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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

£150 spent and I forgot the CHEESE! I'd rather forget the turkey! Back out to asda I go haha.

Have you all braved it yet?

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

They are kindly delivering it tomorrow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My slot is at 09:30 tomorrow morning to pick up the Bird!

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"They are kindly delivering it tomorrow

Same here!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Went today. What a blooming performance!!! Pleased to say I got everything I needed so no going back for me. Phew!!

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Done everything just have to pick up the turkey tomorrow after work

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"They are kindly delivering it tomorrow

Although not all of it apparently

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

dad has it all in hand....ordered it from the farm shop a few weeks ago, collect it tomorrow, prep it Christmas eve so no fussing on Christmas day.

don't know what all the fuss is about

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"dad has it all in hand....ordered it from the farm shop a few weeks ago, collect it tomorrow, prep it Christmas eve so no fussing on Christmas day.

don't know what all the fuss is about

You wait until you actually have to do any of it....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nah, they can starve, I may brave it tomorrow or send dave weds when im in work. What you lot reckon?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My daughter is going at 11.30pm tonight. I usually do it all,I feel redundant this year. I will have a stroll around Morrisons tomorrow to see if there's anything interesting to get.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!"

Homemade cheese or parsley

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By *ingle Beds LassWoman
over a year ago

Bedfordshire

Popped in to a smaller Tesco tonight and was out in 5 mins and no traffic on road either!!!!! All must be at the big Tesco mwahahahahahaha

I did look sad with my one parsnip lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!"

I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"dad has it all in hand....ordered it from the farm shop a few weeks ago, collect it tomorrow, prep it Christmas eve so no fussing on Christmas day.

don't know what all the fuss is about

You wait until you actually have to do any of it....

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

All the stores around here are quieter than normal...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i am so glad i dont do anything different to me its just a roast dinner.

i buy nibbles but only because its party food for my lil ladys birthday. Refuse to go over the top though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!

Homemade cheese or parsley"

Thanks will see what i can find!

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

We'll be braving it tonite at some point, luckily we don't need the major stuff, as we're going out for xmas dinner, so just the lesser items needed. so no fighting for the last turkey in the shop this year, save for the one dangling twixt my thighs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!

I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce? "

Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't know why the bejesus people flock like zombies to the shops. Online shopping for food is so advanced now. I use shops a lot. . But only when they are not rammed with the masses

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By *nkySwitchTV/TS
over a year ago

Stirling

Having it on my own so only need to bother buying a nice steak lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

im having my dinner at mums as per

i dont need to worry about all that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How do people spend so much on food shopping.... Last 3 years I have spent no more than 30quid on Xmas shopping x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!

I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?

Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!"

Is it going on the plate with the roast?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How do people spend so much on food shopping.... Last 3 years I have spent no more than 30quid on Xmas shopping x

I usually feed 10 people plus occasional guests over Christmas. My shopping bill one year was £300 and it all got eaten

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I went today. Was no worse than going at a weekend. No more shopping for me now until after christmas. The first time ever I don't need to panic buy christmas eve....feeling very proud of myself right now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How do people spend so much on food shopping.... Last 3 years I have spent no more than 30quid on Xmas shopping x

Some have a lot of people to feed and like to do something a bit special once a year

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How do people spend so much on food shopping.... Last 3 years I have spent no more than 30quid on Xmas shopping x

Some have a lot of people to feed and like to do something a bit special once a year"

I have 6 kids, me And the granddaughter and possibly my dad.... I do make it special.... But 50quid is my limit xxx

Oh and I Dont do my food shopping till Xmas eve... About 3 as you get amazing deals at that point x

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

I've been looking for a big chunk of bacon to do that tom kerridge roast glazed thingy

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

I was quite a bit and I am going out

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

My daughters done it all. I just have to pay her back.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How do people spend so much on food shopping.... Last 3 years I have spent no more than 30quid on Xmas shopping x

Some have a lot of people to feed and like to do something a bit special once a year

I have 6 kids, me And the granddaughter and possibly my dad.... I do make it special.... But 50quid is my limit xxx

Oh and I Dont do my food shopping till Xmas eve... About 3 as you get amazing deals at that point x "

Well that's good that you can do that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine will consist of a bottle of milk from the spar

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By *awty MaxWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

All delivered today

Just some fresh bits and pieces to get on Wednesday

Merry Xmas everyone

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By *now white1000Woman
over a year ago

York

all i need is Milk, butter, spuds and veg, which i'll be getting at 6am when i finish work, don't need much, i'm only cooking for one, and it'll go into the slow cooker along with the 3 bird roast that'll become curry on boxing day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have just finished - we have about 25 people christmas Eve and 6 of us Christmas Day. Just can't get goose fat so that's Pauls job to find tomorrow

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Mine cost £83 but I got £30 off but in that was a litre bottle of vodka and a bottle of rum...

