What's your Christmas first world problem?

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Three supermarkets and not one of them had normal mince pies. They all had something dodgy added like icing, frangipani, marzipan, brandy butter or some other weirdness. I may write to my mp.

I’ve got some fresh mint, it goes out of date on Boxing Day. It’s yours if you can get to me to collect tomorrow 😊

You can probably buy a mint plant pot at a garden centre . I bought Rosemary and Parsley plant pots last week , to score off my list (if I don't kill them in the next 24 hrs .

I need three envelopes for gift cards but I left my box of Christmas cards in the office at work. I do not possess any other envelopes.

I ate the pouch of heroes and then remembered they were part of my neighbours Christmas present. I honestly knew I should have left them beside me while watching telly. Back to tesco tomorrow. 😱

Flan cases seem to have disappeared off this earth. I do have one from last year (bought from Asda by a friend when I was moaning I couldn't get one) but this means once I've used it, that's it!!

I have emailed Baker Street who make them but I don't think I can do Christmas without them - DH doesn't eat many puddings but a flan is his favourite and the kids like it for breakfast.

I got a small one from Aldi.

Durham. We live up Weardale so it's a bit of a schlep but no hardship really, I just thought I'd finished shopping yesterday but what's not to love about a spin round Durham Cathedral and a bacon stottie in the market cafe. First world problems indeed

You win the internet today.

Some idiot turned the fridge down to 1

Couldn't find any Celebrations or pigs in blankets

No lemon tart in Tesco

Hubby forgot the pâté!

Sorry MY pâté, I'm the only one who likes it.

Grrr

Although the temperature's 23 degrees in Melbourne, the humidity is just a bit too high to put nail polish on my toenails (three layers!) and have it dry in less than hours.

I really love your first world problem . I mean it's not even related to cooking or any of that shit I mean it's nail polish and lol .

I accept it is very much a first world problem!

I've never bought sugar syrup for cocktails, you can easily make this!

For me, i realised last bit that i forgot crackers. I'm going to wander in today to see if i can find some!

My Christmas guest has ordered 6 pages of nibbles and snacks to be delivered to my house today. I have no idea where I’m going to put it all.

I've been asking daily for my DP to go up into the attic and get down DS's stocking and it's Christmas Eve and still up there 🙄

To anyone who's going to tell me I should do it myself it's a dangerous job if you're not tall enough and he's 6 inches taller than me soooo😂

Plus I've just found out I'm pregnant so that's an excuse too🤣

You can make sugar syrup with not too much difficulty

How can mint go out of date? Put it on a wet piece of kitchen roll if it's looking limp, or put it in a zip bag and freeze it.
Assuming the other poster doesn't come for it of course...

I forgot to bring my puff pastry from home when travelling to my parents. Which means I will have to brave the shops on Xmas eve (which everything had been designed to avoid) if we want our vol-au-vents.

6 pages of what the fuck?

My DP keeps buying eggs. Current total 36. We don’t need eggs. We’re going elsewhere for Christmas

@Autumninnewyork cos he doesn't have a car license only a motorcycle license and no back box . Pavlova wouldn't survive the journey 🤣 mind you it would serve her right 🤣

Oh and the bin men only half emptied the bin.

@Ilovehamandtoast well, exactly. There are 12 multipacks of crisps alone. Not small multipacks with 6 bags, but huge 20 packs 😭

That is twice I have typed a comment and it disappeared so I will just say
@red4321 I am so sorry it happened to you. I hope the bastards get a mega dose of Covid, Norovirus and the flu, plus hope theIR telly goes on the blink and their oven doesn't work, their milk and cream curdle and they forgot to get mince pies (seriously, never piss me off!!) I hope you manage eventually to have a good Christmas.

Some poor chap felt my wrath as I could not get eggs in two shops. I will now be on a mission this afternoon when I leave work. I.must.have.eggs! The poor sod politely asked if he could jump ahead of me in the queue. He only had 1 item. I eventually related but I must have sounded like a right old cow. He even asked if he could pay for my pepsi as a thank you! I did not take it up with him but when I got home I thought what have I become!!!

I had already told myself that as it is only me I do not need to get a lot of stuff and it is only 1 day ffs so why am I getting like this because I cannot get eggs????

It is pointless getting something that takes time to cook as my flat mate practically camps out in the kitchen but I shall manage. I was so happy when I got my pickled walnuts and silverskin onions so hopefully all will be well.

I have all the snacks I want - well apart from savoury and sweet biscuits, but again, one day!!!

Eggs are in short supply and some people are desperate for them - can you put them on Olio or even fb?