Just spent £30 on cheese. Just for me.

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Tell me this is perfectly acceptable to do?

My family aren't huge cheese eaters so for Christmas I just make sure we have the basics in ... a strong supermarket cheddar and some Brie

But on a whim I decided to order some cheese just for me. So I've just spent 30 quid on Neal's Yards and bought 2 different cheddars, a goats cheese and some damson paste

Seems just a bit ... extravagant. Even by my standards!

I’ve spent about £50 on my cheese order and DH isn’t having nearly as much as he thinks, he can stick to his cured meats.

@Werk - might even have been a mate of mine - I have one who usually buys insane amounts at this time of year....

OP yes, there's a barrier about the smell and one about the mould to get over, that's for sure.

I think you were very restrained

I spent £56 on cheese today. Well, and a fennel saucisson. 85% will be eaten by me. It's Christmas in a year distinctly short on joy. We should enjoy what we can.

Completely fine.
I have just spent £10 on chutney and pickles, eill get cheese next week.

This was my plan! Only then I spent all my money on other stuff. I might have some random January Blues comfort cheese instead.
You are being Unreasonable not to have a smoked cheese though. On my one trip to Neil's Yard they rather sniffily told me they did not stock smoked cheese. I'm a Cheese Shed girl, they do plenty

This is totally reasonable OP and you’ve inspired me to make most of my Christmas Day meals cheese-based. It’ll be me alone at home so I think I’ll cook a fatty duck breast and order a couple of cheeses.

I live in dairy farming countryside and there are a few locally made cheeses which I’ll get. For me. The DC and DH like mousetrap cheddar.

Good for you. I’ve ordered a cheese board from Abel and Cole, can’t have Christmas without decent cheese!

I agree with people who have said it's not Christmas without cheese!

DP and I have cheese and biscuits at least once a week for dinner. Last night we were running a bit low, so just had 7 varieties

Wow I think I've gone far too small with just three cheeses! @BigMamaFratelli I want 7!!

I've also just bought £60 worth of cheese from the Fine Cheese Co. definitely Christmas without a good cheese selection.

*not Christmas 😁

I'm a total cheese monster, makes perfect sense to me op!

Yes enjoy

This might be a really, really stupid question but..... I'd like to get DH some nice cheeses for a Xmas present. Is it ok to get them now? How would I go about storing them given that I won't be able to just put them in the fridge? Would they be ok in the shed in a cool bag?

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This might be a really, really stupid question but..... I'd like to get DH some nice cheeses for a Xmas present. Is it ok to get them now? How would I go about storing them given that I won't be able to just put them in the fridge? Would they be ok in the shed in a cool bag?

They should be fine. My shed is as cold as my fridge at the moment.

Thank you!

I live Neals Yard, I took my son there when he was 8 & they were so kind to him. He's a cheese nut so they treated him very graciously. Letting him try samples & calling him sir! My ds was really chuffed carrying his own little bag of cheddar and a mild blue which he chose himself.

Waitrose has a good deal on nice cheese right now.

Enjoy I’ve spent a fortune on sweets for me luxuries version.

Ooh it arrives tomorrow! But I've told myself no gorging until Christmas Eve

Sounds amazing, enjoy every crumb!

Are you planning on gorging yourself on it soon?