sparks take on the ghost of Christmas past! and I'm sure we suffered him far longer than 12 days last year.

whoamitojudge · 25/11/2022 19:50

Just checked mine even though I’ve not shopped there for ages and I’ve got a free pack of Percy Pig seeets! Handy seeing as I’m type 2 diabetic 😂

Highfivemum · 25/11/2022 19:51

Nothing. I once had a lip gloss but store had none in. Really bad rewards.

WishIhadacrystalball · 25/11/2022 19:54

Well @BarrelOfOtters what was it?

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 25/11/2022 20:09

Mine’s Percy Pigs. Horrible things. It’s like chewing pink plastic.

daisychain01 · 25/11/2022 21:01

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 25/11/2022 20:09

Mine’s Percy Pigs. Horrible things. It’s like chewing pink plastic.

DH gets this pink plasticine stuff from the podiatrist to put between his toes to stop his corn from hurting.

Percy Pig.

JesusMaryAndJosephAndTheWeeDon · 25/11/2022 21:08

Just checked mine, 15% off tinned pulses - woohoo!

Notsympatheticenough · 25/11/2022 21:11

I’ve been out.

free loaf of bread. I like nread but it’s not a fucking treat.

i shop in M&S 3 days a week

arses,

cremant is a treat

ifIwerenotanandroid · 25/11/2022 21:42

BarbaraofSeville · 25/11/2022 15:41

I also quite like Sparks, but it seems to be a bit of a MN 'thing' for people to regularly post how shit it is.

Maybe people aren't shopping there often enough? My least favourite loyalty scheme, and supermarket for that matter, is Tesco. They tend to send me all my Clubcard points at once just before Christmas each year and tell me that I can 'splash out for Christmas' with the £1.50 that they've sent me. Or I might be able to save up about 3 years worth of points to get a half price Pizza Express pizza.

You're not spending enough. I save about £20 a week with Clubcard prices & the Saver thing, & I get vouchers every 3-4 months for about £30. But I also use their credit card, so it adds up.

Crunchymum · 26/11/2022 10:39

Went in to claim my reward (6 pink lady apples) and to stock up on Bang Bang dip now that is a treat and they only sell packs of 4 pink lady apples so I couldn't have my reward!!

HeraldicBlazoning · 26/11/2022 11:06

Yes I had the pink lady apples one about 2 months ago, my nearest (small) M&S only has the 4 packs, the larger place had the bigget packs.

peerie · 26/11/2022 14:27

Anyone - where do you locate your free gift?

bloodynamechangethe3rd · 26/11/2022 18:08

Mine is a free Christmas food magazine, I’m so pleased it’s just what I always wanted…😂

grannyjacob · 26/11/2022 18:11

My latest one is a free farmhouse white loaf. I don’t eat white bread but I’ll give it to my daughter.

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