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It's not too late to shop at 4BR!

There is still plenty of time to shop on 4BR for Christmas — and now with the 4BR Shopping voucher — you don't have to worry about giving something that somebody can't use...

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There's still plenty of time to get your 4BR Christmas shopping done.

There may be only 8 days left until Christmas but there's still time to get those last minute Chrissie prezzies for friends and family.

Same day shipping

The 4barsrest shopping Elves are working overtime to get your orders out the same day where possible, and we will try our very best to get Santa to drop something off to you in plenty of time before the big day.

It’s the perfect way to ensure that you can buy a last minute Christmas present for someone, safe in the knowledge that it can be used to get something from 4BR that they really want4BR

Vouchers

We've also launched a fantastic 4barsrest voucher service just in case you are worried that your purchases may not get to you on time, or that you may be buying something for someone that they may not quite like.

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It’s the perfect way to ensure that you can buy a last minute Christmas present for someone, safe in the knowledge that it can be used to get something from 4BR that they really want.

Now that is a great way to keep someone you love happy this Christmas – or why not as a birthday present instead.

Go to and find out more:

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/vouchers.asp

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