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'Bargain hunting is an illusion'

Today is expected to be the busiest day of the year for last minute Christmas shopping, but why?

Oliver James, author of Affluenza and the Selfish Capitalist, and Maureen Hinton, senior retail analyst at Verdict Research, debate whether we are masters or victims of the Christmas rush and companies who want our cash.


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