Sponsored: Our 1000th post! Win prizes from M&S!

In only ten short months of blogging, we have reached our 1,000th post. Yes indeed, 1,000 posts about cooking, bargains, food shopping, restaurants, giveaways, cafes, weeing in cafes, Tesco being evil, crackers, swizzes, table manners, disappearing icepops, cinema snacking and much, much more.  We’ve had the best fun doing it, and want to thank you, our lovely readers, for reading and for giving us so much encouragement and feedback.

We have a great giveaway courtesy of Marks and Spencer to celebrate this milestone, and also to celebrate the introduction of Irish lilies to Marks and Spencers shops all across Ireland.  You could win one of two €50 vouchers that M&S are giving away here.
27th Oct: This competition is now closed. Please check back tomorrow to see if you are one of the lucky winners.

About the new Irish lilies from M&S

Marks & Spencer have introduced Irish Lilies to their shelves in all stores across the island of Ireland. The lilies have been grown by Keeling’s in Van Dijk Nurseries, Dundalk, Co. Louth. They are priced €8.99 for 6 stems Longiflorum and €7.49 for 4 stems Oriental.

David Keeling, Managing Director of Keeling’s Fresh said, “We pride ourselves in our planting and growing our Irish lilies with personal care to create a beautiful, large, scented lily.”

Stewart Nisbet, Marks & Spencer Head of Foods for Ireland said: “We are delighted to now be in a position to offer our customers Irish grown lilies. We know they’ll be impressed with the quality of the product, as these lilies are both stunning in colour and have a delightful scent. The lilies are picked and packaged on the same day and then in our stores nationwide the very next day. This ensures their freshness and life span once you get them home, providing real value for money for our customers.”

At present Irish producers supply over 500 product lines to M&S stores in Ireland, including poultry, red meat, milk, cheese, bread, smoked salmon, fruit, salads, vegetables and now flowers. M&S currently have 20 stores in the Republic of Ireland and 19 stores in Northern Ireland, employing nearly 6,000 staff in total.

To Win

We have two €50 vouchers for M&S to give away.  To enter, simply pop a comment in the box below, telling us what you think of CheapEats, and any suggestions you have to improve it. As usual, the winners will be chosen at random. Remember, enter once and you have two chances to win.

Terms

• This competition is only open to residents of the Republic of Ireland. Do not enter this competition if you do not have an address in the Republic.
• Please make sure you leave a working email address with your comment (email addresses will not be publicly displayed) so we can contact you for your details.
• Don’t email in your answer. Leave a comment on this post using the form below. Emailed answers will not be included in the draw.
• Please do not comment more than once, if we see more than one comment from the same address we will delete all your comments and you will no longer be eligible for the competition.  If you have questions about the competition, use our contact form.
• The competition will close at 5pm on Tuesday 27th October, and the winners will be announced the following day.
• There is no cash alternative for this prize.