Christmas food shop takes nearly two hours and three trips to the supermarket

The big Christmas food shop takes nearly two hours – and three separate trips to the supermarket, research has revealed. A poll of 2,000 adults who celebrate Christmas found despite their best efforts, they will still end up forgetting something. With many having had to dash out for milk (19 per cent), bread (15 per cent) and potatoes (12 per cent) at the last minute. It also emerged almost half of Brits (47 per cent) find the in-person supermarket food shop over Christmas a stressful experience, with 18 per cent claiming they would prefer to scrub the bathroom floor. Laura Harricks, Ocado chief customer officer, which commissioned the research, said: “It’s fascinating to see the results of the research and just how much of a difference it can make to seasonal stress levels.