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Get you Christmas Turkey at John Packer today — with euph cracker inside!

If you are looking for a fantastic pre-Christmas euphonium deal then you need to act today to get 10% off at John Packer

John Packer
  The 10% off deal is in euphoniums John Packer has in stock

For one day only (19th December) John Packer has a brilliant Christmas Cracker deal on the euphoniums that they have in stock.

There is 10% off the euphoniums — and all you have to do is use the code: TURKEY when you are buying on line and it will arrive on your doorstep in time for Christmas.

(Excludes secondhand and ex-demo)

Go to: https://www.johnpacker.co.uk/

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