Christmas is great for the gifts and great for the opportunity to dress up, but let’s be honest the best bit about Christmas is the excuse to gorge on all the delicious treats the season has to offer.
Here at The Exeter Daily we have compiled all the best stores you need to visit to stock up for Christmas.
For the best Christmas veg, visit...
...The Real Food store
We all love the Christmas meats that go with our seasonal dinner, but a Christmas dinner wouldn’t be the same without some quality vegetables, including brussel sprouts.
The Real Food Store is a community owned food shop, with 75% of all products sold coming from the Devon area.
As well as being locally grown their produce is extremely well priced. Their Shillingford Organics carrots cost £1.35 a kilo, their sprouts £2.86 a kilo and their potatoes £1.25 a kilo. Those are just a few of the shop’s bargain prices but they do sell all the other vegetables you need for Christmas such as Red cabbage, parsnips, leeks, onions and garlic.
Please visit The Real Food Store located in Paris Street for more details of the products on offer.
For the best mince pies, visit...
...Shauls Bakery
Nothing says Christmas like a mince pie, and Shauls bakery have some top notch pies this year for a bargain price.
Shauls Bakery is a family run bakery that has been going strong for over fifty years, meaning they really know how to produce good quality mince pies.
A pack of six mince pies will cost you a mere £2.40 to buy and take away with you. If you fancy taking a break from the shopping then why not pop in to the Shauls cafe and have a mince pie with some clotted cream for £1.25, and if you just want a quick scoff, grab a 75p mince pie to take away with you.
Please visit the Shauls Bakeries located in New North Street and Waterbeer Street for more details of the products on offer.
For the best sweet treats, visit...
...Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe
There’s nothing like a sweet treat that you can also use as a decorative piece, and Mr Simms’ candy canes are perfect for this at only 99p.
Their candy canes come in a whole host of flavours including peach, sour cherry, cola and much much more.
Not only are their treats lovely to eat, but they are also a really cute decorative piece to put amongst the name cards on the dining room table.
Please visit Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe located in North Street for more details of the products on offer.
For the best Christmas fizz...
...visit Waitrose
There is no better way to start your Christmas morning than with a bit of celebratory fizz and Waitrose have a gorgeous bottle of Bucks Fizz that will not disappoint.
Waitrose are offering their signature quality product for a bargain price, with a 75cl bottle costing just £2.99.
The Premium bottle of Bucks Fizz is on a seasonal offer, and will go back to its usual price of £4.59 on January 2nd, so it is definitely a product worth snapping up.
Please visit Waitrose located in Gladstone Road for more details or visit http://www.waitrosedirect.com/product/premium-bucks-fizz/079905
For the BEST PART of your Christmas dinner...
... visit Lloyd Maunder Butchers
A Christmas dinner wouldn’t be a Christmas dinner without the turkey and this Christmas why not get yourself a gorgeous Devon reared Turkey for a bargain price.
The turkeys that Lloyd Maunder have on offer come from a small family run farm in Devon, meaning not only are you getting yourself a delicious treat but you are also supporting your area’s local businesses.
This year Lloyd Maunder have an amazing deal. They have 100 fresh 10LB turkeys, which they are offering on a first come first serve basis, priced at a bargain cost of £29.99. A turkey of this size would usually cost £70 if not more, so this really is a deal worth snapping up.
Please visit Lloyd Maunder Butchers located in Sidwell Street for more details or call 01392 432782.
