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Thread ID: 75071	2006-12-15 05:59:00	Xmas food clubs	beetle (243)	PC World Chat

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506831	2006-12-15 05:59:00	Just wondering if anyone out there has the budget or does do this christmas club food idea? and is it really worth it? 2 of my friends have this year and their house / kitchens seems to be so stocked up ........ is it value for money? or a rip off? oh forgot such as supermarket christmas clubs or chrisco's? or others? beetle:rolleyes:	beetle (243)
506832	2006-12-15 06:20:00	Just wondering if anyone out there has the budget or does do this christmas club food idea? and is it really worth it? 2 of my friends have this year and their house / kitchens seems to be so stocked up . . . . . . . . is it value for money? or a rip off? oh forgot such as supermarket christmas clubs or chrisco's? or others? beetle:rolleyes: Tried Chrisco's few years ago . It's a good concept but when food arrived we realised that about 1/3 of the food was stuff we would never buy - ever . Decided to do it ourselves by opening a bank account and automatically putting money towards it . This way we get to pick the food we want on the last xmas shop as well as the added benefit of a little interest as well . This will only work if you have the willpower to leave the account alone throughout the year .	sam m (517)
506833	2006-12-15 06:51:00	I seem to remember hearing that it was cheaper to just go and buy the food yourself by something like $100 with an $800 pack.	mikebartnz (21)
506834	2006-12-15 06:55:00	In my opinion it rather depends on your financial circumstances. The likes of Chrisco I would stay away from in that you buy a pack and you may not want half of the pack. Useful for Xmas presents to others though. I know this because my Ex wifes daughter gave us her leftovers from Christmas packs for the last 10-12 years. For some years I have paid for stamps in a supermarket at whatever I could afford at the time. This may be anywhere between $5 or $50. Sometimes I paid nothing. The main difference is that I can call into the supermarket and use the stamps to buy what I want. Saving toward this time of the year is important. How you do it is over to you. Generally speaking I will be starting Christmas 2007 shopping on or after 26/12/2006. You have to keep people and FAMILY in mind all the time during the whole year and as you happen to stroll past a shop and you see something on display that puts you in mind of a certain person then buy if you can afford the item.	Sweep (90)
506835	2006-12-15 07:01:00	I seem to remember hearing that it was cheaper to just go and buy the food yourself by something like $100 with an $800 pack. I did the maths and found similar. Correct.	Sweep (90)
506836	2006-12-15 07:55:00	The supermarket clubs would probably be the best way to go. You only pay what you can spare towards it during the year, and then you get to decide exactly what you want to spend it on.	Jen (38)
506837	2006-12-15 09:11:00	None of those Chrisco or similar things work out economical. It costs you more in fact. And you don't get to choose items, just a pack. But unless you are the sort that has masses of people turn up to be fed, why do anything other than the usual food shopping plus whatever special thing you want to eat? I'm doing food shopping next week, (I go fortnightly). Nothing extra going to be on it other than extra chicken etc as we will have a BBQ with my son and his girlfriend. People buy all this stuff and then you see endless ads and recipes on what to do with leftovers for the next 6 months.....	pctek (84)
506838	2006-12-15 10:27:00	All you need is a $6 bag of cashew nuts and a punnet of Mussels. Luxury.:D	Metla (12)
506839	2006-12-15 10:44:00	All you need is a $6 bag of cashew nuts and a punnet of Mussels. Luxury.:DI always thought luxury was having a dozen beers and 2 dozen Bluff oysters ... oh and SWMBO away with the kids at her mothers :D As for the Chrisco thing, one of my ex's did the Chrisco thing. When Xmas rolled around, yeah there was a heap of crap stuff that we would neevr eat. I have heard it is cheaper doing the supermarket christmas club than with Chrisco and the other one (which name escapes me right now)	Myth (110)
506840	2006-12-15 11:28:00	I believe that Chrisco is very good for Chris, but you can save almost 30% by buying the same stuff at supermarkets, even without specials. (And you get to choose the stuff.) There ain't no Chocolate Peanut slabs in the 2 packs I looked at either. It does come very well packed though. :thumbs: My mother used to use the local store Xmas club, so that makes it officially a good thing. Not a convenient store from Wanganui though, especially since it closed in 1957 or thereabouts.	R2x1 (4628)
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