Why the big panic for ONE day??

Wanderer2010

I notice that town is absolutely packed out with people today and tomorrow which is understandable coming up to Xmas, what I dont understand is the queues and queues of people in supermarkets with stressed heads on them, frantically loading trolleys like their lives depended on it. Its ONE day, for Jesus sake, ONE DAY. You are not going to starve to death if you missed out on one item in your trolley and most small shops like Spar and Centra are open day after Xmas so anything you need can be bought then.

You would swear the shops are gonna close down for months the way people are panic buying, absolutely mad. :rolleyes:

Celly Smunt

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Its ONE day, for Jesus sake, ONE DAY. :

the bastard stressing everybody out for his birthday :mad:

mckenzie84

Actually it's now believed he was born in September.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

:rolleyes: yourself!

Shryke

I don't think there's anything wrong with investing some effort in an occasion and who doesn't hate having to queue for ages? Having a whinge OP, you're probably just hungry.

mikemac1

How do you increase sales of alcohol?

You ban it for one day

orestes

mckenzie84 wrote: »

Actually it's now believed he was born in September.

By who? Nobody even knows for sure what year he was born in, let alone what month

Zebra3

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

I notice that town is absolutely packed out with people today and tomorrow which is understandable coming up to Xmas, what I dont understand is the queues and queues of people in supermarkets with stressed heads on them, frantically loading trolleys like their lives depended on it. Its ONE day, for Jesus sake, ONE DAY. You are not going to starve to death if you missed out on one item in your trolley and most small shops like Spar and Centra are open day after Xmas so anything you need can be bought then.

You would swear the shops are gonna close down for months the way people are panic buying, absolutely mad. :rolleyes:

Simple.

Because people are idiots.

R0ot

It's Christmas you big Scrooge! One day when almost everyone in the country isn't working and spends time with Family. Let them go crazy for one day a year.

mikemac1

People spending money
Michael Noonan getting VAT money
People working and temp staff hired

OP moaning

Truncheon Rouge

You're in town today?

fk that.

Immaculate Pasta

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

I notice that town is absolutely packed out with people today and tomorrow which is understandable coming up to Xmas, what I dont understand is the queues and queues of people in supermarkets with stressed heads on them, frantically loading trolleys like their lives depended on it. Its ONE day, for Jesus sake, ONE DAY. You are not going to starve to death if you missed out on one item in your trolley and most small shops like Spar and Centra are open day after Xmas so anything you need can be bought then.

You would swear the shops are gonna close down for months the way people are panic buying, absolutely mad. :rolleyes:

You weren't there man. You weren't there.

Scruffles

its tradition that has got out of control and with every year people get more serious thinking they have to impress everyone and their dog,its just a legitimate cover for most people who dont really care about religeon any other time of the year to get wasted/fat/in debt/free presents.

christmas isnt jesus birthday either,it feels very weird seeing people who bash christianity for most of the year only to go to christmas eve midnight mass,get themselves into debt at christmas through throwing a big party and buying ipads/big tvs etc all round for the family.

if have got a particular dislike or hatred of something,its not sending a very clear message to the kids by then celebrating its head guy once a year,and then getting the family struggling to pay for essential things for a while afterwards.
-have got several close relatives who do this.

phasers

you're getting the regular weekly stuff plus your Christmas food, if you get it all in one go you don't have to face the crowds again. It's not rocket surgery.

I do my christmas shop at 6am on Christmas eve, it's lovely and peaceful and you can take your time around the place.

rednik

The Mayan calendar was a week out it's actually the 28th when the world ends.;)

Ava_e

I'm not religious.

But I think Jesus would have wanted what the OP is talking about.

Overspending on rubbish for one day, while others sleep in doorways.

Midlife Crashes

mckenzie84 wrote: »

Actually it's now believed he was born in September.

It was never believed that he was born in December. December 25th was used by Pagans to celebrate the Winter Solstice. In the third century Constantine used the 25th to celebrate the birth of Jesus instead of creating a new day of worship.

kfallon

I wouldn't know if town was packed or there were big queues as I've had my Christmas shopping done since 3 weeks ago. Today I just spent my stress free day masturbating relaxing on the couch, ah this is the life

Tails142

I went down to tesco earlier to buy a 12 pack of assorted tayto's and two small jars of spaghetti bologneise, I also decided to pick up a litre of milk even though I already have a half litre in the fridge. I felt like a bit of a b*stard for adding to the pre xmas commotion. :pac:

kfallon

Tails142 wrote: »

I went down to tesco earlier to buy a 12 pack of assorted tayto's and two small jars of spaghetti bologneise, I also decided to pick up a litre of milk even though I already have a half litre in the fridge. I felt like a bit of a b*stard for adding to the pre xmas commotion. :pac:

The b*stards are the last minute shoppers, you were there purely for the essentials!

