Be honest - how much will your Christmas food shop cost?

[FirstNoelle]

When I was a kid my mum used to buy a Christmassy thing each week with the weekly shop starting about October. We had a Christmas cupboard that would gradually fill up with jars of mincemeat, tins of Quality Street, Christmassy napkins etc. My mum ordered the turkey and ham from the butcher's 8 weeks in advance and bought satsumas and nuts from the market on Christmas Eve.

How times have bloody changed. Did my Ocado shop for 23rd Dec - a week's worth of food for four plus bits and pieces for entertaining a couple of times. Cost me £180! Lucky pay day is tomorrow. Is this wildly extravagant? Do other people spend this much or am I going OTT? This is in NO WAY a stealth boast or anything, btw. I am actually horrified that I have spent that much on food (and that only includes a bottle of bubbly - no other booze bought yet!).

I have no idea tbh. We haven't decided on a meal plan.

But there is only 3 of us and we aren't hosting anything, so in theory it shouldn't cost much more than usual. The meat and cake is £24 already though so that's that theory out the window!

I think if you're buying the 'nice' versions of everything it's easy for the money to stack up very quickly.

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We go to my parents Christmas day and his parent boxing day- both load us up with leftovers that feed us till new year.

catering for 12 of us over christmas (faints) so around £350 I think - they are going to be with us for 4 days!

I don't think £180 is so bad . I will probably spend around that as I will be entertaining on Christmas Eve and then there's Christmas Day and the general nice stuff I feel obliged to buy. I don't plan to go mad though. I've bought some bits already, but not much.

I may also get a very large bottle of vodka, just for me. I don't usually drink much as we spend Christmas away, but this year is my first at home and I suspect I may need a big drink... or six .

I think probably £150 for me, dh and 13m old DS. But I hope to get enough food to see us almost to New Year for that. I won't quite manage it as DBIL and his wife and 2 children have invited themselves that week. We're pleased to have them, but it will put the price up.

I have just looked at my budget, and I'd listed an extra £50 on top of the usual shop for the christmas food. I'm not sure if we'll spend all that or not.

We have family of 4 (though with a 6 month old!). Mine has cost approx £200, I'm quite particular with meat so that constitutes about half. I'm worried about the Turkey though, its a crown and the weight is 5kg, I'm concerned it won't fit in the oven and I'll have turkey coming out of my ears. And that £200 doesn't include halcohol either! Bar one bottle of Cava.

Oh well, tis the season to be jolly and I received a £500 tax rebate today! Turkey curry til Feb, bring it on!

Last year we hosted 12 of us & spent about £300 on food & booze which I accidentally on purpose dropped into conversation then felt terrible about having done so as I am sure I am now considered tight & mean when in fact I actually meant to highlight that I had compulsively bought enough food for an army & that everyone should eat up or be throttled

I am planning to hit the supermarket about an hour before closing on Xmas eve & just buy whatever is on offer/on the shelves. Really not fussed exactly what we'll be having. Will tell you all about it later if I remember. Nobody but me likes turkey, for start. Family of 6, no other guests.

quite a bit but I do splurge at christmas and go a bit bonkers in M&S. 3 of us on Christmuas Day plus 19 on boxing day so all in probably around £350-£400.

I spent £180 at Sainsburys last Saturday.
The Christnas shop will be way more than that!