The full-size Estée Lauder Double Wear Mascara costs £29 on its own, the entire bag is only £35
Marks and Spencer has resumed online orders after a cyber attack in April prevented shoppers from buying items in physical stores. On Tuesday, June 10, the retailer’s website reopened to customers, offering a selection of fashion and new products for purchase and home delivery to England, Wales, and Scotland.
Taking to social media this morning, M&S managing director of clothing, home and beauty John Lyttle said: “We are bringing back online shopping this week. More of our fashion, home and beauty products will be added every day, and we will resume deliveries to Northern Ireland and Click and Collect in the coming weeks. Thank you sincerely for your support and for shopping with us.”
Upon the website’s return to taking online orders, M&S has released a new summer beauty bag worth £210. The bundle includes 11 products and only costs £35 to buy.
However, for now, the bag is only available to buy in stores as M&S continues to add more beauty products back online. It is likely to appear on the website this week or next.
The bag has gotten plenty of attention on social media as bargain hunters and savvy shoppers share the £35 bag with fellow shoppers. On the popular Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, a member named Tamara uploaded several pictures of the bag.
She said: “Beauty bargain at M&S! £35 for the bag and all of the goodies inside, which totals up to £210 worth of beauty products!” She added: “The floral street perfume and Estée Lauder mascara are worth £29 each on their own!”
Many headed to the comment section to share their thoughts. Victoria said: “It’s a lovely box, my mum treated me to it a few days ago & it’s lovely products.” Jade said: “Got mine, it’s brilliant.” Marley tagged a friend and wrote: “Have you seen this?? meant to be such good value for money.”
What’s inside M&S’ £25 summer bag?
Shoppers interested in the bag can read more about it on the M&S website. A statement about it online reads: “Beauty fanatics rejoice, the summer beauty bag is available to buy in store for just £35. Worth £210, the latest edition is bursting with iconic products in a brightly printed wash bag, making it ideal for getaways.” The contents of the bag include:
- This Work’s Perfect Body Smoothing Wash
- Discover’s Sweet Frangipani handbag-size eau de toilette
- Bloom & Blossom’s Mission Moisture Body Cream
- ARKIVE’s Good Habit Hybrid Oil
- Estée Lauder’s Double Wear Mascara, full-size
- REN Evercalm Daily Moisturiser
- ColorWow’s Dream Coat spray
- Floral Street’s Electric Rhubarb
- Estée Lauder’s Revitalising Supreme Youth Power Crème Moisturiser
- Tangle Teezer hairbrush
- Dr Paw Paw’s original balm
What happened to M&S?
The cyber attack occurred in April, leading to substantial disruptions for the store. M&S paused orders on its website during the Easter weekend and faced empty shelves after hackers targeted it. Hackers also stole customers’ personal data, which may have included names, email addresses, postal addresses, and dates of birth.
Last month, M&S disclosed that the breach was due to “human error” and estimated the cost to be around £300 million. In May, Chief Executive Stuart Machin said that hackers accessed the company’s IT systems via a third party while reporting annual figures.
Despite the challenges, all 565 stores remained open and operational, although contactless payments were initially affected. Stock availability issues occurred as the company had to revert to manual processes temporarily after the attack. M&S indicated that this incident could reduce its group operating profits by approximately £300 million this year.
However, it anticipates mitigating this impact through cost management, insurance, and other measures. The company believes it could lessen the effects of the attack by as much as “half.”
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