Mum's the word: How lockdown showed me how to buy necessities

Once columnist Alison Curtis started online shopping she couldn't stop... but she was at least investing in her family's well-being

Irish Examiner columnist Alison Curtis

I know for many people one of the 'eras' of lockdown was online shopping. A period when we could no longer go into shops so we went online and bought — in some cases — the most ridiculous things. 

Pillowcases with your pet’s face on it, a desktop refrigerator, or led lightsaber chopsticks whatever it was (no judgement), many of we lost the run of ourselves during the last number of months.