I had the pleasure the other week of visiting a factory in Norfolk who make some of the ranges of furniture for M&S. They sell the items that M&S have rejected for, on average, half price.
They do a few ranges, Lichfield, New England, Hemsley and French Pine I think.
The other week I bought £1000 worth for just £385 and today I have bought £3850 worth for just £1050.
The faults are minor, very minor in most cases. One of the tables that i bought on my first visit has been examined by plenty of people and as yet, nobody has been able to find the fault! I know where it is as they showed me before I bought it.
Anyway, if anyone is interested, it's in Dereham, Norfolk. tel no 01362 697931. They have open weekends about once a quarter I think. Also wortht mentioning, they have just won a new contract for Conran and today I also bought a fantastic Conran square coffee table with a tiny tiny fault for £75 (no idea where it's going to go but I thought it was lovely)
Sorry if I've just bored you with this useless information but I'm really chuffed with the savings I've made and wanted to share the details.