Was in the m&s in Eastbourne briefly this morning and the queue to get the preordered food had about 100 people in it. I stopped to look at them. One towards the back was complaining about the size of the queue. |
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Why leave it until today? Most are open 24 hours these days so even if you have been working and finish late, a late night shop after work must still be better than a Xmas Eve stress attack?
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Southend Tesco at 5am Saturday morning!! Still quite a few folks there then. M&S 7am Saturday morning collecting turkey. Drove past same Tesco at 730am and they were queueing to GET OUT of the car park - and it's a huge car park - if anyone knows Tesco at Southend - madness!!.  |
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Am happy to see that our local butcher which is fantastic has been open since 6 this morning and has had a queue out the door and round the corner with people picking up their christmas orders
Big up to the local shops  |
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Got there about 8.45 am, some people leaving with full trolleys, found a parking space so not particularly heaving and got everything I needed including a present so been home since about 9.30 am 
According though to Asda's voicemail thingy, they actually opened at midnight |
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"Am happy to see that our local butcher which is fantastic has been open since 6 this morning and has had a queue out the door and round the corner with people picking up their christmas orders
Big up to the local shops "
Its great to see local businesses doing well  |
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Flaming hell you'd think the shops were never going to open again, not be closed for ONE DAY!
We had all our Christmas shopping delivered last Tuesday and picked up all the Veg on Friday morning from the market.
The only reason I'll set footin a supermarket now is to see if there's any Christmas eve bargains to be had. IF I can get my poorly ass off the sofa..... |
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"Flaming hell you'd think the shops were never going to open again, not be closed for ONE DAY!
We had all our Christmas shopping delivered last Tuesday and picked up all the Veg on Friday morning from the market.
The only reason I'll set footin a supermarket now is to see if there's any Christmas eve bargains to be had. IF I can get my poorly ass off the sofa....."
Exactly! They're closed for mere hours really and people are going nuts! |
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"I had to pop in to Sainsbury's in Cheadle for a few bits. It was 10.30am and I was in and out in about 20 mins. No problems."
Waitrose in alti was 30 mins
Because I ran into friends and chatted! 10:30 am home by 11:15 off to traff centre in and out in 30 mins |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
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"Flaming hell you'd think the shops were never going to open again, not be closed for ONE DAY!
We had all our Christmas shopping delivered last Tuesday and picked up all the Veg on Friday morning from the market.
The only reason I'll set footin a supermarket now is to see if there's any Christmas eve bargains to be had. IF I can get my poorly ass off the sofa.....
Exactly! They're closed for mere hours really and people are going nuts!"
I think lots of people go overboard and get enough in to feed an army - much of that must be wasted. I just barely get enough for me - maybe a few treats. I hate to waste food. |
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"Who else got to the supermarkets early today?
Got to the Tesco at Ollerton and it was heaving! Got there at 8AM! 
OMFG you Tesco newbie!!! "
lol I'll happily hold my hands up to that, that was madness! |
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"Flaming hell you'd think the shops were never going to open again, not be closed for ONE DAY!
We had all our Christmas shopping delivered last Tuesday and picked up all the Veg on Friday morning from the market.
The only reason I'll set footin a supermarket now is to see if there's any Christmas eve bargains to be had. IF I can get my poorly ass off the sofa.....
Exactly! They're closed for mere hours really and people are going nuts!
I think lots of people go overboard and get enough in to feed an army - much of that must be wasted. I just barely get enough for me - maybe a few treats. I hate to waste food."
There's always loads of food left over, I dare to think how much is actually wasted nationwide.  |
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ASDA's 'somewhere in Essexshire' at 9.30 this morning, to find it no more busy than an average Sunday.... In and out in less than 25 mins AND got everything I needed (Mostly Perky's drinkies.... )
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"ASDA's 'somewhere in Essexshire' at 9.30 this morning, to find it no more busy than an average Sunday.... In and out in less than 25 mins AND got everything I needed (Mostly Perky's drinkies.... )
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That must've been way mine was so busy, they all came from yours. |
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"Am happy to see that our local butcher which is fantastic has been open since 6 this morning and has had a queue out the door and round the corner with people picking up their christmas orders
Big up to the local shops "
I worked in a local butchers till I left to have my son, always heaving at Xmas and a brilliant atmosphere! Loved it x |
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Now don't get me wrong - I've bought to excess. For example, we have a turkey that serves 12-14 for 2 of us plus a ham which i'm about to put in the oven just now. HOWEVER, there will be no waste in our house. I will use the leftovers in numerous ways. We have chinese & indian "picky bits" to have with cold turkey & ham for Boxing day and the couple of days after's tea. There will be turkey cranberry & brie sandwiches for a few days. Turkey & sweet leek pie, which will be frozen for January etc. etc.
Stock will be made & frozen from the carcass for turkey soup at a later date and to be used in place of chicken stock through the winter.
Food never gets thrown away in this house - it's why we bought a chest freezer. |
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I think it's madness that everyone goes over the top, the shops are only closed for two days, and come the 1st January most it ends up in the bin because diets start lol...  |
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"Now don't get me wrong - I've bought to excess. For example, we have a turkey that serves 12-14 for 2 of us plus a ham which i'm about to put in the oven just now. HOWEVER, there will be no waste in our house. I will use the leftovers in numerous ways. We have chinese & indian "picky bits" to have with cold turkey & ham for Boxing day and the couple of days after's tea. There will be turkey cranberry & brie sandwiches for a few days. Turkey & sweet leek pie, which will be frozen for January etc. etc.
Stock will be made & frozen from the carcass for turkey soup at a later date and to be used in place of chicken stock through the winter.
Food never gets thrown away in this house - it's why we bought a chest freezer. "
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By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago
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Went to my local tesco today, and half the staff looked like customers as they didnt bother wearing uniforms. I guess it must have been non uniform day like i used to have at school many years ago. |
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"Am happy to see that our local butcher which is fantastic has been open since 6 this morning and has had a queue out the door and round the corner with people picking up their christmas orders
Big up to the local shops
I worked in a local butchers till I left to have my son, always heaving at Xmas
and a brilliant atmosphere! Loved it x
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I knew you liked a big sausage or 2! |
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"popped into work this morning and a work colleague was saying that in her local Waitrose yesterday morning, 2 women were fighting over a turkey!!
Now I would fight over a cock but not a turkey "
Some cocks look like the last turkey in the shop |
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