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Xmas Food Shop Intentions
PRDMKT
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As I am starting to think about my next annual shop, I am curious to know where everyone else will be going this year.
Xmas Food Shop Intentions 56 votes
Tesco
21%
12 votes
Aldi
19%
11 votes
Asda
7%
4 votes
M&S
16%
9 votes
Ocado
8%
5 votes
Waitrose
3%
2 votes
Morrisons
3%
2 votes
Lidl
1%
1 vote
Iceland
1%
1 vote
Other (Specify in comments)
16%
9 votes
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There isn’t a none of the above option for me we don’t do Christmas we both hate it but it’s hard to ignore when the one day a year that it is starts before October.2
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Other (Specify in comments)I said Other because I'll split it between several shops, but I don't know which yet!
I used to get Christmas delivered from Sainsbury's, but they're getting really expensive for what feels like lower quality. Plus their delivery service has been pants recently...A budget is like a speed sign - a LIMIT not a TARGET!!
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I really cannot get excited about Christmas food or doing a big shop for the occasion. We are lucky in the UK that we can take our pick of whatever food we wish, whenever we want it. There something for everything.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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It's not one day, it's a whole season, although it starts on 25th December so we do tend to overdo the build-up in the UK!PLRFD said:There isn’t a none of the above option for me we don’t do Christmas we both hate it but it’s hard to ignore when the one day a year that it is starts before October.0 -
If people stopped buying the stuff the second it hits the shelves, the shops would quickly get the message.
We had mince pies and xmas tree chocs out here before the kids went back to school!"One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate change policy is environmental policy. Instead, climate change policy is about how we redistribute de facto the world's wealth." - Ottmar Edenhofer, IPCC economist, interviewed at COP161 -
We save our nectar points every year for the shop at Sainsbury's. Last 2 years I've spent no actual cash and have managed the lot on points.
This year that's looking less likely as sainsburys have had less points offers this year.
Last year our turkey was rancid though😟 hoping for a better purchase this year1 -
I usually manage to buy everything I need in advance added in gradually, over November and December, to my usual shopping. Then, Christmas week all I need is fresh veg.
Mostly I shop in Aldi.1 -
Going away for Christmas having hosted it for 45 years! I cant wait!3
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Other (Specify in comments)
We are going away for 4 days at Christmas. Funded by the DWPClowance said:Going away for Christmas having hosted it for 45 years! I cant wait!
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