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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Bethan Shufflebotham

I took £50 to Afflecks Palace to see how many Christmas presents I could buy

Christmas is on the way, and with postal strikes putting shoppers off online ordering for fear goods may not arrive, many are opting for a physical shopping experience instead. Not only that, but there’s been a real shift in recent years, perhaps in part to the pandemic, with more and more people wanting to shop local and support small businesses.

So, where in Manchester can you support local businesses, physically pick out your gifts and not need to spend a fortune in doing so? There’s only one real answer to that.

Afflecks Palace is nothing short of a Mancunian institution - established in 1982 it is one of the city’s longest standing retail experiences.

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