A woman has been criticised for stockpiling meat in her freezer ahead of Christmas Day.
It’s the season when shops are bustling with customers buying gifts and supermarkets are brimming with festive goodies. Most of us usually prepare our Christmas Day meals a few days in advance, but some prefer to be ultra-prepared, purchasing their food early and freezing it to avoid the last-minute rush.
Tracey King, from Kent, recently took to social media to showcase her haul after stocking up on half-priced meat. While shopping at Sainsbury’s with her partner, they found several reduced-price legs of lamb and bought six, despite already having five in their home freezer.
As her partner was loading several chinks of meat into a basket, Tracey said in a TikTok video: “Sure he’s greedy but they’ve got to last us over Christmas.” But not everyone agrees with the amount of food the pair’s bulk buying.
“Clearly not thinking about the next customer – pure greed,” one person wrote. “F***ing greedy people,” another commented.
“Pure greed,” echoed another. “Geez, how many do you need lady?” someone else asked. Some defended Tracey, with one person writing: “Never mind about being greedy, get them while you can sweetie. It’s going to be a long, cold winter.”
“My kind of shopper,” another said. “Got mine the other day,” added another.
Tracey, a savvy mum-of-four, has boasted about her latest haul which will see her family through the festive season and beyond. She’s managed to snap up seven gammon joints from Sainsbury’s and nine large crackling pork joints, as well as numerous jars of pickles, sauces, and crackers to last over Christmas.
Earlier in the month, she hit Morrisons where she bagged six boxes of Quality Street, four boxes of Roses, six boxes of Heroes, and five boxes of Celebrations. Tracey confidently declared: “I think this is probably going to be the last shop regarding food now. Like I said, the meats all done now.”
“I’ve done all the sweet side of stuff, I’ve done all the jars, I’ve done the pudding side.” With just drinks left to purchase, she’s almost all set for Christmas Day.