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!

I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?

Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!"

Cider (the proper cloudy dry stuff, none of your fizzy sweet bollocks), honey and a touch of star anise. The apples in cider work brilliantly with pork and cut through the saltiness of a ham.

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By *now white1000Woman
over a year ago

York

"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!

I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?

Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!

Cider (the proper cloudy dry stuff, none of your fizzy sweet bollocks), honey and a touch of star anise. The apples in cider work brilliantly with pork and cut through the saltiness of a ham."

agreed, i use cider for risotto if i'm doing it with pork or ham and it's delicious

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!

I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?

Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!

Is it going on the plate with the roast?"

Nah, it's just a wee oven lol - I don't want to do anything that overpowers the other if that makes sense?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i am gonna eat sooo much this xmas day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just going. Wish me luck !

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By *rsIdiotWoman
over a year ago

Bedworth

We went to tesco at the ricoh today

omg people were going mental!

They had extra staff to direct cars around the carpark, we had to wait nearly ten minutes for a trolley and could barely get around the shop for sheer numbers of people. When we'd done it took nearly ten minutes to get out of the car park.

Fortunately we got it all so won't need to go back out again

We did ok in terms of budget, only about 50 quid more than our usual weekly shop, including booze

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hate trying to do a shop at this time of year. I like to get in and out as quick as. I'm only shopping for one! Shops are only shut one day! Does my nut in.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

To be fair the women in front of me at the tills her shopping came to £173 with coupons etc she only had to pay £27 I thought that was really good going.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm braving m and s tommorow..

Wont need much!

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"I'm braving m and s tommorow..

Wont need much!"

I have to pick up me turkey from there after work....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ham, who has a sauce/gravy recipe for a Ham, options welcomed!

I would only have the liquor from boiled ham on mine with pease pudding. Maybe a cheese sauce?

Yeah, maybe, he's being roasted next to the bird, was also thinking honey/orange, something like a glaze!

Is it going on the plate with the roast?

Nah, it's just a wee oven lol - I don't want to do anything that overpowers the other if that makes sense?"

Jar of redcurrant jelly warmed up in a pan with a splash of port and the juice and zest of an orange..yummmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I let other people do the cooking

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i am so glad i dont do anything different to me its just a roast dinner.

i buy nibbles but only because its party food for my lil ladys birthday. Refuse to go over the top though "

Same.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Early morning shop tomorrow

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By *uggarbunnyWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster

I'm having crispy duck pancakes for my Xmas dinner. I tried asda today and you couldn't get into the car park so I did a u turn. It's crazy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"£150 spent and I forgot the CHEESE! I'd rather forget the turkey! Back out to asda I go haha.

Have you all braved it yet?"
Up at this ungodly hour to go get a turkey, fresh veg and THE CHEESE!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

With so many people doing extra shopping when they are feeding ten people, you'd THINK the shops would also have nine less people in because they are being cooked for?

I don't understand why the shops get so busy?

Maybe it's because lots of people forget the cheese so have to go back for things they'd normally pick up another time?

And I suppose those nine people still have to eat the rest of the week so it's not like they don't need to shop at all?

I dunno.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"With so many people doing extra shopping when they are feeding ten people, you'd THINK the shops would also have nine less people in because they are being cooked for?

I don't understand why the shops get so busy?

Maybe it's because lots of people forget the cheese so have to go back for things they'd normally pick up another time?

And I suppose those nine people still have to eat the rest of the week so it's not like they don't need to shop at all?

I dunno."

haha - having just experienced it this morning i know what you mean!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

680 last night and 3 trolleys full. Yes a lot here over Xmas . Putting it away to the killer. And still need things as sold out of some things I need.

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By *eforfuncplCouple
over a year ago

Morecambe

All done in asda £220 ! No booze with that either

Just need Turkey & Ham from butchers tomorrow booze from asda n that's us all finished xxxx

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you all xxxxx

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By *anatee175Couple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Will be getting our fresh fruit and veg tomorrow morning early as it's become a tradition for us. Then it'll be no more shopping for us until mid January.

Claire

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