So, is Marks and Spencer open Boxing Day? The short answer is: check their website. But the longer, more relatable answer is: it depends on whether you live near a flagship store and whether you’re willing to take a gamble on slightly reduced party platters. Most large stores are open, but never assume. The last thing you want is to drive 40 minutes in your dressing gown, only to find a locked door and a frosty sign reading “Closed for Staff Wellbeing.”
But if you do find them open, cherish it. Go in with a humble heart. Grab your shortbread. Avoid the abyss of the homeware section (do you really need another scented candle?). Pay, leave, and congratulate yourself on a successful Boxing Day expedition. Then go home, eat a cold sausage roll, and watch a trashy film. You’ve earned it. Now, if only someone would open a shop that sells batteries and willpower on December 26th...
