M&S shoppers can get £20 afternoon tea hamper for under £5
Whether as a gift to mark Mother’s Day, a birthday, new home or even ‘just because’ to cheer someone up, Marks and Spencer shoppers have been turning to a letterbox friendly gift packed with crowd-pleasing treats. The M&S Afternoon Tea Letterbox Gift is one of the retailer’s best-selling hampers even at its usual price tag of £20, but savvy shoppers have spotted a way to get one for less than a fiver.
The letterbox gift contains an array of traditional treats, including Victoria sandwich cakes, carrot cakes, millionaire shortbread bars, buttery shortbread fingers, Viennese milk chocolate-dipped fingers and a pack of Luxury Gold tea bags. Bargain hunters who sign up to money saving site, TopCashback can effectively get one for as little as £4.67.
TopCashback offers new members £15 free cashback when they sign up and make their first purchase through the site. When combined with up to 10% cashback on M&S hamper products, this means customers who are new to both TopCashback and Marks and Spencer can snap up the gift box for the low price of just £4.67 after cashback, although for new TopCashback members who have an existing Marks and Spencer account it comes in at a few pence more, making it £4.83 after cashback.
The gift can be sent by post has received lots of rave reviews, achieving a 4.8 out of 5-star rating from over 4,700 shoppers with recipients reportedly having been ‘delighted’ to receive the thoughtful gesture.
One satisfied customer said: “Fantastic. So many goodies. The cakes were moist and delicious. Loved the shortcake biscuits and chocolate biscuits. I thought it was better value than some of the afternoon tea availables by post and in person.”
Echoing this sentiment, another buyer said: “A good mixture of cakes and biscuits, high-quality cream tea for a reasonable price would definitely buy again Arrived on time and excellent communication regarding delivery time and date.”
A third shopper remarked: “This was such a lovely gift to receive. Fast delivery, and when opened the mix of products were perfect. Excellent value for money and top quality products. Highly recommend.”
Despite the overwhelming praise, with more than 86% awarding a full five stars, there have also been minor grievances about the freshness of the items. One dissatisfied reviewer noted: “This should have been a lovely ‘hope you’re feeling better’ gift. Although it looked nice it had short dates and tasted stale.”
Boasting an ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot and over 150,000 customer reviews, TopCashback has more than 20 million shoppers globally using their site to earn cashback on their purchases.
Its free to sign up and the savings come at zero additional cost – retailers pay TopCashback a commission for directing customers their way, and this commission is fully passed back as cashback.
It’s important to note that you’ll need to pay the full price upfront for the Afternoon Tea Letterbox Gift or any other items purchased through TopCashback, but your savings will then be credited back to you as cashback.
TopCashback also offers opportunities to bag savings on hampers from a wide range of food and drink retailers, including Cadbury Gifts Direct. Here, the £20 Best Mum Chocolate Gift, featuring favourites such as a Dairy Milk Bar, Heroes and Roses, could cost less than £5 after claiming your cashback if you apply your sign-up bonus to this collection.
Luxury retailer Fortnum and Mason is also listed on TopCashback, allowing you to secure deals like The F&M Mother’s Day Hamper for less.
Here’s how to claim a £5 M&S afternoon tea letterbox gift with TopCashback:
- New members sign up for an account via the TopCashback website.
- Search for Marks & Spencer and click ‘Get Cashback Now’.
- Shop and check out as usual.
- Cashback will then track and appear in your TopCashback account within seven working days of your purchase. The cashback will become payable, and available to withdraw and spend, after M&S has paid TopCashback the commission for your purchase.