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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

Beware buy now, pay later temptation on Black Friday, debt charities warn

Shoppers walk past a store offering Black Friday sales
Buy now, pay later deals will become regulated credit agreements from next year. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Black Friday bargain-hunters should be wary of the flood of “buy now, pay later” offers at the checkout, money experts have warned, amid record numbers of people seeking help with shopping debts.

Billions of pounds will be spent online and in shops over the coming weeks, with more than one in three Britons said to be planning to use this form of credit to help stagger their Black Friday spending.

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