Christmas food shopping

Something I DREAD every year. I HATE going into the shops and trying to make my way around for the bits I need to last me until things get back to normal. People are STUPID, RUDE, PUSHY,GREEDY, and ANNOYING. I meant to have it delivered this year but left it too late. So.......... I'm going to get up at STUPID thirty and go at about 6am. Hopefully I will beat the worst of the morons that way.......... Ho Ho No!!

 

I find that the best time to avoid morons is around 8AM. Much earlier and you will get the ones that have not yet been to bed, out buying munchies or attempting to acquire more beer. Much later and you'll get the usual rush. About 8AM is the narrow window in between when everyone that hasn't been to be yet is just setting off there, and everyone that has been to bed yet is still in there.

 

It's something I dread full stop at any time of the year.
Went in tesco today to get some batteries for the little one toys. My god it was like the shops would not reopen for another year. Couples walking round with one trolley each and piled to the roof.
How did people go on when there were no supermarkets?

 

I was in Tecso at midnight last night - hardly a soul about except for an army of shelf-fillers. Sadly, not a lot of fancy cheese, smoked salmon and posh veg about either, though they did fetch me some from the "cage", whatever that is. One of the shelf-fillers said it had been packed at 4.30 that morning - sorry Catztail, hope I'm not putting you off. I bet the majority have done their shopping today or yesterday.

If all else fails, try this place, wonder if they'll open on Xmas day:
http://www.pakfoods.net/
I love this shop. You've got one in Derby.

 

The best one I saw was about this time last year in Tescos. It was full of zombies. I wanted a few tinnies so I braved the alcohol isle. I wanted some quality cider. There was loads left. However there was a void where the cheap cider would usually be. Just empty shelf. There was a chav couple just literally (and I'm not even exaggerating), walking round and round very fast in a tight circle, looking at the empty shelf as they passed on each lap of their tight circle as though by some miracle the shelf would miraculously restock itself. In the same isle I saw one rather large track suit wearing 'lady' loudly order her tracksuit clad neandertal boyfriend/husband to grab something <mighty> quick before it all goes, and he literally lunged at the target items as though he was on supermarket sweep.

 

I find the best way to avoid the morons is not to go shopping.
Mrs. Trunky prefers to do her shopping without me. On the odd occasion when I have accompanied her in performing this task, I have been informed that I am rude and embarrassing!

 

Hubby doesn't go with me. He's just a nuisance. I went one year at about 5:30 or 6 am and it wasn't too bad.

 

7 am , in my local market all done in 20 minutes , no one around ...........
plus when is a men that cook it`s easy .....we hate it and we are out in 20 minutes

 

I can't believe the queues of cars near the supermarkets at the moment. My shopping has been delivered and I am now keeping a safe distance from any retail outlet until after new year

 

my answer to this is forget all big stores, pop alond to Aldi's or Lidles for you last bits of fresh stuff every thing else i am afraid and been either grown, made or frozen weeks ago, milk has been ordered at the small corner shop, i wont need to go shopping for 2 weeks now
LOVE YA CATS XXXXX

 

Catztail , how you gone treat your cats tomorrow? did you get anything special for them?

 

I tell ya sal,mine are getting nowt!theyve already shredded open half the wrapped presents and im on my second christmas tree
but i love them
Im miffed tesco aint home delivering till the 27th so i will be out all day tomo shopping now
How behaved have your kitties been sal

 

Sal, we've had a few pm's about how to spell cucinare in english, and that was not one of the options