Woman's Sleep Shopping Spree: Wakes Up to £1000 Worth of Useless Deliveries

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News18•25-01-2026, 16:58
Woman's Sleep Shopping Spree: Wakes Up to £1000 Worth of Useless Deliveries
- •Nicola Edwards, 56, a British woman, unknowingly spent over £1000 (approx. ₹1.1 lakh) on online shopping while asleep.
- •She discovered the spree when bizarre and useless items, including a diamond-tipped drill bit, a dog wig, oversized dresses, and a Nicola Sturgeon face mask, started arriving.
- •The orders were placed between 2 and 3 AM, a phenomenon doctors call 'sleep shopping' or 'somnambulistic shopping'.
- •Nicola's easy phone password and saved card details facilitated the unconscious purchases.
- •To prevent future incidents, she now keeps her phone away at night, changed her password, and removed card details from shopping apps.
Why It Matters: A woman's sleep shopping habit led to £1000 worth of useless deliveries, highlighting the risks of easy online access.
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