It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Off Topic Chat

Loughc · 28-09-2020 8:34pm

Yes I am very looking forward to a hunky dories box.

But the price has to make sense. Most of the time you can get a 9 pack for €3 so if a box of 18 is over €6 it doesn’t make sense.

Yeah I’m that person :P

Autosport · 28-09-2020 8:41pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

very happy there doing a Hunky dory party box, Can we have a banshee bones one too ???:D (cant find those bastards anywhere since they launched)

Winterval in Waterford is happening this year but due to social distancing some of the events wont be taking place. Love going to the food market on a weekend night and then into the pub for a few

The banshee bones sold out in a few days in Dealz and they’re waiting on another delivery of them. I’m on surveillance

SarahLil · 28-09-2020 9:20pm

Loughc wrote: »

Yes I am very looking forward to a hunky dories box.

But the price has to make sense. Most of the time you can get a 9 pack for €3 so if a box of 18 is over €6 it doesn’t make sense.

Yeah I’m that person :P

I know what you mean
But with the box of King Crisps you have to get the box they always taste tastier

freshpopcorn · 28-09-2020 9:43pm

A local pastry and chocolate shop has put up there menu for Christmas Day desserts!
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28-09-2020 10:18pm

€15 for 6 mince pies!? You're havin' a laugh intcha?!

tscul32 · 28-09-2020 10:22pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

Can we have a banshee bones one too ???:D (cant find those bastards anywhere since they launched

Lidl is selling them for Halloween. I saw boxes of multipacks ready for the shelves in my local today.

freshpopcorn · 28-09-2020 10:26pm

Deleted User wrote: »

€15 for 6 mince pies!? You're havin' a laugh intcha?!

I think I shared their menu a few years ago and got a similar response.
I've never got anything there but other café in the town menu's can be expensive enough also.

tscul32 · 28-09-2020 10:31pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I think I shared their menu a few years ago and got a similar response.
I've never got anything there but other café in the town menu's can be expensive enough also.

Cafe/restaurant prices. You wouldn't get a nice mince pie in a coffee shop for less than €2.50. Same with the cakes. €20 for a 6 inch cheesecake seems mad money but it would easily be a fiver a slice as a dessert. I just make them myself, cost way less and usually taste better.

screamer · 29-09-2020 6:53am

I might just have a go at making my own mince pies this year! If they turn out to be duds I’ll just buy a box.

Littlehorny · 29-09-2020 7:44am

DvB wrote: »

Unless your one of the grumpy engineers thats unlikely:D

Havent been up in a couple of years now though, the lads were complaining we were too expensive last time I gave them a fee proposal. I even said they could pay us in crisps but that didnt work...;)

Ah you didn't meet me so, I'm full of Christmas cheer all year round. I do work in the maintenance dept though.:D

We actually don't get free crisps ourselves but can buy them fairly cheap, only thing is you get hounded by friends and relatives with the usual "will you pick us up a box and I'll give you the money next week".

Jude13 · 29-09-2020 7:47am

Deleted User wrote: »

€15 for 6 mince pies!? You're havin' a laugh intcha?!

Get to Gluten fee ones for EU10 for 6.

29-09-2020 8:26am

Jude13 wrote: »

Get to Gluten fee ones for EU10 for 6.

Sorry Jude but no thanks!

DvB · 29-09-2020 10:37am

Jude13 wrote: »

Get to Gluten fee ones for EU10 for 6.

Saw 4 gluten free mince pies for €6 in Lidl

SarahLil · 29-09-2020 10:48am

Fresh popcorn thanks for posting
I got a huge Ferrero rocher cheesecake from a cake maker in Whitehall before 25 euro with delivery it was very impressive and plenty to go around he was a nice man very professional but I don’t think he is doing them anymore

DvB · 29-09-2020 11:00am

Thanks for the heads up re: LIDL & Stollen TRS30, was on site this morning & popped in on my way home afterwards & picked one up, along with a couple of chocolate Santas for the Kids stockings (already hidden away with their other gifts in the attic store)

Had my first slice of Stollen for 2020 just there now with a coffee, it was fantastic, if ever a food tasted like christmas its stollen!!

mirrorwall14 · 29-09-2020 11:11am

Has anyone seen fresh cranberries or is it too early?

tickingclock · 29-09-2020 12:49pm

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Has anyone seen fresh cranberries or is it too early?

