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Gift Idea: Half price socks from The North Face® for £5

We've got three bargain boxes in the Peebles store that you can browse for bargains from Paramo, Haglöfs and The North Face®- all at half price or less. There is a variety of discontinued base layer pieces from Paramo and Haglofs all at only £10 and from The North Face® we have a selection of running socks. The Lightweight running socks were £10 and the Cushioned version were £11.50 but our remaining stocks are ALL £5 per pair- unbeatable value

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