Okay. I think it's time I came clean about something.
To look at me you wouldn't notice it but something has developed over the last few months that I think I need to have seen to.
At the moment it's not impacting negatively on my life at all but it has the potential to.
Right. Deep breathe.
I am Bobby and I am addicted to M&S food.
(M&S stands for Marks & Spencer, a British retailer who apparently pride themselves on making "quality" clothes and food, amongst other stuff...)
And this is the problem.
I lay in bed earlier and fantasised about their food, it is that good.
This morning I had my protein shake and made my way to the M&S nearby. I find myself biting my fingernails when I walk through the aisles because I want everything.
Their ready meals are like the Rolls-Royce of ready meals.
I buy this for lunch:
Can we all just consider the description of it please?
"Chicken breast strips with broccoli, courgettes and spinach with a Parmesan cheese sauce and pine nuts, served with egg pasta."
I have counted at least 20 groups on Facebook dedicated Marks & Spencer food. I think that I may have to join one of them.
Perhaps the "M&S adverts make me hungry for food I can't afford" because here's the but...
Marks & Spencer is fucken expensive.
I really don't know where my obsession is going to lead but I really hope I don't end up fat and broke.
I must keep on at the gym and I am keep eating small meals regularly and I must keep low on carbs.
If I can just stick to those rules everything will be okay.
Marks & Spencer food, please will you marry me?
The company do these adverts on TV that have variously been described as bordering on "food porn."
I'm not going to post the video here because it will just tempt me and I don't know if I'm strong enough.
If you click on the picture you'll go to one of the adverts on YouTube.
Hello, don't you just want to spunk all over that spongey fruity compote thingy, which you'll see towards the end of the video?
I am just getting ready for 2008, to hit the gym really hard and the last thing I need is a food obsession. Oh, this couldn't have come at a worse time.
I have to stop now because I can't think about this food anymore. Enough.
Sunday 16 December 2007
This is not just food...
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Waitrose's ready meals are so much better than M&S! Get the lasagne, it's like eating them straight off Signora Rossella's oven! Even the Moussaka wasn't that bad (but we have to ask the Greeks their opinion for that...)
That woman's voice could make the teletubbies seem naughty. I almost need to go smoke a cigarette after that ad.
Hmm, I love the chicken & mushroom risotto, hmmmmmmmm xxxxxxxxxxoooooxxxxxxxx :-)
Bobby I couldn't agree with you more about both the taste and the cost. My old office used to be a 2 minute walk from one and it used to be very easy for luncheon treats.
Had the Rasberry Roulade they do at a family funtion today - was very nice. My Mum gets all the other food for Christmas from Tescos, local organic butcher or farm shop - but for Sweets it has to be M&S
Dervla Kerwin does the voice over - originally thought it was Samantha Bond who plays Miss Moneypenny in James Bond.
When I was at college a few years back I did shelf stacking there for a month over the Christmas period. There is nothing more funny than witnessing two old ladies having trolley rage and fighting over the last frozen Beef Wellington; on Christmas Eve - goodwill to all men.
Andrea: Do you know - when I walk into the Waitrose I don't get the same rush of adrenalin as I do when I walk into the M&S down the road. But I will try the Waitrose meals, you know.
I used to get a rush in the Waitrose and I dunno what killed it. Maybe it's convenience because there is an M&S on the way to work, one near the office and one near home. But then again Waitrose deliver.
Ohmygod I sound like an old woman.
HBH: I am going to have to find this dish and report back to you on this.
Fleet: You have no idea... I used to think those adverts were almost a parody of themselves but once you've tasted the food - they just so work.
I love M&S for treats because they use the word "choclatey".
I have to say though that I do kinda agree with the idea that those adverts are aimed at frustrated middle-aged housewives. Maybe that's what I'm turning into?!
I like Waitrose,but M&S has that cool black floor and the whole look is very good. Even some of the staff look lovely!!
that commercial gave me a hard-on.
M & S is available in Vancouver BC.
omg, it is soooooooo good isn't it. Bankruptcy through gluttony is the only way to go.
m&s is to food as Harvey nicks is to clothes. My mother is obsessed with the place, so much so the only times I don't eat M&S is when I'm dining out or fasting, im just glad she foots she bill.
ps try the Chicken and Leek Pie (divine), and the Lemon Mouse to finish.
Kameron: Be careful... you don't know where you could end up!
Travis: Is it as expensive and good? I has to be, surely? So therefore I trust you're going to bankrupt yourself by spending too much money there. You know you want to. (No, I haven't just bought shares in M&S... incase anyone was wondering...)
AA: Gluttony. Hmm... I'll eat to that! Well actually. Doesn't the work always remind you of that guy in Se7en who gets chained to the chair while eating baked beans? I haven't seen that film in ages actually. I must rent it and watch it again.
Edd.d: I am going to have to give this chicken and leek pie a whirl. Will report back too.
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