Christmas food shopping
Discussion
Just went down to Tesco's to "beat the rush" at 7.30am. My wife and I ( she who read Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero on Sunday to get her in the mood). We went in two cars, going to use a pincer movement with two trolleys, she taking the nibbles aisle , whilst I attacked the meat from the rear.
Normally there are just about two dozen blokes down there at 7.30am buying something for lunch before they go to work, they are invariably people who dig up stuff, or landscape gardeners as they proudly proclaim on their van with trailer attached, but no, it was heaving. Multiple husband and wife teams who have already filled up one trolley more than a migrant boat on it's way to Italy and just as top heavy, falling for the first law of shopping when doing it with your other half, which is:-
Never shop together, you will spend too much time talking / arguing. Separate movements with your Mk IV trolley and meet you back at base.
Anyhow, still not seen the wife, she has gone MIA
On the positive side I get more roast potatoes, on the negative side I haven't got any nibbles.... and I'm not going over the trenches again. It's amazing when you consider it as actually for only 2 days. I think we should spread it out, like they did with registration plates, have Boxing day in July 
Any stories of your Christmas food shopping?
Normally there are just about two dozen blokes down there at 7.30am buying something for lunch before they go to work, they are invariably people who dig up stuff, or landscape gardeners as they proudly proclaim on their van with trailer attached, but no, it was heaving. Multiple husband and wife teams who have already filled up one trolley more than a migrant boat on it's way to Italy and just as top heavy, falling for the first law of shopping when doing it with your other half, which is:-
Never shop together, you will spend too much time talking / arguing. Separate movements with your Mk IV trolley and meet you back at base.
Anyhow, still not seen the wife, she has gone MIA
On the positive side I get more roast potatoes, on the negative side I haven't got any nibbles.... and I'm not going over the trenches again. It's amazing when you consider it as actually for only 2 days. I think we should spread it out, like they did with registration plates, have Boxing day in July Any stories of your Christmas food shopping?
Gandahar said:
Just went down to Tesco's to "beat the rush" at 7.30am. My wife and I ( she who read Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero on Sunday to get her in the mood). We went in two cars, going to use a pincer movement with two trolleys, she taking the nibbles aisle , whilst I attacked the meat from the rear.
Normally there are just about two dozen blokes down there at 7.30am buying something for lunch before they go to work, they are invariably people who dig up stuff, or landscape gardeners as they proudly proclaim on their van with trailer attached, but no, it was heaving. Multiple husband and wife teams who have already filled up one trolley more than a migrant boat on it's way to Italy and just as top heavy, falling for the first law of shopping when doing it with your other half, which is:-
Never shop together, you will spend too much time talking / arguing. Separate movements with your Mk IV trolley and meet you back at base.
Anyhow, still not seen the wife, she has gone MIA On the positive side I get more roast potatoes, on the negative side I haven't got any nibbles.... and I'm not going over the trenches again. It's amazing when you consider it as actually for only 2 days. I think we should spread it out, like they did with registration plates, have Boxing day in July
Any stories of your Christmas food shopping?
Fnarr Fnarr.Normally there are just about two dozen blokes down there at 7.30am buying something for lunch before they go to work, they are invariably people who dig up stuff, or landscape gardeners as they proudly proclaim on their van with trailer attached, but no, it was heaving. Multiple husband and wife teams who have already filled up one trolley more than a migrant boat on it's way to Italy and just as top heavy, falling for the first law of shopping when doing it with your other half, which is:-
Never shop together, you will spend too much time talking / arguing. Separate movements with your Mk IV trolley and meet you back at base.
Anyhow, still not seen the wife, she has gone MIA
On the positive side I get more roast potatoes, on the negative side I haven't got any nibbles.... and I'm not going over the trenches again. It's amazing when you consider it as actually for only 2 days. I think we should spread it out, like they did with registration plates, have Boxing day in July Any stories of your Christmas food shopping?
I've used a long term strategy which is hopefully about to pay off.
1. Use all your holidays up when it's warm.
2. Sit at home desk and pretend to work but just piss about on PH as everyone else is off.
3. Send the OH out today on her own.
Risk factor: she doesn't eat meat so there is a chance that I will end up forcing down nut wellington for Christmas dinner.
Tyre Smoke said:
I do mine on line. Reserved a slot for yesterday at the end of November. Just kept adding to it through the month. Aside from a few extras (gammon joint, pigs in blankets, etc) it was a pretty standard shop for us. £267.00
I haven't done a supermarket shop (as opposed to popping in for a few things) for years. Just need to get to the butcher today...The mrs did most of it last week, largely online. I helped out by ordering some single malt. Think she just has to get some fillet from the butchers round the corner- there may be a queue out the door but they'll be their usual routine of powerserving through it while not seeming to rush you.
I sent the wife, I'd rather be at work quite honestly.
I popped out to grab a sarnie last week at my nearest Tesco, it took me 5 minutes to drive in and then 45 minutes to get out again.
The whole place resembled the Omaha Beach part of Saving Private Ryan, I dread to think what today/tomorrow will be like.
I popped out to grab a sarnie last week at my nearest Tesco, it took me 5 minutes to drive in and then 45 minutes to get out again.
The whole place resembled the Omaha Beach part of Saving Private Ryan, I dread to think what today/tomorrow will be like.
I’ll pop out around midnight tonight, I’m normally up til 1ish anyway so makes no difference to me.
Last year the shops were dead at that time, however I also went into an Asda at lunchtime on Christmas Eve and it was quiet. Higher risk of not getting what you’re poking for by then though!
Last year the shops were dead at that time, however I also went into an Asda at lunchtime on Christmas Eve and it was quiet. Higher risk of not getting what you’re poking for by then though!
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