General Chat

shops are only closed on christmas day. so what is the big rush to get food. cant belive what some people buy, when we are supposed to be cutting back.

No matter how smart or rich, we can only eat one meal at a time.

I suppose when we see a loaded trolley we don't know how many they have to feed. :-)

Depending what is in the trolley, a lot of people will be buying food to put in the freezer, rather than have to go out when family are there for Christmas, or to last weeks if and when when the weather gets bad. :-)

i dont over shop at christmas i never have its silly,
as im always out and about over christmas, n to be honest my cuboards are always well stocked, anyways,

but like has been said some people ay have huge fmailys staying for weeks they need to feed and may wana stay indoors and not shop while there their x

for some its a monthly shop with extras.

if they work then not to have to go out for a few days shopping for food they get a nice break.

although I suspect lots of money and a lot of food waste will go on impluse buys,,,,or must have because its tradition,

We try to get in 2 weeks worth of supplies before Christmas, then not venture out again until the New Year.

So far, we've managed to stick to the small trolley although families with children who will be on School holiday are going to need a lot more than usual...let alone having to cater for additional guests.

It's the panic buy fest of the year! It's tradition.

The shops will be packed again on boxing day to stock up on things shoppers didn't know they needed LOL

:-D :-D

The medical profession now recognise this phenomenon and have named it "Headless Chicken Syndrome". One symptom of HCS is the uncontrollable urge to place two kilograms of chipolatas; 16 loaves of bread; a large tin of Olde Oak Ham and a roll of 24" wide turkey foil in your shopping trolley.
On January 2nd one and a half kilograms of the chipolatas goes into the dog and 15 loaves go out for the birds. In June, the tin of Olde Oak Ham is donated to the school summer fete and the turkey foil is in the back of the cupboard with the unused rolls from the previous 6 years.

I do most of my shopping online - my order for Xmas week will be basically the same as usual with the added extras for the Xmas lunch & tea

After that it will be business as usual making the leftovers stretch till next shop and whats in the freezer

Though would agree with above if there were lots of visitors expected or children home from school the shop would have to be bigger

Thankfully neither applies :-D :-D

Siege Mentality,lots of food is tipped which could be given to those in need. :-S :-S

i can understand a lot of people buying extra if they have guests, and children at home. if your cupboards are full, please donate a couple of items to those in need. we never know if one day we will be in need.