When will you be doing your BIG Christmas food shop?
 

and where will it be?


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next week on thursday :hee: normal food shop day here for us

Probably Sunday 23rd, we'll do it in Dunnes Stores

Been doing extra bits for xmas for weeks.
15th- daughter bringing me big xmas food shop done over 3 weeks from Waitrose.
Two Asda shops, two Tesco shops and one Sainsbury’s shop all ordered between now and the 23rd.

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I do it in parts.

I got my meat in yesterday, (turkey, gammon, pork, bacon, sausages) and that's in the freezer.

Also got some chocolates yesterday (tub of Quality street and tub of Roses)

Been out this morning and got some tins and some pickles in.

Still got to get alcohol, crisps and nuts. ect

I'll get my fruit and veg and fridge stuff round about the 22nd or 23rd.

Tomorrow

Except for the fresh stuff which will be Christmas Eve

Friday at M&S

same I do a few bits in the weeks up

Turkey and ham from the butcher on 24th

fruit and veg and bread on 24th....done ..sorted....

I'm doing it every day. Bought the Christmas pudding yesterday.

Rum pudding. Yum. :D

I'll be doing a tinny run on Christmas eve and that's my bit done

I've ordered my stuff and collect it on Saturday 22nd.

The morning of Christmas Eve.

I'm on vacation from the 17th to the 23rd...

Going anywhere nice Eddie?

Next Friday at Morrison’s!

we are going on sat to buy stuff in bulk as its double discount, i expect the food will be next weekend - drink is all bought. Tonight the laptop will be coming out as we are scheduled to discuss next weekends food strategy and no doubt the TL's "Christmas planning book" will be coming out too

I am aiming to be 4 fingers into a large Monkey Shoulder to ease this process along

You really do have it all planned out. Hope you have enough money at the tills. :D

bloody hell, sounds a bit like a military procedure how many people you hosting....:omgno:

chocs and nibbles have been gethering in a special Christmas cache (do not touch until 24th) for a while now, booze bought except can't decide if it's a sherry year or a port year so that's to be decided
goose this year, already sitting in the freezer, Christmas pud courtesy of my oh's mum
next week the rest will be bought including a dash to a Polish shop for Polish grub and chocs, but will make my own poppyseed cake
breads from a local bakery on 24th

:joker: there will be just 7 of us but the TL likes to plan. She went to work dressed as an elf today as she is going to give presents to underpriv kids (work related)

she jingled about all morning as she was getting ready

Oh yes I'm going back to the Philippines for a bit to visit my relatives and attend a friend's wedding. :)

What do you mean a sherry or Port year? It:s Christmas! get them both down your gullet. Enjoy yourself!

I had a cheeky Vermouth last night as it goes. Todays drink advent calendar was a miniature of Teachers.

ah very nice, enjoy :love:

got most of other types of booze tbh, but we've developed this tradition, the same like we decide on a Xmas day bird (and sometimes it's not a bird) we decide to have either port or sherry; it's fun :hee:

I vote Port, nothing like a nice hot port over the festive period

your vote has been counted, Niamh :)

Thank you :hee:

Has to be snowballs at Christmas; Advocat, lemonade, and a splash of lime juice.

this is what you want after a big Christmas dinner and it goes well with a Cuban cigar

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neem i hope Gav will be getting this in his stocking?

:suspect:

Gav hates whiskey. I'm glad you've abandoned the Scottish Whiskey for an Irish one though LT :smug:

I'll be making a big pot of Mulled Wine mmmmm

Scottish Whisky - no e

No but i saw a very good detailed review of this whiskey on YouTube so bought some for Chrimbo day

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You know us Irish always adding in extra vowels wherever we can :hehe:

Did it Tuesday as only day I am off work all day until next Friday and no way I am going to town on the 21st of December.... And got it in morrisons. Collected stamps all year worth 50 quids and had a more voucher for 24 pounds so spent nothing

A normal food shop will commence the week before Christmas.

I abhor people who stock up on 12 of everything as though there's a famine. :nono:

The shops are closed ONE DAY, and even then a lot of the local convenience stores, especially ones ran by people who don't celebrate Christmas, decide to open on Christmas Day.

I think we get the drinks this weekend then the big shop in the 23rd.

I went into Tesco just there to get the CHristmas Spectator as a gift for myself (which i have already wrapped and put under tree so i wont be tempted to read) and a box of Isla Negra and I swear i could feel a touch of hysteria in the air from shoppers

D:

Hmmmm one for hubby to try.