All I have for Christmas lunch is a bottle of Cointreau

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Not that I'm panicking but Asda just called to say their delivery van has broken down and even if they could deliver EVERYTHING I need from Christmas lunch, they had aready run out of potatoes, goose fat and stuffing. Great. So I have nothing but a turkey crown. Fortunately mother-in-law phoned earlier asking if she should bring a bottle of Cointreau. Yes that will go nicely with the Chinese takeaway we will be having. I know elderly inlaws always complain "there is too much on their plate" but even they will want more than a bit of meat. Christmas is ruined. AIBU to begin a relentless campaign against Asda #panicking #atleastwehavecointreau

More booze is the answer OP. Turn the heating up.
With luck everyone will be asleep by the time the queen comes on.

In Sainsburys at 11 pm last night. Lots of veg and sprouts and carrots only 40 pence a bag !

Farm shops always have potatoes

I was going to suggest taking a spade to your nearest farmers field but I see dh saved the day

Loving all the hysteria though ' buy chip shop chips and reheat on the day '

I'm off to te supermarket now, got most of the food but need a bit more fruit and fresh bread, but I;m flexible.

Kids are still asleep so hopefully OH and I can sneak out and get back before they wake up.

Wow, in his car?!? Not many store managers would do that. Glad it's all sorted.

We have nothing yet. It's actually quite fun doing the shop on Christmas Eve, lots of bargains. It'll be fine.

Oh missed your update. How festive and Christmas spirity of them!

"I am from Glasgow I will need something more than Cointreau to get that drunk" made me laugh a lot. Especially as I once got the most horribly unpleasantly drunk I think I've ever been on Cointreau. Anyway, glad you have some potatoes now to soak up all that nasty Cointreau.

I think home deliveries are picked at a depot, not a store aren't they? Tesco had run out of red cabbage and parsnips in the branch I went to yesterday, though. You can make stuffing from bread if you need to.

Update: Asda truck eventually turned up well after midnight - miraculously fixed. With a substitute cheeseboard so tiny it would have left a mouse disappointed and 25 toilet rolls (we only ordered 9). DH (a cheese fan) declared he would be mortified at serving such measely fare to guests so went to Tesco at 7am. Interesting we forgot washing up liquid and we are completely out so he has to go back.

Update 2: Asda have finally agreed to refund us and given us a £20 credit voucher. MIL forgot the Cointreau.

Out of interest where the hell do you live? I was paranoid and ordered my christmas delivery weeks in advanced then realised everything I wanted (veg, goose fat, meat etc) was still available at the christmas eve farmers market or in the village co-op. Wasn't even crazily busy.

Way to go Santa

I would be more upset at the lack of Cointreau

Yes Jelly that was my plan but won't be risking it again!

Madcatwoman - my plans for turkey cooked in Cointreau were scuppered