* Rocking around the Christmas Tree * - It's the 2018 Christmas Chatter Thread

Vulpix not sure if you will see this or not but just wanted to say I'm so sorry to hear that something clearly very serious has happened. Needless to say, I will be thinking of you and hoping that things may not be as bad first feared. X

Our bus lanes are 24/7, ridiculous

Vulpix - sorry to read your post. Whatever has happened, please know we are all here for you xxx

Vulpix

please know that we are thinking of you and will be here for you if you ever want to come back to us ,
Take care of yourself xx

describes wrote: »

Hello everyone,
I am new to this thread My Christmas planning has started today and I am cooking christmas at my house for the first time! I am incredibly anxious and scared already. I was planning on getting a turkey crown from M&S and pre-ordering it. I'm not sure whether to pre-order the veg and bits or just wait until the normal weekly shop and get the vegetables (standard broc, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels etc)
What do most people do?

I am also looking at ideas to make christmas presents this year. I am not particularly creative but I want to give a few things a go.

Any tips would be great

Hi welcome to the thread. :j

I do Christmas dinner at my house every year. I used to buy my veg early to make sure I had it. But the supermarkets had all dropped the veg prices to 44p etc. So I got everything on the 23rd. Cauli's might not drop. But unless you are ordering fancy pre done M&S ones, I wouldn't bother and just get it a couple of days before Christmas. That goes for potatoes, carrots, Brussels and red cabbage, they were all super cheap in all the supermarkets.
I actually picked a lot up on Christmas Eve morning for 9p! My turkey was huge and reduced from £26 to £13 and the boy at the till even swiped another £5 off fresh turkeys voucher he had sitting.
It was a bit of a risk waiting til Christmas Eve. But I made sure there was plenty on the shelves the day before.