John Lewis is already selling Monty the penguin cufflinks and onesies

Store capitalises on Christmas advert cheer

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John Lewis's latest Christmas advert dropped this morning, with the nation squeeing with delight as a penguin was saved from a lonely Christmas by a boy with the ability to source an amorous female penguin at short notice.

If you're looking for a memento from the advert to cherish forever, the department store has more than got your back.

Its website already has 39 Monty & Mabel-related items on sale, including:

A £95 45cm plush Monty toy with an expression of abject fear

Cufflinks for a festive business casual look

An admittedly pretty cute penguin onesie

An entire Monty & Mabel duvet cover and pillowcase set though?

Penguin magic face cloth (I don't know what this is)

Literature 'based on the John Lewis advert'

£35 scarf

Monty & Mabel material (in fairness – any excuse to mill around the calming haberdashery section)

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