Xmas food shop

Turkey... Duck... Chicken...

What's the other components of these multi-bird monsters?
 
Turkey... Duck... Chicken...Partridge...Cod.
 
viv1969 said:
Turkey... Duck... Chicken...

What's the other components of these multi-bird monsters?
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Dodo and Swan :thumbs:

Its just going back to the Victorian era, when they used to do that type thing, stuff birds into birds.
 
Missus just said to me " are you sure you don't want a Turkey this year " I said of course we will have one, just a small one. Just wondering if I can fool her with Turkey slices :thinking:
 
Do they do a smaller equivalent for single people....

.....maybe blackbird, willow warbler and wren? :cautious:
 
viv1969 said:
Do they do a smaller equivalent for single people....

.....maybe blackbird, willow warbler and wren? :cautious:
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Honeybrooks do day old chicks and Quail :thumbs:
 
Turkey isn't even that nice. So many seem to be fed on some kind of fish meal so they're revolting. Finding a decent grain fed turkey is often hard work. Plus it is so much that you end up with tons of it. I want it one meal and maybe sandwiches. Then I never want to have any of it again for another year!

Might get a ham this year instead. Or have a big pie like we did last year. No fuss, no bother and no boring left overs :)
 
srichards said:
Turkey isn't even that nice.
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Agreed its not easy finding a decent one ;)
A small one with a Bacon joint boiled or roasted in coke ( the brown stuff not the white stuff)
Enough for cold meat and pickles for boxing day, job done :thumbs:
 
viv1969 said:
Do they do a smaller equivalent for single people....

.....maybe blackbird, willow warbler and wren? :cautious:
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Lidl has quail, you won't get much smaller than that.
 
viv1969 said:
Even if you don't step foot out of the house for a few days, unless you've found yourself with a battalion of visitors, there's no reason for the kind of madness shopping seen on 23/24 Dec.
Half a dozen loaves of bread, three gallons of milk, 47 bananas and a kumkwat.....ridiculous :LOL:
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My in-laws don't drive, so my wife does their big shop for them while we do ours. Christmas Day dinner and tea for 16 people is at the in-laws, same again Boxing day at ours.
 
nilagin said:
My in-laws don't drive, so my wife does their big shop for them while we do ours. Christmas Day dinner and tea for 16 people is at the in-laws, same again Boxing day at ours.
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Hence the "unless" part :rolleyes:
 
Does anyone faff about with Xmas hampers anymore ? Remember you could get them from the catalogue, and pay them off weekly. The days when money was short!
 
jonbeeza said:
Does anyone faff about with Xmas hampers anymore ? Remember you could get them from the catalogue, and pay them off weekly. The days when money was short!
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The company I work for still send Harrods or Fortnum hampers to clients, most of whom are overseas. They love 'em.

Edit...especially the yanks
 
viv1969 said:
The company I work for still send Harrods or Fortnum hampers to clients, most of whom are overseas. They love 'em.

Edit...especially the yanks
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Ahh I bet there wont be a pack of cream crackers and Shortbread biscuits amongst the goodies though :)
 
jonbeeza said:
Does anyone faff about with Xmas hampers anymore ? Remember you could get them from the catalogue, and pay them off weekly. The days when money was short!
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viv1969 said:
The company I work for still send Harrods or Fortnum hampers to clients, most of whom are overseas. They love 'em.

Edit...especially the yanks
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Our department at work through the union sends out hampers to anyone on long term sick.
 
nilagin said:
Because shopping is boring.
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Well yeah that's a given, but the point was why the siege mentality on the run up to the pagan festival week-end
(That was nicked by the Church for their own ends)
When every other week-end is just a normal weekly shop enough to carry "you through" till the next one.
 
Cobra said:
Well yeah that's a given, but the point was why the siege mentality on the run up to the pagan festival week-end
(That was nicked by the Church for their own ends)
When every other week-end is just a normal weekly shop enough to carry "you through" till the next one.
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:)
 
Cobra said:
Well yeah that's a given, but the point was why the siege mentality on the run up to the pagan festival week-end
(That was nicked by the Church for their own ends)
When every other week-end is just a normal weekly shop enough to carry "you through" till the next one.
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Because a lot of people are off work, I have a week and 3 days off, and why not get it all done in one hit and then enjoy your time off, rather than have the boring chore of having to go out shopping again. So long as people aren't buying more than they actually need to get themselves over the period, I don't see the problem.
 
nilagin said:
So long as people aren't buying more than they actually need to get themselves over the period, I don't see the problem.
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Read the thread, and absorb the point of it, that's exactly it. trolley loads of bread is one example.

nilagin said:
I have a week and 3 days off, and why not get it all done in one hit
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Fair enough but not every one is and yet they still stock pile scared of something running out, that they"might" actually need, they didn't need it the other 364 days of the year though.
 
