Christmas Eve roulette
- Thread starter Noodley
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deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I usually buy my Christmas pudding in mid-January, when it's dipping below half price. Does that count?
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
When I worked at Iceland we used to get people coming frantic at 4pm on Xmas Eve, dismayed because we'd run out of 15lb frozen turkeys - no matter that such a bird would take days to defrost....
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Noodley
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Nope, it has to be after 3pm on Christmas eve for consumption the next day
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
I'd be willing to eat whatever was left on sale if I survived the lynching....
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I have done it in the past, you often get some good bargains though in recent years I don't think it's been as good as the past. I remember getting a huge tray of veg for a pound. And definitely have had some good meat bargains though you have to be flexible.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
Bah humbuggeration!
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
2199819 said:
You missed out on the Partridge in a pear tree then?
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
Waitrose were fresh out of those.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Over
, mine know they will be lucky to get it before 3pm and that there is only one meal that day ... you can snack on any left overs if you feel like it at some stage!
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Last year I bought a potted Xmas tree for 1p at B&Q, on Xmas eve. Reduced from £30!
It looks great in the front garden this year.
It looks great in the front garden this year.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Even better, when I worked at Iceland, we used to divvy up the chilled stuff that would go out of date before we reopened. One year, I got a dozen pork pies!
(Pork pie is a traditional Christmas breakfast in Leicester, so we got a lot of stock in, and sometimes it just didn't all sell. We froze them to last for months!)
(Pork pie is a traditional Christmas breakfast in Leicester, so we got a lot of stock in, and sometimes it just didn't all sell. We froze them to last for months!)
Hang on, nobody told me this. How many breakfast pies have I missed out on over the years. 
I have a friend who hangs around the smoked salmon in Sainsbury's on Christmas eve afternoon waiting for them to mark the price down. Apparently it can be quite a scrum.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Better start catching up!
My Mum said it was traditional anyway. It's a cracking way to start a day of total indulgence, nice pork pie with buttered bread and mustard.
