Holiday essentials on offer by mail order

A new catalogue hopes to make the last-minute, preholiday, dash to the chemist or supermarket for those little essentials a thing…

A new catalogue hopes to make the last-minute, preholiday, dash to the chemist or supermarket for those little essentials a thing of the past. The Holiday Accessories Direct, is a mail-order service based in Athlone offering "three-working-days" delivery of products like: sun cream, lip balm, insect repellent, sunburn spray, jet-lag remedies and travel irons. The catalogue has specially designed packs for families, couples, women and men. Family packs cost between £66 (€83.80) and £180; couples, £47 to £133; women £29 to £98; men, £27 to £87.