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Christmas food shopping - when do you?

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vegasmags Tue 16-Dec-14 21:40:32

Having got rid of one lot of visitors yesterday and preparing for another onslaught on Friday - only overnight thank heavens - I am sitting surrounded by lists and trying to get organised for the family who are coming for 5 days at Christmas.

I've ordered the turkey and I've been stocking up for weeks with non-perishables, but there is no getting around the shopping for all the fresh dairy, fruit, veg, bread and so on. These are items I like to choose myself so online or ordering from a local shop isn't for me.

The BBC claims that 36 per cent of people plan to do a big shop on Monday, some even taking the day off work. Am I mad to think of setting my alarm clock for 6 am on Tuesday and going then?

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vegasmags Tue 23-Dec-14 19:32:30

Fingers crossed for you when tchgrin

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Pittcity Tue 23-Dec-14 20:36:33

Have just read on Twitter that the chillers in our local Waitrose are empty two hours before closing and another day to go...

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soontobe Tue 23-Dec-14 20:53:28

Deliveries overnight?

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Agus Tue 23-Dec-14 21:11:35

Arrived at Waitrose around 9.00 am. Stuck to my list of exactly what I needed as opposed to wandering around as usual. Next stop M & S Food Hall in our local small shopping centre. Chaos so I quickly bought the few bits and pieces I was looking for then headed home.

Thank goodness this isn't what a weekly shop is like. Once a year is enough!

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crun Tue 23-Dec-14 21:56:12

I went to Tesco and Sainsbury's this morning, and the queues weren't really any longer than usual. Shorter at Sainsbury's if anything.

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