'I bought £30 M&S cake for a fraction of the price at incredible shop'

Daily Record

5 hours ago

If you want an M&S sweet treat but don't want to fork out full price, you might want to consider visiting this outlet store where you can purchase slightly damaged goods for less
A shopper who visited the Marks & Spencer factory outlet was blown away by the deals she managed to get there – and one cake in particular astounded her. M&S is known for having some of the best baked goods around, from Colin the Caterpillar to tubs of flapjacks and chocolatey treats.
Their cakes, in particular, are immensely popular and come in an array of flavours and colours. However, many of their larger offerings don't come cheap. Travel content creator Nicole is on hand to help, having found a place where you can buy your favourite M&S goodies for much less than in store.
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'Oh my God, right, I have found the factory where they make all the M&S fresh food and they have a factory shop,' she said in a now-viral TikTok video.
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The foodie couldn't contain her excitement as she showed viewers the M&S bargains she snagged from the shop.
First she picked up a big bag full of mini chocolate caterpillars for £2.50. She also got a pack of flapjack bites for £2.50 and she remarked that the pack was 'so heavy.'
Nicole then bought a large bag of strawberry and cream mini bites, again for £2.50. She explained that the treats are so affordable because they 'have all been slightly damaged,' so they get sold in the factory shop instead of M&S stores across the country.
She then said she found a whole lemon and sponge roll she picked up for just 50p and a sticky toffee pudding for £1.50.
Nicole ended by revealing the biggest bargain of them all: an M&S Naked Vanilla cake for £7. In store, these cakes can set shoppers back around £30.
The price of the cake was so good, she ended up buying two of them. The factory shop is called Park Cakes Company Shop and it is located in Oldham, near Manchester.
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Inside the hidden store, she spotted a Doug the Dog cake for £2.50 that she thought was 'an absolute bargain' and full layer cakes for £10.
The thrifty shopper explained that there are different items on offer each day. She shared: 'We went in for my daughter's party and managed to get everything for like under £10.'
Nicole even found a large chocolate caterpillar treat for £1. The Park Cakes Company Shop is open to the public every day from Monday to Saturday but 17-year-olds are not allowed to go in.
The content creator's TikTok clip has amassed 1.2 million views, 66,900 likes and more than 600 comments, at the time of writing.
One user said: 'Literally down the road from me! Love a cheeky Park Cakes trip.' Another commented: 'What?! I've just stumbled across this and Googled it, it's 29 minutes away from me! Omg I'm going thank you lol.'
A third pleaded: 'No don't put Park Cakes on the map.' A fourth echoed: 'Please stop putting people onto Park Cakes! It's my fave place.'