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Martin Lewis explains his last minute cheap Christmas shopping hack

Martin Lewis shares festive online trick to cut Christmas shopping costs
  • Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis shared an online tip to help shoppers save money on Christmas purchases.
  • Appearing on This Morning, Lewis detailed his 'abandoned basket trick' to hosts Ben Shephard and Christine Lampard.
  • The method involves adding desired items to an online shopping basket and then exiting the website before completing the transaction, provided the customer has a store membership.
  • Lewis explained that some retailers often respond by emailing the customer a discount offer to encourage them to finalise their purchase.
  • Examples of shops that may offer such discounts include Argos, Currys, and Morrisons.
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