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With just over three weeks till Christmas, if you're looking to snap up bargain gifts abroad make sure you factor in customs duty and VAT, as the item may not turn out to be so cheap after all.

Customers who order from Amazon will now be able to collect their parcels from one of 10,500 local Post Office branches.

Sainsbury's Nectar card customers can exchange their points for vouchers of twice their usual value from today, to spend on Christmas goods including toys, homeware, Tu clothing, electricals and Taste the Difference wine.

Retail giant Tesco says no customer will lose out as a result of its decision to pull out of its kitchen and bathroom fitting business, but it was unable to give those affected a timeframe of when their orders would be either refunded or completed.

Santander debit and credit card users can earn up to 15% cashback on spending from today, but customers will have to activate each cashback deal before they spend.

Update: 12 December 2014: Tesco has extended its Clubcard Boost, so you now have until 21 December to exchange vouchers for Boost tokens either in store or online.You still have until 24 December to spend vouchers. Tesco has also recently added Baby & Toddler as a new department due to customer demand.

Shoppers will earn just half as many points for spending the same amount of cash at Sainsbury's from April next year, it was announced today.

Morrisons customers will soon automatically get the price difference back if their grocery shop would have been cheaper at Asda, Sainsbury's or Tesco AND Aldi and Lidl, but only if they register for a loyalty card.