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Fancy a bit of special Norwegian Blue this weekend?

4BR has teamed up with John Packer to bring you a cracking deal on something blue this weekend in Norway....

Blue juice
 

There is a fantastic little bit of Norwegian Blue for you to get your hands on this weekend from our friends at John Packer.

Friday to Monday

4BR readers readers can take advantage of an exclusive offer of 20% off the superb Blue Juice valve oil at John Packer Ltd from this Friday onwards — in celebration of the great music making at the Norwegian Championships in Bergen.

This is a long weekend offer that starts on Friday morning and ends on Monday evening, so don’t delay, and log on through the link below:

Discount Code

To get the offer add the special discount code: BLJC20 to your basket.

To buy your Blue Juice now go to:

http://www.johnpacker.co.uk/Catalogue/Accessories/Brass-Accessories/Brass-Cleaning-and-Maintenance/Blue-Juice-Valve-Oil-201469

This is a long weekend offer that starts on Friday morning and ends on Monday evening, so don’t delay, and log on first...4BR

For more information go to:

www.johnpacker.co.uk


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