What food items have you bought already?

[TheOwlChronicles]

I've bought ..

Hot chocolate bombs
Tins of cheese biscuits
Tubs of nuts
Christmas cookies
Gingerbread men
Joint of beef (freezer)
Lobster tails (freezer)

@Wendysfriend Fantastic, I'll swap you for the purple ones and strawberry 😁😁😁
eeeeek! nooooo, not the strawberry ones! but a definite yes to the purple ones 😍

I bought 2 bags of chocolate coins, squirrelled them away but kept sneakily eating one or two and now they are all gone.

I will be buying the ingredients for Christmas pudding and cake this week. Will start getting chutneys, relishes, nicer jams and marmalades when I see them as I know I can be trusted not to open those.

I do love an organised person. I did my gift shopping,wrapping, and cards in Jan

Yes but Santa might forget to visit if I drink a full one!

Colinswheels
I love a half bottle of champagne - it feels so luxurious. However, in the interests of economy, I'd buy a better value 750ml bottle and finish the rest on Christmas Day.

Nothing yet because my absolute favourite thing to do is the December food shop. Easily the best food shop of the year (yes I know I need to get a life!)

Also I'm a greedy fucker married to a greedy fucker who has created a small army of them. Anything I buy now would be lucky to make it to Halloween!

being vegan I don't have Christmas dinner but last few years we have eaten out so my partner can have a festive feast being just us 2 it's never been much of a Christmas as we see the grandkids beforehand to distribute presents.
however, we have hired our fave chalet and are having Christmas at the seaside so I have to get lots of goodies to take; no cooking just lots of munchie so I am planning on watching all the food bargains on Mumsnet to squirrel away to take with us

4 chocolate oranges 😂

I barely manage to buy Christmas food and keep it for the actual day the week before, so there’s no chance in October! It would be bought and promptly eaten 😂

I’m waiting for Costco to get their Panetonne in. Yum.

Honestly, I would have thought the same of myself, but the joy of opening the Christmas cupboard and seeing that I already have done that work makes it easy not to spoil it.

It used to be a mini bottle but I have upgraded to a half this year. We're at my in laws on Christmas Day and I'm not sure how it would look if I turned up with my half drunk bottle (plus I don't want to share it!!)

Lemon curd for on waffles with blueberries!

I haven't done much more than some gift foods, like stocking fillers, and some food snacks for pet presents!

@HoneyButterPopcorn I can't remember when it's normally in, I am surprised it isn't yet. Good to know it's not, as it's quite a trek for us to get to ours and wouldn't want to go if I couldn't get one!

Small freezer so not much.
Streaky bacon in the freezer for making pigs in blankets.
Dried fruit etc. for mincemeat (made).
And a bottle of Bishop’s Finger ale for the Christmas puddings that I shall make next week with Gdcs. 🙂🎄

I LOVE THIS THREAD!!!! That is all 🌲🌲🌲

Yep totally agree it would all be scoffed in our house too

Only bought stuff I usually get when the offers have been on, so far,all from Ocado,
6 bottles of Cremant (25% off )
1 bottle Advocaat (2.00 off)
1 bottle Fino ( 2.00 off)
4 boxes Bendick bitter mints (reduced from 10 to 7.50 )
2 tubs m&s salted mixed nuts

uninspired by food to order stuff this year, so bought a seafood platter and a large cooked lobster from The Fishermans Catch (Magpie at Whitby) to try- OMG- fantastic! easily comparable prices as M&S or Booths but much better content and more of it- lasted us 3 days of indulgence, so will be ordering again for Christmas

Maybe it’s easier for us because we are only two (supposed) adults in the household.

I've ordered the dinner from marks that's about it!

@Colinswheels 😄Yes I can see why turning up at your in laws with a half drunk bottle of champagne might not be the best idea. Good decision to get a half bottle. A mini isn't quite enough - although the ones they serve on planes are a nice idea. I don't think I've ever had the real thing on a plane though.

@Colinswheels i enjoyed my first reading of your comment, which had me wondering why anyone would drink a jar of goose fat 😂

6 bottle of a very nice white wine we've just discovered with 25% off and two bottles of a good red to add to our three I have saved all year
A box of dairy free chocolates
A pack of pistachios which were on offer plus an extra pack to go in ds's stocking

Dates, warninks advocaat, tinned salmon, pickled beetroot , and I've made my Xmas pudding and my bread sauce.

Yes, a goose fat chaser is one of the less observed Christmas traditions 😂

Pick and mix Quality street from JL
M and s merry munch/ jelly munch tins
M and s cranberry/ clementine bucks fizz
Jacobs cream crackers

I get that some posters are a bit snarky about buying Christmas food in October but I have to add a few extras to my weekly shop every week otherwise I can't afford it. Mainly so far I've bought:
Cranberry and apple sauce
Meat stuffing in the freezer
X2 paxo stuffing
Chocolate fingers
White chocolate fingers
Salted caramel chocolate fingers
Tunnocks teacakes
Quality street
Some frozen party food