Fortnum and Mason indulgent treats and gifts

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If you shop there, what do you buy?

Oooooh pickled brussel sprouts would have been a perfect present for DH but they have sold out, and no option to do the 'email when back in stock' thing.

Gutted! May have to try it myself.

Has anyone tried the Christmas Merrilossus Biscuits please, I’m trying to give myself a very good reason to buy them 😅
The Whisky Lebkuchen are gorgeous, and I don’t like whiskey!

I went to F&M Piccadilly on Saturday and it was hand to hand combat in there. The crowds were unbelievable last weekend in the city, so I didn't make my next few stops because I just couldn't face it after jostling in Fortnums. Used to be hordes of Chinese, now its hordes of Americans and a few Western Europeans milling about the food halls. (oh, and the selfies outside the store and people almost being run over by taxis as they stand in the street to take a photo with the camera)

Pro tip if you are headed to Piccadilly, ALL the Christmas specialties are on the first floor (by jewellry) in a corner. I wish I had known, that would have made it a hell of a lot faster of a trip than it was.

The pickled sprouts I was thinking to get some for my dad, but the only size available was rather large jar and as it was a try and see, didn't seem prudent to waste suitcase space and money on them. Surely they cant be that hard to make at home?!

CocktailNapkin · Today 07:08
I went to F&M Piccadilly on Saturday and it was hand to hand combat in there“

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At completely the opposite end of the scale, nipped to Aldi this morning. Roads gridlocked, not a parking space to be had and all of the tills operational.

feels like people are buying much earlier this year, wherever they shop.

I'm starting to feel very excited about Christmas now and can't wait for my F&M parcel to arrive. I think it's due the 4th December. I mentioned the champagne box to my mum the other day and she wasn't listening and thought I'd actually ordered it. No, but I might for our holiday.

@Acorn59 - I have had the Merrilossus biscuits and I can definitely recommend them! They are so chocolate-y and delicious. The Cherrilossus and Toffolossus biscuits are great too.

Thank you. My husband is near St Paul’s today, I’ve sent a message to buy a tin 😁

My F&M package (sounds like something rude) was due to be delivered today but there's a delay with DPD. First world problems I know but it's the 1st December and being officially excited about Christmas is now allowed. Of course I will be waiting until Christmas Day to try my champagne truffles but I'm giving out the coal on Christmas Eve before midnight mass to keep the dc in line 😁

If the coal and truffles are as nice as I hope this might become a Christmas tradition.

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still in between two minds whether to buy mine. I wanted it for the hamper but they are so expensive 😂

@Acorn59 surely st Paul's is no where near fortnums?

Op sounds absolutely lovely,esp Christmas coal.

I've hopefully got my delivery coming on 23rd !!

They have a shop in the Royal Exchange 😅

Not all of them; some are made at Chocolate Craft, Hampshire

I have bought a jar of the pickled Brussels sprouts for DH for Christmas. I thought they might be rather good in a festive martini!!!

@Acorn59

Are we talking London and if so where is the royal exchange?.

I was just musing on the limits of your DH ,I could imagine my DH reaction if I said on the back of a mn thread could he traverse across London 🤣 to spend ££

Yes, London, the Royal Exchange is facing the Bank of England. They have a rather nice bar too 😅

My DS took me for breakfast at 45 Jermyn today, which is part of Fortnums. It was lovely, a real treat

What did you have?

Crumpet with Marmite
and Fried Duck Egg

Avocado with Chilli Salsa

Bloody Shame which is a bloody mary mocktail

also a plate of chocolates for my birthday which was months ago but we only just got round to going

Aww that sounds very tasty! Yum :)

These are gorgeous next year I’ll have some and send some to a friend, it will take all year to save for next year but December is going to be my blow out month.

The Breakfast Blend and Countess Grey teabags (I can't be faffed with loose tea), rose jam, piccalilli, Seville marmalade and the Japanese sencha green tea that comes in a little purple tin (the one kind of loose tea I can be faffed with).

We get my in law's this hamper every year. My MIL is an absolute angel and I love the fact we can make her Boxing Day prep for my DH's very large family a little bit easier for her. It's not cheap but she is wonderful and worth every penny!