Four holidays in a row and only a few shops open: Long queues form in front of supermarkets and delicatessen shops in the city.
Munich * is
preparing for a very special Christmas party.
Because of
Corona *
, a lot is different this year than usual. The
second wave *
hits the city hard.
The people of Munich do these errands before the festival - from Christmas trees to the post office.
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Munich - A long queue runs in front of the
Dallmayr
facade in Dienerstraße.
They all have only one goal: to buy a few delicacies shortly before the festival.
It looks like this in many places two days before Christmas Eve.
Many people in Munich want to get something for the festive season or send packages.
In addition to the lockdown and the aggravated circumstances, the
Christmas holidays
fall
so that the
supermarkets are
closed
for almost four days
.
That means: Many want to refill the storage cupboards before the party.
Even the Christmas trees are running out this year.
We looked around the city.
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The people of Munich only have a short time to stock up before the holidays.
© Matthias Balk / dpa
What the people of Munich still get before the festival: food
A wonderful goose, smoked salmon or pâté - many Munich residents want to indulge their culinary delights at Christmas!
This can currently lead to long queues in front of the supermarkets and delis.
"You
noticed
on
Monday morning
that the rush was getting bigger," says Robin Hertscheck, head of the Edekas in Neubiberg.
While the rush on the weekend was still moderate, he expects significantly more customers for the last few days before Christmas Eve - queuing included.
Many people want to treat themselves to something after a tough year.
At Dallmayr, the demand for high-quality delicacies and wines is great, explains spokeswoman Sunny Randlkofer.
And so many customers have ordered online this year that since December 14th no orders can be accepted until Christmas.
"We have increased our capacities drastically - but the demand for Christmas products was extremely high,"
says Randlkofer.
The delicacies are of course still available in the shop.
At Feinkost Käfer, it is now too late for deliveries to the festival.
What the Munich people still get before the festival: Post
If you still want to send Christmas presents or pick up a package, you often have to bring one thing above all: patience!
Long queues
formed in front of some
post offices
- as in the picture above in Hans-Mielich-Straße (Giesing).
No wonder, after all, some gifts cannot be handed over personally this year.
From the end of November until Christmas, Deutsche Post therefore expects peak weeks with up to eleven million shipments a day.
For comparison: on average there are otherwise “only 5.2 million” every day.
In order to manage these volumes, Deutsche Post
hired
4,000 new employees
in early summer
, and 3,000 again in October. Those who have not yet sent their Christmas parcels are now too late.
However, if you still want to send a card, you should go to the mailbox today - then it will arrive on time!
What the Munich people still get before the festival: Christmas trees
If you want to get hold of a Christmas tree now, you have to hurry.
Because there is an acute shortage of trees in Munich.
“We never had so few trees three days before Christmas,” says André Wolf, who sells Nordmanntannen and Co. on the Theresienwiese.
You can only buy
around
30 trees at Christbaum Wolf
, while smaller stands often only have five.
The demand for trees - in the Corona year it shoots through the roof!
André Wolf explains this by the fact that this year many Germans are spending the festival at home and not traveling as usual.
For some, it even seems like the first Christmas tree.
“We notice this from the fact that the
demand for tree stands
has increased significantly.” And that also includes the right tree.
“We have already sold as many in the run-up to Christmas as we usually did before Christmas Eve.” But business has been a little quieter in the past few days, explains Wolf.
The dealer is pleased that many Munich residents are now returning to the old custom.
“It's a really nice development,” says André Wolf.
But if you are still looking for a tree, you shouldn't be too picky.
“One is a little too wide, the other too bushy or a little crooked.” A tree with character - fits in with the Corona year.
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