Easy ways to stay savvy when shopping online this festive season

Online purchases and telephone purchases have a standard cooling-off period of seven days after delivery, with a 30-day refund on cancellation of the transaction. File pictures

From those of us rooting out rock-bottom Amazon deals to challenge high street sellers, to retail flirts who abandon their virtual trolley piled high at checkout — many of us have razor-sharp e-commerce savvy, and we’re not afraid to use it. 

Still, distance buying carries a large cautionary sticker if you don’t know your push notifications from your IBAN. I prefer to look someone in the eye and feel the quality wherever possible, buying Irish or at least from Irish retailers.