How was the spag bol?

candy-gal1

Imho the hype actually adds to it, as long as your not in too much of a rush of course, was in town earlier getting some last bits in and it all felt very busy type xmassy to me, then again im biased on the whole loving xmas thing though

daenerysstormborn3

This rubbish annoys me! Of course people stock up for Christmas, between large family get togethers and shops being closed during the holiday period, people need extra supplies. Plus, I'm sure there are plenty of people who choose to spend Christmas hibernating and don't leave the house at all for the week.

Wanderer2010

pixiebean22 wrote: »

This rubbish annoys me! Of course people stock up for Christmas, between large family get togethers and shops being closed during the holiday period, people need extra supplies. Plus, I'm sure there are plenty of people who choose to spend Christmas hibernating and don't leave the house at all for the week.

They are closed for one day. Not a week, not a month, not a lifetime, one measly day. Any supplies that are missing can be got in Spar or Centra the day after Xmas, its not like we are going to have a surge of starvation because the supermarkets are closed for a day.

daenerysstormborn3

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

They are closed for one day. Not a week, not a month, not a lifetime, one measly day. Any supplies that are missing can be got in Spar or Centra the day after Xmas, its not like we are going to have a surge of starvation because the supermarkets are closed for a day.

Not if you live in the countryside. Our local shop closes at 12noon on Christmas Eve and doesn't open again until the 27th.

And as I already said, if you take into account large family get togethers, travelling etc., people may not have time to get to the shops for a number of days but still have to feed a larger number of people than usual.

Also, I don't think anyone is implying a "surge in starvation", that's a tad melodramatic.

Lucyfur

You noticed that the town is mental tomorrow?

You're good.

mfceiling

Haven't been near a shop so far.

In to superquinn at 7 in the morning to collect the turkey (want to know why it had to be 7 in the morning - why not fcuking 11 or 12?)

Missus will be getting a few quid in a card - no queues, no mayhem, nothing.

kfallon

Lucyfur wrote: »

You noticed that the town is mental tomorrow?

You're good.

To be fair you can be sure most towns will be very busy tomorrow, we won't start calling the OP Nostradamus just yet

Chuck Stone

****ing bankers.

Lucyfur

kfallon wrote: »

To be fair you can be sure most towns will be very busy tomorrow, we won't start calling the OP Nostradamus just yet

G'way you. I was trying to make a funny :mad:

ixoy

Meh, what I wonder is why people aren't better prepared and shop earlier.

kfallon

Lucyfur wrote: »

G'way you. I was trying to make a funny :mad:

This is a very serious thread I think you'll find.......

Lapin

mfceiling wrote: »

In to superquinn at 7 in the morning to collect the turkey (want to know why it had to be 7 in the morning - why not fcuking 11 or 12?)

7 in the morning to pick up a turkey. :eek:

Fuk that for a lark.

I'd tell them where to stuff their friggin bird if they asked me to call in at that time.



Pun fully intended. :cool:

mfceiling

Lapin wrote: »

7 in the morning to pick up a turkey. :eek:

Fuk that for a lark.

I'd tell them where to stuff their friggin bird if they asked me to call in at that time.



Pun fully intended. :cool:

i know.......the missus ordered it - only for her and the kids looking forward to a christmas dinner i'd be leaving the turkey there......fcuking 7 in the morning!!

kristian12

I love Christmas and all the hype but a family member whose a bit of a grinch did make me laugh when he said Christmas is about 1 of 2 things. Celebrating some guy* they wrote a book about and whose been dead thousands of years or a guy who enjoys dressing in red asking us to put our kids on his knees all the while having our addresses and names and sneaking into our house in the middle of the night. Either way you'd have to be slightly nuts.


* no offence intended.

Latchy

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

I dont understand is the queues and queues of people in supermarkets with stressed heads on them, frantically loading trolleys like their lives depended on it. Its ONE day, for Jesus sake, ONE DAY.

You would swear the shops are gonna close down for months the way people are panic buying, absolutely mad.

You should keep this post for this time next year OP , just to save you typing it out again .

billyhead

This sums it up for me

http://www.laprogressive.com/commercial-christmas/

Zebra3

kristian12 wrote: »

I love Christmas and all the hype but a family member whose a bit of a grinch did make me laugh when he said Christmas is about 1 of 2 things. Celebrating some guy*

* no offence intended.

No need to apologise for other people's stupidity.

123balltv

My local centra opens on christmas day there's no need to panic