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AIBU to ask how much your Xmas food shop costs?

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snugasabug75 · 17/12/2025 18:03

As the title really. How much has your Christmas food shop cost this year, and how long do you think it will last?

Mines in the region of £600 with meat and alcohol and I'm guessing just over a week. Bloody cost of living!!

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youalright · 17/12/2025 18:11

ChefsKisser · 17/12/2025 18:07

I’d say about £350 as well. £90 for the turkey alone!

And that is why we aren't having turkey this year

ElfieOnTheShelfie · 17/12/2025 18:11

I’m feeding 8 people and it’s a mid-morning snacks and drinks, then three course lunch and a light tea. Then I had to buy napkins and crackers and candles. Once you add in alcohol plus soft drinks, it does add up!

My Christmas shop however is a lot because we have the whole family at home for two weeks so I’m catering lunch as well as dinner, and somehow my teen dd will devour her own body weight in “top up” snacks (cereal, fruit, popcorn, nuts, crisps, random beige things in the airfryer) and NO ONE except me drinks water or tea, so they’ll glugging milk and juice and soft drinks (spurning the high-quality but much cheaper cordials of course) .

Hollowvoice · 17/12/2025 18:10

Probably an extra £100 on what I'd normally spend. Stocked up on wine this week as there was a good offer and have a few extra/premium bits on next week's order
But we have a small Christmas this year so not many people to feed

Bookaholic73 · 17/12/2025 18:09

About an extra £30.
It’s just me and my 2 adult sons. None of us drink alcohol, we will eat a normal roast chicken dinner, with pudding.

ChefsKisser · 17/12/2025 18:07

I’d say about £350 as well. £90 for the turkey alone!

ApolloandDaphne · 17/12/2025 18:07

Fleurdalys · 17/12/2025 18:04

How much??
it’s a pimped up roast dinner?

OP says she expects that amount for food to last a week not just for Christmas lunch.

youalright · 17/12/2025 18:06

I don't really know as done in stages but with alcohol, Christmas dinner and buffet food i would say about £300

ApolloandDaphne · 17/12/2025 18:05

Surely it depends how many people you are feeding and how many meals you are catering for?

Fleurdalys · 17/12/2025 18:04

How much??
it’s a pimped up roast dinner?

vanillalattes · 17/12/2025 18:04

An extra £50 on top of what we normally spend.