Making Cents: How to stay safe when you're doing your Christmas shopping online

"There are a number of basic checks for shoppers when buying online, starting with finding out where a business is based."

Make sure your festive shopping online is hassle free.

With less than seven weeks until Christmas Day, many people have started their festive shopping, with concerns around supply chains intensifying pressure.

“We expect that high levels of online shopping will continue in the build-up to Christmas 2021,” Gráinne Griffin, director of communications with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), says. “Generally, at this time of year, we begin to see growing demand for certain products, which can lead to pressures on parents and families.