Here’s where it gets spicy. M&S likes to sell “premium” meal deals for £6.00. These include fancier mains, like the lobster roll or a mega-salad with quinoa that judges you. Don’t fall for it. The premium main is often the same size as the standard one, but with a heftier price tag. It’s the same sandwich, but wearing a monocle.
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Stick to the £5 deal. Unless you’re feeling fancy and have an extra quid burning a hole in your pocket. In that case, go wild—treat yourself like the king or queen of the M&S car park.
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One sneaky rule: you cannot mix and match across the £5 and £6 ranges. If you pick the premium main, you need a premium snack and drink. That means paying more for a pack of posh crisps you could buy elsewhere for 50p. Nope, no thanks. Play by their rules, or go home.
Also, the deal is only valid from 11am to 9pm or something? Actually, no—it’s all day, every day. But some branches stop selling hot drinks in the deal after 11am. Check with the nice assistant at the till. They know everything. They are the oracle of Meal Deal.
Oh, and you cannot buy two meal deals and share the snack. That is forbidden. The M&S gods will smite you with a soggy salad. Respect the sanctity of the single-person lunch trio.
