If you got an M&S Beauty Advent Calender with an order of other items..

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...and then returned all the other items (they genuinely were too big/small/whatever) are they going to charge me full price for the Beauty Advent Calendar??

Hmmm, good question! I don't know but I think they won't. And what do you mean full price, like £250 or whatever it is? Nah, I don't think they'd charge you that!!

Yep it’s £250 normally. Can they just charge me without notifying me? Maybe I’ll kust leave it in the box for a few weeks. Got a parking ticket today so not counting my hens luck wise!

Well if you take the items back without the receipt then they will just give you a gift voucher for the current price of the clothes. They wouldnt even know youd bought the Callander in the first place

That's a point. They cocked up my order and gave me one item free because they couldn't find something so logged the two items as uncollected. They had better not charge me £250 for their cock up.

Oh. So if I bought it all online, I should have just taken the clothes back to a shop, as they wouldn’t be able to link the two.

Shame they’re on their way back to the online distribution place

Missing the point, but what is in the M&S advent calendar to make it cost £250? I am struggling to believe it!! Is it much cheaper if you buy other things with it?

Last year I wasn’t happy with one of the presents I ordered it was totally different in colour to the picture online. They did the return fine no issue with the calander.

No problem at all, did it last year and did it yesterday. They didn’t batter an eyelid just processed the refund as normal

miraclecure They had food hampers in store last year, I think the spend needs to be on clothes or homewares to qualify for the advent calendar though

Just with regards to the £250 value. I've seen some shops state similar and then when you read the smallprint it says something like 'based on the value of full sized products' so could be something like that.

On average each item is supposed to be worth £10.40.

Wow, Jo! I haven't been in M&S for a while, but I'm sure their bubble bath/talc/hand cream didn't used to be £10.40 each! Have to say, I m intrigued!

Leeds its not all m&s products though. Some are branded items. Not that I think it looks like £250 worth of things to me either! Here's what it contains, maybe someone else would have better knowledge of the price of this type of product;

1x 50ml Alpha H liquid gold rose1x 50ml Ameliorate skin transforming body lotion1x 15ml Autograph hydrating primer1x 10ml Balance Me radiance face oil1x Full size Diego Dalla Palma ciglione mascara1x 15ml Emma Hardie moringa balm1x 4ml Eyeko black magic mascara1x 15ml Filorga meso mask1x 15ml Formula innovate radiance reveal peel1x 15ml Gatineau melatogenine aox advanced rejuvenating cream1x 16ml Korres wild rose advanced repair sleeping facial1x 12ml Leighton Denny exclusive glitter nail polish1x 10ml Nails Inc Exclusive one coat gel nail polish1x 30ml Nuxe prodigieux shower oil1x 50ml Percy & Reed session hold hair spray1x 10ml PUR correcting primer illuminate & glow1x 10ml Ren Instant firming beauty shot1x 15ml Rodial dragon's blood sculpting gel1x 50ml Rosie for Autograph amazing radiance body glow1x 10ml Shay & Blue blood oranges edp1x 1.5ml Stila all day liquid lipstick1x M&S Cosmetic bag1x Full Size Ultrasun ultralipor1x Look good feel better sculpting sponge

Ah! I hadn't understood that it didn't all come from M&S! I have no idea what that lot would cost, interested if anyone does have the necessary knowledge!

It’s done by the pro rata weight/fluid of each product per gram/ml based on the rrp of each product. You do get your maximum milk for the minimum moo as it were.

I think the M&S calendar is pretty good value, but if you are looking for high-end beauty treats without a minimum spend to qualify, the MrsGloss beauty box is excellent value- mostly full-size products, and £169 worth for just £26. I'm getting one to split between a couple of gifts for my eldest daughter and a friend who loves her luxury skincare.