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[Closed] Is it too early to buy Mince Pies?? :-/

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Waitrose have a 2 for £5 deal on but it's only just November, I'm torn. 😐


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:21 am
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What are the BBE dates?


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:21 am
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I've been eating them for the last month. In fact, yep, i'm eating one right now.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:21 am
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I've got some already, the best before date is early december. They know their market there- we might pretend we're just organised but in reality, we're going to eat them as soon as we get home.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:22 am
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If the BBE date is before Chr*stm*s the answer is No.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:23 am
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Mince pies are a seasonal product. 1 December is the earliest appropriate date for their purchase or consumption.

Everything is pumpkin spice until then.

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Posted : 05/11/2015 10:23 am
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How much? Aldi £1.15 for 6. Just saying and its not early


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:25 am
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Bought our first ones 3 weeks ago. I did agonise over whether it was too early. But they are so nice..


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:26 am
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Sainsburys delivered a couple of boxes last night........... just need the brandy butter now for me...........


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:34 am
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got our first ones a while back, got through 5 or so packets so far, kids keep eating them so last week I got a packet for the kids and a packet for me. On tuesday our youngest, the little bugger, rode his bike into the kitchen, used that as a leg up onto the units and grab my box from the top of the wall cupboard. Grr, there was 1 smashed one left for me when I got home.....and he asked me for that!


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:35 am
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There are plenty of good reasons not to eat mince pies but the calendar isn't one of them.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:46 am
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How much? Aldi £1.15 for 6. Just saying and its not early

careful with the Aldi "luxury" ones at £1.15. 1 of my 6 had an incomplete pastry base. Kind of spoilt my mince-pie eating experience. :-/


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 10:49 am
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Suppose it's the usual suspects selling them? Unless you peeps know of any new stonkingly delicious ones that have been launched to an overcrowded and mediocre market?

Yes? No?


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 11:28 am
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It's essential to start buying and eating them now so you can decide which are the best brand, market research don't you know 😀 If I remember correctly Waitrose have had them on the shelves for nearly a month. Waitrose and Sainsburys both have 25% off wine at the moment both encouraging you to buy for Christmas now.

careful with the Aldi "luxury" ones at £1.15. 1 of my 6 had an incomplete pastry base. Kind of spoilt my mince-pie eating experience. :-/

Perfect excuse to eat the other 5 so as to verify they are complete


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:00 pm
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Never too early for pies.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:01 pm
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It's essential to start buying and eating them now so you can decide which are the best brand, market research don't you know

You want the legendary Custom PC mince pie review for that. Proper grouptests with statistics and everything. "The Duchy Original pie is the heaviest on test which offsets its higher price somewhat but not the fact that it has the texture of sand".


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:10 pm
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Phew, being torn and reading your opinions, makes my just purchased 2 boxes seem in line with everyone else.

They'll be No sharing in my house, the Mrs can buy her own 😛


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:14 pm
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Mince Pies are not just for Christmas, tasty snack all year round 😀


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 12:15 pm
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First one of the season for me last night. Flaky pastry too, yum.
Gonna try & hit 1 a day min until mid jan.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:08 pm
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How much do they want for some mince pies, £5 that is the outrageous bit.

In answer to the question everyday is a good day for eating mince pies.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:13 pm
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Mrs Z loves them. She bought 8 puff pastry ones yesterday and cream to go with them.

I like them, but not too often.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:15 pm
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[i]It's essential to start buying and eating them now so you can decide which are the best brand[/i]

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I very much like your thinking here.

I'm buying these as market research....


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:18 pm
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Flaky pastry too, yum.

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8 puff pastry ones

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Posted : 05/11/2015 1:20 pm
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Where's binners when you need him???

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Posted : 05/11/2015 1:25 pm
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Never ever too early , might swerve the mince pies and go straight for the Aldi Stollen bites .


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:27 pm
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No, never too early.

Not mince pies but I finished a whole christmas fruit cake before the end of October 😳


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:28 pm
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Mrs SB came home with two packs last night .... one pack has mysteriously disappeared already 8)

#never2early


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:31 pm
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And anyway, **** the mince pies, Aldi have the Stollen back in.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 1:44 pm
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2 boxes bought, 1/2 a box gone already. 😕


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 2:02 pm
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her indoors doesnt like mince pies, but her mum works in the bakery in sainsburys so "we" get them for free, which is nice 😀

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but i still havent had any yet, its not christmas!


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 3:34 pm
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Not what i expected on a 'Hard Core' MTB website 🙄

What next!? when's the best time to wear 'Xmas jumpers'!

Bah Humbug 😉


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 3:41 pm
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Hard core MTB site ?? Are you new here ?

Anyway... Costco ... the big ones with a sponge top... superb


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 3:54 pm
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Not what i expected on a 'Hard Core' MTB website

You jest, go on, you do jest.. 😆
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'Hard Core'

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Posted : 05/11/2015 5:10 pm
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[url= https://twitter.com/GreggsOfficial/status/661500855825342464 ]In other festive food news[/url].


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 5:20 pm
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We'd probably btter not mention the Hot Cross Bun I've just eaten then...

Was more than a little surprised when Mrs Sturdy turned up with them in the shopping.


 
Posted : 05/11/2015 8:13 pm

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