How bad is Xmas (food) shopping today?

**SueEllen** · 24 December 2009, 10:28

If you are driving don't expect to get a parking space.

I got my car cleaned so I could park at the second supermarket I attempted to get into........

**AtW** · 24 December 2009, 10:29

Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

If you are driving don't expect to get a parking space.

That bad? ...

Ok, to hell with it - will just have to do over Xmas, good thing we don't celebrate it...

Going to visit office instead - we've got reserved parking space there...

**Diver** · 24 December 2009, 10:30

How bad is Xmas (food) shopping today?

Don't know, I've never been daft enough to leave the Xmas shopping this late

Although when I drove past Tesco & Asda this morning, the Queues were about a mile long into their already full car parks

**SueEllen** · 24 December 2009, 10:32

The shops are closed tomorrow apart from the little corner shop ones run by non-Christian folk.

I love multicultural Britain

I couldn't get any diesel yesterday as they had either run out or the queues where too long.

Hopefully there is a place open on boxing day which has fuel.

**Halo Jones** · 24 December 2009, 10:34

Got all the food & a full tank of fuel so Im staying in with BGG & ignoring the world.

Any form of shopping on the 24th is going to be a bit of a 'mare good luck & take the AK47

**Diver** · 24 December 2009, 10:34

Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

The shops are closed tomorrow apart from the little corner shop ones run by non-Christian folk.

I love multicultural Britain

I couldn't get any diesel yesterday as they had either run out or the queues where too long.

Hopefully there is a place open on boxing day which has fuel.

Strangely enough, I called in and filled up the tank this morning (Petrol) and all the diesel pumps were closed off!

**AtW** · 24 December 2009, 10:35

We got Tesco in city center not far from office where we got dedicated car parking space, for which I must add the company pays business rates

Talking of which - how the **** it came about that businesses have to pay business rates on employee car parking? FFS!

**EternalOptimist** · 24 December 2009, 10:36

we were expecting an ASDA delivery on Christmas eve eve, aka wed night. It got snowed in , so the missus went into panic mode.

We set the alarm for 4am and drove over to the ASDA in Horwich. The A6 was empty and the supermarket had half a dozen other early birds, but apart from the restocking trolleys , it was a succesful foray

go now and you will regret it, it will be mayhem

**SueEllen** · 24 December 2009, 10:40

Originally posted by Diver View Post

Strangely enough, I called in and filled up the tank this morning (Petrol) and all the diesel pumps were closed off!

Oh f!!k. I need to drive down to Kent on Boxing Day. I suppose if I can't find one I'm going to have to half fill up at a motorway service station.

In years gone past I did all my Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve. It didn't use to be that busy but then I avoided supermarkets.

Now I get a load of presents in supermarkets..............

How bad is Xmas (food) shopping today?