Fortnum and Mason indulgent treats and gifts

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If you shop there, what do you buy?

They are gorgeous, they do refil packs now!
I like the marshmallows
I work behind F&M and love a wander round there in my lunch hour

Ginger shortbread is yummy.
There is also a gorgeous soft cheese from N Ireland.

OT but the best decaf tea bags I’ve found are Yorkshire tea.

We were gifted this last Christmas. The box is cool (now used to store toy cars), the champagne was lovely but didn't like the chocolate. They possibly ended up being binned in fact as no one wanted them.

We received a hamper last year, heaven! The merrilossus biscuits were the best things ever, also there was a jar of cognac butter that was glorious inside a warm mince pie. Also strawberry and champagne jam very nice.
I’ve never actually tried the fruit teas/infusions, but the tins are beautiful.

Thanks for reminding me - I normally get DH a tin of ground coffee.

Their chocolates are made by Audreys
www.audreyschocolates.co.uk

Toffolossus biscuits. Stilton. Don’t buy their ketchup though - it’s really vinegary x

F&M loose leaf teas are lovely, coffee (especially Christmas blend) is great. Jams, marmalade, honey, chutneys are all great. The triple cream cheese and truffle cheddar are epic!

@sittingonacornflake champagne truffles are my favourite chocolates.

Absolutely craving chocolate champagne truffles now. I may have a look and buy family some bits

Their loose leaf tea. Violet creams (rose creams lovely too). Turkish delight. Any biscuits. Love F&M stuff

probably missing the point here, but their bags for life make lovely parts of gifts and they really abide by their promise. I took in a knackered 10’year old one recently and traded it in for a lovely new one ❤️
I’m thinking of ordering tea bags, biscuits and jams for pressies this year

how awful

I've ordered a lovely red ?jute bag to give as part of a gift of tea and marmalade,

@thelionthewitchtheaudacityofTHISbitch

I've just had a pie off then which was totally inedible, we couldn't eat it, it tasted foul.

I've not heard anything!
Very very disappointed,it cost 35 .

What kind of pie was it?

That is such a shame. Have you tried calling again? I think I phoned rather than emailed - probably Jan 2021. Straight through, explained the issue (fermented) and was asked how I wanted the problem dealt with (I preferred replacement rather than refund), was offered the extra and it was all sent off to my mum. It was less than your pie, by a lot, but (my low) value didnt seem to affect at all how I was dealt with.

Irish soft cheese is to die for. Short shelf life though.
Dark chocolate florentines
Mini almond mince pies

Not a fan of the hampers. Wish you could do bespoke ones. They're usually about 50% stuff my family wouldn't eat/drink. A biscuits and cake one would be perfect!

Well I called and explained that 3 people seperatly found it inedible, she said to keep it ( huge pie in our fridge and Someone would be in touch.
I then got an email asking for the box no!
Box was disposed of the first day! I sent stuff from the letter and Havant heard back.

Champagne truffles
Box of four tea cakes

@LilyGlobe
OT but the best decaf tea bags I’ve found are Yorkshire tea.

Thank you - it is kind of you to comment. The moaning gets a bit much. But she really does appreciate strangers helping. I live in an area where someone has set up a freebies facebook site for the local community - it is fab. Works really well. Someone offered spare decaff teabags so we all ended up having quite a conversation about decaff tea merits or not! I ended up with a variety bag left on my doorstep for my mum. She couldn't believe that a total stranger would do that. It was great - she got to try all sorts. So I will let her know your recommendation!

That doesnt seem unreasonable to not keep perishable food boxes. I wonder if they were looking for the batch number. I would chase. If that many people wouldnt eat - definitely sounds off.

@Rustyheart I know! But no one who visited ever wanted them and I declared myself fat enough without scoffing a load of chocolate I didn't like but at least the box has a new lease of life with the toy cars

Earl Grey Tea biscuits (not the round shortbread ones, the leaf shaped ones) are a favourite here.
The Pistachio & Clotted Cream biscuits also seem to get hoovered up.
All the losses biscuits are nice, especially now you can buy top ups instead of ending up throwing away the empty tins to get another tin.
They are big biscuits though.

I don't rate their regular flavours of jam as they all seem way too sweet to me, but do like the curds.
The Apple & Cinnamon curd is really lovely - it's very Autumnal & makes a lovely cake filling.
Morello Cherry & Chocolate curd is also a favourite here.

The Cinnamon dusted Almonds are very nice & the marzipan.

I could go on, but I think those would be my top picks right now.
They are all things I've purchased more than once.

You can do bespoke hampers.
They are an option after you've picked collect/deliver at checkout.
If you have something they won't let you put in a hamper (seems to be anything in the hamper section, even a gift box) it tells you something can't go in a hamper.
Other than the Halloween one we got last week, which was really because my son wanted the black hamper (he liked the sweets & hot chocolate too), I always do bespoke rather than the made up ones as most have alcohol that I don't want in them.