Here’s a secret: the best time to go is 7am or 8am on Christmas Eve. Morrisons opens early most years, usually from 6am or 7am. The shelves are full, the aisles are quiet, and the staff are still jolly. You can glide through with a trolley like a festive ghost.
Compare that to 3pm, when everyone realises they’ve forgotten the parsnips. The queue snakes past the rotisserie chicken display. People start twitching. A toddler cries. It’s a survival of the fittest scenario. Do yourself a favour: set an alarm, go early, and leave the chaos for the rest.
One More Thing: The Meat Counter
If you need a specific cut of beef or a last-minute turkey crown, arrive before noon. The counters get stripped bare by 1pm. I once saw a woman physically fight another over the last leg of lamb. It was not festive. It was gladiator.
Morrisons Christmas and New Year's opening hours 2016 | Express.co.uk
The butcher will be tired, so be nice. Say “please” and “thank you” and “you’re a Christmas miracle.” A little kindness goes a long way, especially if you ask them to debone a duck at 11:55am.