I'm almost certain it's still too early for the main supermarkets

TRS30 · 29-09-2020 12:55pm

DvB wrote: »

Thanks for the heads up re: LIDL & Stollen TRS30, was on site this morning & popped in on my way home afterwards & picked one up, along with a couple of chocolate Santas for the Kids stockings (already hidden away with their other gifts in the attic store)

Had my first slice of Stollen for 2020 just there now with a coffee, it was fantastic, if ever a food tasted like christmas its stollen!!

Good to hear

My local one has a fair bit of Christmas stuff in already and I'm sure will be more each week

pigtail33 · 29-09-2020 12:56pm

tickingclock wrote: »

I'm almost certain it's still too early for the main supermarkets

I think it's usually closer to December before they are readily available.

I did see fresh sprouts in Tesco last week though!

SarahLil · 29-09-2020 1:38pm

DvB wrote: »

Thanks for the heads up re: LIDL & Stollen TRS30, was on site this morning & popped in on my way home afterwards & picked one up, along with a couple of chocolate Santas for the Kids stockings (already hidden away with their other gifts in the attic store)

Had my first slice of Stollen for 2020 just there now with a coffee, it was fantastic, if ever a food tasted like christmas its stollen!!

I have never had Stollen what is it like do you put butter in it, is I like fruit soda bread?

DvB · 29-09-2020 2:21pm

SarahLil wrote: »

I have never had Stollen what is it like do you put butter in it, is I like fruit soda bread?

Its a fruitbread/cake kind of hybrid. It also has a nice marzipan filling (though not all have this allegedly) through the centre. Its genrally dusted with icing sugar.
You can butter it when sliced, or spread jam on it if you really have a sweet tooth, but I eat it plain, goes down lovely with a cup of tea or coffee.

It wouldn't be anything like as dense as a fruit soda & would have far more fruit in it.

begbysback · 29-09-2020 2:22pm

Happy covid Christmas to all, or is it corona Christmas?

DvB · 29-09-2020 2:24pm

begbysback wrote: »

Happy covid Christmas to all, or is it corona Christmas?

Just Christmas. All that other depressing stuff can be left at the door

SarahLil · 29-09-2020 2:26pm

DvB wrote: »

Its a fruitbread/cake kind of hybrid. It also has a nice marzipan filling (though not all have this allegedly) through the centre. Its genrally dusted with icing sugar.
You can butter it when sliced, or spread jam on it if you really have a sweet tooth, but I eat it plain, goes down lovely with a cup of tea or coffee.

It wouldn't be anything like as dense as a fruit soda & would have far more fruit in it.

Thanks I’ll pick one up to try x

Jude13 · 29-09-2020 2:32pm

"marzipan" I'm out. Yuck.

DvB · 29-09-2020 2:36pm

Jude13 wrote: »

"marzipan" I'm out. Yuck.

You can get them without too. though I've never sought them out. Fond of a bit of marzipan myself.

PTH2009 · 29-09-2020 2:46pm

Reading local papers in Waterford regarding winterval

Sadly no Ice rink, santa arrival/opening and no visual show at nights

Masks to be worn in Santas grotto and can be taken off for pictures

freshpopcorn · 29-09-2020 3:16pm

DvB · 29-09-2020 3:58pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

More covid related christmas stuff, no thanks.

pigtail33 · 29-09-2020 4:02pm

The Christmas section is now up on the M&S website

https://www.marksandspencer.com/ie/c/christmas-shop/christmas-at-home#intid=gnav-christmasathome

I remember waiting for their stuff to go 3 for 2 last year, which it never did.

Strolling aimlessly through the shops in November/December is definitely something I'm really going to miss this year. I usually would go through Dublin City centre every day on my way to and from work. It will just have to be replaced with scrolling aimlessly though websites instead.

otnomart · 29-09-2020 4:08pm

SarahLil wrote: »

I have never had Stollen what is it like do you put butter in it, is I like fruit soda bread?

Always had it shop-bought myself, the recipe does not seem too difficult though !
https://germanfoods.org/recipes/dresdner-stollen/

Interesting trivia: there is a Stollenfest apparently !
https://www.dresdnerstollen.com/en/dresdner-christstollen

freshpopcorn · 29-09-2020 4:30pm

DvB wrote: »

More covid related christmas stuff, no thanks.

