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Has anyone else thrown(or will have to) away enough food to feed a small country,this Crimbo.It seems portion control has gone out the window here.The xmas dinner for 3 would have fed 5 or 6.The buffet for 12 woulld have done for 20.There's no room in the fridge,the freezers full.Already sick of turkey,vol au vents,pies,ham etc.What a waste of food,and money:mad:

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No.....I bought a Turkey Crown and a lovely piece of beef to roast.
The meat was shared by four adults and two children......we had a little left over for sandwiches...and the roast beef was finished off for tea this evening.
I didn't buy in excess of what I would buy for a normal weekend.
We didn't over eat, or for that matter drink too much. Just hang on a minute......I need to go and adjust my halo...it is choking me:)

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There was an article on the news this morning that said as a nation we spend 1.2 billion pounds on unwanted presents at Christmas

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In our house with have 3 adults so instead of getting a big turkey we get turkey fillets from asda and use them no 4 hours of cooking and no waste simple.

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used to do that regular maxwell,but we done ok this time, got a piece of topside instead this time and everyone said how they prefered it, not much left everything else that left aint perishable so well pleased this year.

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Well we,ve not done too bad either this year had a lovely xmas dinner and what was left i made a turkey soup with .....yummy....even used the left over veg and everyone has enjoyed that and now im ready for the new years dinner ...I vowed after having so much left over last year ....never again

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Went to asda at Rawtenstall on Saturday and bought a book, some teacakes, 2 chicken breasts, a loaf of bread and some chocolate and thats seen me through to tomorrow. Mainly because on Xmas Day went to my sisters for xmas dinner and yesterday went to my nieces for boxing day party.

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I always find it weird that people buy so much at Christmas. Suddenly ASDA have fridges full of enormous hams that they wouldn't sell at any other time of year yet people buy them.

The biggest extravegance for us this year was a goose for Xmas dinner (Free in exchange for setting up a wifi network at the goose farm :D ) and a large(2lb) chunk of stilton which we will eat with no problem whatsoever.

We've even been quite good on teh booze front.

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Will you be remote administering it next December and causing it to breakdown, so you get asked to repair it in time for another free goose next Christmas? :rolleyes: :D :D :D

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When I was at Asda last saturday i saw two people at different times in the store both with around 10 large cartons of milk in the bottom of their trolleys. Asda was only shut on xmas day - well i dont know about Accrington but Rawtenstall was open on Boxing day.

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heh, used to love going shopping for teh restaurant.

"Can I have that piece of cheddar please, yes, teh whole piece!"
"do you have 50 packets of garlic bread in the back/"
"30 loaves, no thanks, I only need 25 today"

:D

As for teh router Neil, it was some dodgy no name thing so I'm quiety confident that it will go pear shaped all on its own with no external help from myself. :) Oh and they want a VNC system installing so he can print stuff on his expensive laser printer in teh office from home. I think I should be OK for another goose.

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its christmas folks

pig out and enjoy yourself and screw the waste :D

as for unwanted gifts wrap them up next year and pass them on or if you have a recipt take it back and exchange it for somthing you do want :)

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Wasted enough food to fatten up Posh Spice and several skinny models. :eek::D

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I've very little left in my fridge now. Son has just departed back to Man and taken with him:-

12 pack of Carlsberg, 4 Guinness, half bottle of whisky, packet of bacon, sausage rolls, large milk carton (forgot to cancel with milkman) pistachio nuts, vimto, left over beef from last nights dinner, jaffa cakes, custard creams, bread .. oh hek :eek: Gonna' have to go to Asda again.

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Just did a normal shop on Friday, was at mums both Christmas and Boxing Day. Back for New Years Day as well ......
Just bought extra packets of crisps, biscuits and pop really.

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Waste not want not. :p

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Not much waiste in our house this year either. Sent a little home with MUMMIBOO got a small leg of minted lamb for Mick and some braising steak in the freezer that I got for me but didn't fancy a Christmas dinner. I had a left over pork pie with sprouts, gravy and roast spuds.
Will have the steak next week.