Cobra said:
Read the thread, and absorb the point of it, that's exactly it. trolley loads of bread is one example.


Fair enough but not every one is and yet they still stock pile scared of something running out, that they"might" actually need, they didn't need it the other 364 days of the year though.
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The number of people who do it is small though, but as I posted before, we cater for 16 people and also shop for the in laws who will also be catering for 16, not anything we do on a normal weekly basis and I'm sure other people will be doing similar. The influx of people joining gyms after Christmas is testament to the fact that a lot of people will over indulge over the period anyway.
Which reminds me, I shall be having to re-plan my gym workouts, should the gym be shut on my training days.
 
nilagin said:
The number of people who do it is small though
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Really? the month before Christmas you can barely move for the double / treble trolley brigade, in my Tesco.
The rest of the year, maybe save new years eve , you can move about freely.

I would suggest that you are actually in the minority, that "has good reason"

Serendipitous Sid said:
Never mind the food shop ...

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/christmas-booze-already-finished-20151128104238
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She added: “I reckon we’ve got another two or three Christmas shopping trips to go before we do the real one.”
Alcohol consultant, Julian Cook, said: “The trick is to buy stuff now that you don’t especially like.

Game set and match :D
 
Steep said:
I saw the five today but decided it would just be greedy, so I went for the four :)
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All your fault, on my travels today I passed a Lidl so went in for a look and came out with ....................................................... BOTH!!!!!
Couldn't decide which, they do look rather good, far better the the small Turkey Crown I was planning and cheaper, still don't know which will be Christmas Dinner
but they are in the freezer
 
Cobra said:
Really? the month before Christmas you can barely move for the double / treble trolley brigade, in my Tesco.
The rest of the year, maybe save new years eve , you can move about freely.
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I can only assume that I go at the right time and you're going at the wrong time. ;)
I was in Tesco at 9:30 this morning, everything I needed in the trolley and waiting at the checkout for it to open by 10:00. The only excessive thing I bought was 4 of their new Star Wars shopping bags. :)
 
nilagin said:
I can only assume that I go at the right time and you're going at the wrong time. ;)
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Well going on previous years the past one and this one coming, running up to Christmas shopping will be sillyoClock in the morning, far more civilised :thumbs:
nilagin said:
The only excessive thing I bought was 4 of their new Star Wars shopping bags. :)
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Excellent choice :thumbs:
 
This time of year, any supermarket on any evening post 9pm is ideal, even for everyday shopping. :-)
 
Just did the monthly shop plus all the Christmas goodies, non fresh stuff obviously. Mr Ocado is bringing it Wed between 10-11am, busy old putting it away time for me
 
viv1969 said:
This time of year, any supermarket on any evening post 9pm is ideal, even for everyday shopping. :)
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I used to work evenings and I did try an Xmas shop one year at 1am in the morning, trouble is lots of boxes and cages full of goods in aisles waiting to be unpacked. Got the feeling staff were not too happy with customers getting in their way at that time of the early morning. One good point was, no traffic on the road :)
 
jonbeeza said:
trouble is lots of boxes and cages full of goods in aisles waiting to be unpacked.
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Thats the best part, fresh stock to chose from :thumbs:
 
Cobra said:
Thats the best part, fresh stock to chose from (y)
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Trouble was, stuff I wanted was always on the bottom :mad: staff got uppity if I took stock from cages or unopened boxes on the floor.
 
viv1969 said:
This time of year, any supermarket on any evening post 9pm is ideal, even for everyday shopping. :)
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I suppose it depends on the supermarket. Before we changed to home delivery, we tried going late evening but the shelves were always half empty. They actually had all the cages out after midnight to fill up so we started going at 7am. Nice and quiet with full shelves. :)
 
fabs said:
I suppose it depends on the supermarket. Before we changed to home delivery, we tried going late evening but the shelves were always half empty. They actually had all the cages out after midnight to fill up so we started going at 7am. Nice and quiet with full shelves. :)
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It does mean getting back before the early morning rush hour traffic, but as you said shelves half empty at night. Plus bakery and other items may not be available..
 
fabs said:
I suppose it depends on the supermarket. Before we changed to home delivery, we tried going late evening but the shelves were always half empty. They actually had all the cages out after midnight to fill up so we started going at 7am. Nice and quiet with full shelves. :)
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They can get as uppity as they like. If they're open for purchases at that time, they'll deal with it :-)
 
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