I'm not into it either to be honest.

I think RTE are going to be brutal this Christmas.

DvB · 29-09-2020 4:38pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I think RTE are going to be brutal this Christmas.

To be fair I suspect TV in general will be below par, though that's been a trend for a while now. Over christmas, pretty much like any other time of the year, other than the odd programme or film we have recorded we rarely watch 'live' TV & tend to stream most of what we watch. I might dip into a few repeats on Gold or Dave or whatever they're called nowadays but generally dont tend to sit down & watch that much TV. Though with socializing less likely this year that may change, though I suspect our viewing habits wont.

Loughc · 29-09-2020 7:09pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I'm not into it either to be honest.

I think RTE are going to be brutal this Christmas.

Same as every Christmas so :pac:

Posy · 29-09-2020 7:33pm

Loughc wrote: »

Same as every Christmas so :pac:

Took the words right out of my mouth there.

freshpopcorn · 29-09-2020 7:46pm

Loughc wrote: »

Same as every Christmas so :pac:

Ya, they’ll really get there misery slots in this year tough!

Littlehorny · 29-09-2020 10:22pm

Speaking of TV, the Sony movies Christmas channel is missing today. I am with Virgin TV and channel 329 has disappeared.

29-09-2020 10:27pm

It's sounding really wintery out there tonight

Jude13 · 30-09-2020 5:11am

I'm not keen on the covid tack. I am eagerly tracking my cadbury delivery. It has left London, who knows when it will get here. It will take a lot of will not to make the sleigh with the little one straight away.

TRS30 · 30-09-2020 9:46am

Heating on for the first time this morning, next stop Christmas

antimatterx · 30-09-2020 9:52am

October tomorrow. My mother starts to decorate the house the first week of November, so thats about 5 weeks away at this stage.

Littlehorny · 30-09-2020 9:55am

Is it just me or did September come and go in the blink of an eye for you guys?

Loughc · 30-09-2020 9:59am

Littlehorny wrote: »

Is it just me or did September come and go in the blink of an eye for you guys?

We had a September? :eek:

It went by so quick!!

Littlehorny · 30-09-2020 10:01am

antimatterx wrote: »

October tomorrow. My mother starts to decorate the house the first week of November, so thats about 5 weeks away at this stage.

IN my local neighbourhood there is a house round the corner that puts their tree up around the 15th of Nov and they are the first near me.

DvB · 30-09-2020 10:01am

Littlehorny wrote: »

Is it just me or did September come and go in the blink of an eye for you guys?

Yep. Seems like the kids only went back to school a few days ago.

I've said it loads of times though, once the kids go back & we hit the 100/99 days mark on the countdown the time really seems to fly by at a fair old pace.

Before we know it it'll be the October b/h and then Halloween the weeks are going that quickly.

Jude13 · 30-09-2020 11:06am

Our septic tank pals will be celebrating Thanksgiving and inviting us around, my OH wants to put our tree up the next day. It's going to be a different experience with a 20 month old.

30-09-2020 11:29am

This will be our second Christmas in the house, and this year we've a cat so I don't know how the combination of tree and cat will go...
I think we'll stick with starting to put the tree and decorations up on or after the 6th December. We keep them all up until Nollaig na mBan, however this is disputed every year by himself who starts asking around Stephen's Day when will we take them down... his grinchy ways are not as bad as they used to be though

Jude13 · 30-09-2020 11:36am

Due to trying to keep the weight in check I think I will stick to one chocolate bar this year.
https://www.cadburygiftsdirect.co.uk/giant-toblerone-4-5kg-bar.html

30-09-2020 12:04pm

Jude13 wrote: »

Due to trying to keep the weight in check I think I will stick to one chocolate bar this year.
https://www.cadburygiftsdirect.co.uk/giant-toblerone-4-5kg-bar.html

Oh my god

Mutleyboo · 30-09-2020 12:12pm

Jude13 wrote: »

Due to trying to keep the weight in check I think I will stick to one chocolate bar this year.
https://www.cadburygiftsdirect.co.uk/giant-toblerone-4-5kg-bar.html

Only around 22000 kcals!

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