Skimm Special: Your Best and Worst Pandemic Buys

First up: A wannabe survivalist builds out his basement to store lots and lots of powdered milk. We decided to check in with him...and his wife.

Then: We heard about some toys for kids that didn’t exactly come as advertised.

Next: Millennials are becoming farmers, with new chicken coops and garden boxes sparking joy.

Later: Some purchases ended up being some serious silver linings. Looking at you, new mattress and blow-up swimming pool. And other pandemic buys became new hobbies that are hopefully sticking with us post-COVID.

Finally: We’ll break down the trends from the year’s purchases...and give you some tips on what makes a good one (and how to avoid the bad).