Relax in a chair and sip a cup of tea whilst doing Christmas shopping. That's the way I like to Christmas shop. Don't think I've been in many shops this year. So much easier and relaxing to surf the net and shop that way. Bought all my Christmas presents for the last six years this way. Whatever you want you can get it on the internet. Nothing is out of bounds so why get stressed and traipse around shop after shop?
I've even done my food shop on line. Got the day and the time I want it delivered already booked and got my groceries ordered. It has come at a cost, £5.00, but that is the best £5.00 I will have spent over Christmas. I HATE Christmas food shopping. Trying to find a car parking space. Four deep to get a sprout. Aisles so congested you can't move and the queues at the till! No, not for me. I like to keep as far away from a shop as I can come Christmas week.
It's like everyone's gone mad. The amount of food bought and the amount that will get binned is madness. I plan for everything I will need and hope to keep waste to a minimum. Anyway, anything that is left over in my house will be used or frozen for another meal another day.
Do you love the hustle and bustle of Christmas or are you like me wanting it as stress free as possible?
I definitely want it stress-free. No barging around shops for me. An old friend of mine used to do her food shopping in M&S on Christmas Eve - it wasn't unknown for people to take things out of one another's trolleys if there was none of what they wanted left on the shelves! Complete and utter madness.
ReplyDeleteWhen do you get your shopping delivered - what about fruit and veg?
ReplyDeleteA good reminder Karen, haven't booked a slot yet, better get on with it!
ReplyDeleteHi you sound really organised. I have bought a few things online but to be honest we keep presents to a minimum. Son has one main present a scooter!.Diary of a wimpy kid box set & a stig keyring. I will get hime a couple of other little things. Daughter wanted a bag & I have got her 2 other small things. I am with you on this one. Stress free love the tree , love the films but not the shops at christmas. With food shopping we just get the christmas dinner. Sounds basic but apart from a packet of christmas slices & a bag of nuts. The food shop costs no more!
ReplyDeleteI love how super organised you are with your food shop x x
Stress free gets my vote. Will venture to the shops at some point I spose as am too tight to pay the delivery . Nearly eveything else is done. online, ebay or a dash around shops in october lol half price toys!! I do very very little at xmas and only purchase a few gifts and stuff for weeny.
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Justine, the delivery is for Thursday 22nd. I find the fruit & veg keep really well in the fridge. I will be busy all day on the 23rd so this is why I'm having it delivered on Thursday.
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I've done most of my present shopping online this year, but I will have to pay a visit to some shops soon for things I can't get. I've made some of my presents this year too, and I do like to visit local independent shops to support them. As for the food shopping, try as I might, I just can't do it online. I like to squeeze my satsumas and look for lean cuts of meat, which you can't do through a computer screen. I suppose I'll just have to put up with the hustle and bustle of it all.
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