Are we likely to get a turkey for Christmas this late?

[ShirleyPhallus]

As title says. We were waiting to exchange / complete on our house and it didn’t look likely but now an actual Christmas miracle has occurred and we have the keys so it’s a go-go

Am I completely naive to think we might still get a turkey from somewhere? Anyone had luck this late on and any recommendations where to try?

Supermarkets have them every year right up until Christmas.

I’m going to get one from the supermarket on Dec 23rd. I’ve never done it before, always ordered one, but I think it will be fine.
Congrats on your new house!

They are always on the shelves when I go to pick mine up from M&S a couple of days before Christmas.

I always buy mine on 23rd/24th in supermarket

Nothing to worry about. All the supermarkets will have fridges or freezers with more than enough turkeys right up until Christmas Eve, ditto butchers and farm shops (disclaimer - some items may run out later in the day on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and if you're very particular, you might not get your first choice but I would be 98% confident that you'll be able to get 'a turkey' from the first shop you enter if you go in the morning on any day before Christmas.

I've never ordered a turkey and usually just go to our local farm shop to get a turkey butterfly (one single giant turkey breast) a day or two before Christmas.

M&S frozen turkey. Felt it tasted better than the fresh one I bought and was cheaper.

My mum and my DH will be going shopping for the turkey and the rest of the meat tomorrow or Friday. We always wait till about a week or less. I can't say where she will buy it as she and DH will decide what they want and then who cooks what. I just go to break any deadlocks.

Of course! We often leave it until Christmas Eve - sometimes they are reduced then.

Of course you will. Every single supermarket will have them.

We never order and just buy supermarket turkeys. Usually on 22nd or 23rd.

Theyve got them in heron foods

We always buy a fresh crown for 4-5 of us from Tesco a couple of days before Christmas! Never had any issues.

Fresh ones are often only coming into the shops today or tomorrow so you'll have a good choice. I think it's too late to order one from anywhere now though. I'm intending to get mine on Friday which is about standard for me. Just a small crown as having beef as the main event this year.

Be wary of buying a frozen bird on Christmas Eve as you will struggle to have it defrosted in time, fresh is the way to go for a late turkey purchase.

Oh, this really is great news, I thought it would be all doom and gloom and I’d have to resort to plucking a goose from the local ponds instead

Thank you @Herocomplex!

I've never ordered a turkey, I just buy it on 23rd or early on 24th Dec from a supermarket! M&S turkey crown is good with stuffing! I just get their early.

I frequently just buy a turkey from the supermarket and don't order one, we've never not had a turkey yet! Don't worry OP, and I hope the move goes well - enjoy Christmas in your new home

Aldi and Lidl turkeys go on sale tomorrow.

Yes just go to a supermarket, they all have plenty!

Great news on the house 😃

Dh and I always used to get one from the supermarket on Christmas Eve! We do an M and S order these days but always loads of turkeys still when we go in to pick up!

Always get one in supermarket 23rd. Otherwise it will go out of date. Always loads there

You go to the supermarket and pick one off the shelf. Or in the event that they have none left, you get a chicken and carry on with the rest of the dinner and nobody will know or care and you’ll have saved £££.

I always get one off the supermarket shelf on 21-24 Dec unless I don’t like the prices and I get a chicken instead.

Well I went and got our turkey crown from m and s today, off the shelf. In date until 27.12..

We always leave it late to get the Turkey, never not got one. Tesco's will have them