Four people will each win a £100 voucher to spend at Waitrose or John Lewis, offering a welcome boost as the festive season approaches and costs rise.
The competition opens as Christmas shopping gets underway, with both retailers stocking a range of seasonal goods. John Lewis has released its top ten Christmas toys for 2026, featuring items from £14.99 to £299.95.
John Lewis Top Toys for 2026
Among the highlights is the Plus-Plus Learn to Build Space Super Set, priced at £49.99 and designed for children aged five and up, encouraging them to construct planets and astronauts. For stocking fillers, the Momiji Sugar Plum Wood Message Doll costs £14.99 and is a collectable blind box with an age rating of 15 and over.
The Marvin's Magic Treasured Tricks Wooden Set, at £39.99, is aimed at children aged six and up and offers a screen-free way to put on a family show. The Mon Ami Colette Duck Soft Toy is £40 and suitable from birth, making it a sweet gift for a newborn.
For slightly older children, the Connetix Ball Run Launcher Pack Set is priced at £45 and designed for ages three and up. The LEGO Icons Winter Village Collection Holiday Express Train costs £109.99 and is exclusive to John Lewis and LEGO, with adult supervision recommended.
Higher-End Gifts and Waitrose Festive Food
The Micro Scooters Mini Micro Eco Gruffalo Foldable LED Scooter, at £116.95, is expected to be a top seller amid demand for all things Gruffalo. The most expensive item on the list is the Le Toy Van Paddington Doll's House, which costs £299.95 and comes with a Paddington doll and mid-century furniture.
More affordable options include the Mattel K-Pop Demon Hunters Singing Doll at £34.99 and the John Lewis Wooden Breakfast in Bed Set for £24, aimed at two-year-olds.
For festive food, Waitrose's 2026 Christmas bakery line-up includes the No.1 Sausage Roll Yule Log at £25 for 850g, with a pork, turkey, ham and chestnut filling wrapped in all-butter pastry, designed to feed eight. The new Polly the Polar Bear Cheesecake costs £14 for 1kg, featuring baked Belgian chocolate on a cocoa biscuit base with ganache and sweet "snow" topping.
Other options include the No.1 Woodfired Tartiflette Sourdough Pizza at £6.75 for 437g, and the No1 Brown Butter Mince Pies with Cognac, which cost £4 for six and were a Which? Best Buy for the second year running. For those avoiding gluten or dairy, the Free From Cranberry & Orange Blondies are £3.75 for a pack of four.
The competition closes on 15 November. To enter, fill in the form on the competition page.
